[BA 2nd Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2013, Philosophy, Major, Western Philosophy - I]
2013 (May)
PHILOSOPHY (General)
Course: 201
(Western Philosophy - I)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 32
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Find out the correct answer: 1x8=8
- Metaphysics is the study of appearance/reality/good.
- The most widely accepted definition of knowledge is justified true belief/the relation between the knower and the known/a quality of mind.
- The method of universal doubt is found in the philosophy of Spinoza/Descartes/Hume.
- “There is nothing in the intellect which was not previously in the sense – except the intellect itself.” This statement is associated with Locke/Spinoza/Leibniz.
- Russell’s knowledge by description is roughly correspondent to knowledge about direct knowledge/indeterminate knowledge.
- There are two/three/four important arguments advanced by the contemporary philosophers against scepticism.
- The term ‘character complex’ is associated with scientific realism/neo-critical realism/neo-realism.
- Aristotle/Hobbes/Bradley is a nominalistic philosopher.
2. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4x4=16
- Theology.
- Propositional Knowledge.
- Locke’s criticism against innate ideas.
- Theory of sense data.
- Self-evident theory of truth.
3. Answer the following questions:
(a) Determine the relation of philosophy to Epistemology and Axiology. 6+6=12
Or
Do you find any relevance of philosophy is present-day world? Answer the question from your own observation. 12
(b) What is knowledge? Distinguish between ‘knowing how’ and ‘knowing that’. 2+9=11
Or
Discuss the classification of knowledge from Russell’s standpoint. 11
(c) Critically explain Immanuel Kant’s critical theory of knowledge. 11
Or
Discuss the nature of time as a category of knowledge.
(d) How did traditional philosophers try to solve the problem of scepticism? 11
Or
Critically examine logical positivism as an anti-metaphysical theory.
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(e) What are the theories of truth? Explain coherence theory as one of the theories of truth. 2+9=11
Or
Discuss nominalistic theory of universal. Do you support it? Answer in support of your position. 7+4=11
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