its genetic background. Speculative theories exhibit the spirit to the time in Which they flourished and are consequently the. index of the people their thoughts
and their environments and describe the forces that moulded and shaped the development of the State.
Finally speculative theories led to the development of political thought. Men of merit thought and considered discussed and criticised the various theories enunciated from time to time and it paved the war for further developments in political thinking. The Social contract theory replaced the theory of Divine Origin and the former
was replaced by Historical or Evolutionary theory