[BA 2nd Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2014, Philosophy, Major, Western Philosophy - I]
2014 (May)
PHILOSOPHY (Major)
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
- Philosophy as the science of values is called metaphysics / axiology / theology.
- Rationalism is a theory of a priorism / aposteriorism / scepticism.
- Knowledge according to Ryle is practical / theoretical / applied.
- The positivists’ concept of meaning leads to elimination of metaphysics / empirical science / moral science.
- According to conceptualism universal is only a name / concrete idea / abstract idea.
- Locke / Berkeley / Hume say that substance is unknown and unknowable.
- ‘Treatise of Human Nature’ is the work of Descartes / Hume / Spinoza.
- Realists are supporters of correspondence / coherence / pragmatic theory of truth.
2. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4x4=16
- Relevance of philosophy.
- Classification of knowledge after Russell.
- Characteristics of conceptual space.
- Argument from polar concept.
- Pragmatic theory of truth.
3. Answer the following questions:
- Explain the nature of philosophy and determine its relation to epistemology. 6+6=12
Or
“The sciences without philosophy are an aggregate without unity, a body without a soul, philosophy without the sciences, is a soul without a body……”.
Determine the relation between science and philosophy with reference to the above statement. 12
- Define knowledge and explain its various kinds. 2+9=11
Or
Explain the necessary and sufficient conditions of propositional knowledge. 11
- Examine Locke’s empiricism as one of the theories of knowledge. 11
Or
Discuss the nature and origin of space as a category of knowledge. 5+6=11
- Explain the problem of certainty of knowledge after scepticism. Is there any solution? Explain. 5+6=11
- Discuss fully the self-evident theory of truth. 11
Or
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What is universal? Examine the realistic theory of universals. 2+9=11
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