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MPY-002 Western Philosophy
Note:
- Give answers to all five questions.
- All the questions carry equal marks.
- The answer to question no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- Discuss and evaluate Whitehead’s conception of God. 20
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What is the idea of tabula rasa? How do Dewey and James reject the spectator theory of knowledge? 20 - Write a note on the series of causality. How does David Hume challenge the notion of causality? 10+10=20
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Compare Socrates’, Marx’s and Hegel’s dialectic method. 20 - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. 2*10=20
a) Write a note on the connection between Will and Idea in Fichte’s philosophy. 10
b) What is the theory of Human Nature? What are the objections raised by Locke against this theory? 10
c) What do you mean by Descartes’ conception of God. 10
d) What is pure phenomenology? Explain. 10 - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. 4*5=20
a) What are the arguments provided by St. Anselm to prove the existence of God? 5
b) Write a note on Plato’s Epistemology. Argument of Wax/Plato. 5
c) Examine the thesis that “Man is the measure of all things”. 5
d) Explain Berkeley’s distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description. 5
e) Examine the basis of Schlick’s method. 5 - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each. 5*4=20
a) The concept of Being in Aristotle’s philosophy. 4
b) Critique of rationalism. 4
c) The Gettier Problem. 4
d) Explain Kant’s theory of truth. 4
e) Rationalism. 4
MPYE-008 Metaphysics
Note:
i) Answer all five questions.
ii) All the questions carry equal marks.
iii) The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- Explain and evaluate subtypes of Sankhya philosophy. 20
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Critically evaluate the idea of substance in the Asharite School of Islamic Philosophy. 20 - What is cause? Critically examine four kinds of causes in Aristotle’s metaphysics. 20
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Write a note on the scope and limits of Metaphysics. 20 - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) What is the self? Critically evaluate the notion of the self. 10
b) What is a natural community? Write a note on the Vyasa’s perspective on natural community. 10
c) Evaluate Sankara’s concept of reality. 10
d) Discuss and evaluate the idea of reality in Confucian philosophy. 10 - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Write a note on Brahmaparamanda. 5
b) What is the theory of Satkaryavada? 5
c) What is the meaning of ‘Being is the principle of limitation’? Explain briefly. 5
d) What is the unity of life? How does it give meaning to life? 5
e) How does the theory of the concept of change account for subject and object relationship within the concept of change? 5
f) What is intellectual and sensory intuition? Distinguish them with some examples. 5
g) Write a note on Carnap’s metaphysics. 5 - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each. (5×4=20)
a) Anekantavada 4
b) Exemplary Ontological Truth 4
c) Metaphysics 4
d) The Principle of Excluded Middle 4
e) Logical Truth 4
f) Being as Spontaneous Notion 4
g) Samanya 4
MPYE-009: Philosophy of Science and Cosmology
Note:
1) Answer all five questions.
2) All five questions carry equal marks.
3) The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- Write a note on the commonality and difference between scientific and philosophical methods.
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Discuss and evaluate the idea of Paradigm Shift. (20 marks) - Differentiate personal and conceptual space and time. Compare absolute and relative theories of space and time.
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What is falsification? Write an essay on the contribution of Karl R Popper in the development of philosophy of science. (20 marks) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) What do you understand by observation? Discuss the limits of observation in science. (10 marks)
b) What are the philosophical implications of the Bayesian theory of Probability? (10 marks)
c) Compare Classical Mechanics with Quantum Mechanics. (10 marks)
d) How does Heisenberg relate the principle of Uncertainty to the principle of causality? (10 marks) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Write a note on the Axiological understanding of Cosmology. (5 marks)
b) Highlight the main features of feminist science of epistemology. (5 marks)
c) Explain the nature and function of scientific laws. (5 marks)
d) Write a note on the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. (5 marks)
e) What are the possibilities of applied history of science? (5 marks)
f) Compare the idea of question given by Newton and Einstein. (5 marks) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each. (5×4=20)
a) Determinism (4 marks)
b) The Instrumentalism-Realism debate (4 marks)
c) Paradigm Shift (4 marks)
d) Dark Matter (4 marks)
e) Hubble’s Law (4 marks)
f) The Steady-state theory (4 marks)
g) Dual Nature of a Particle (4 marks)
MPYE-010: Philosophy of Religion
Note:
i) Answer all the questions.
ii) All questions carry equal marks.
iii) The answers to questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.
- Explain and evaluate Ramanuja’s objections against Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta. (20)
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Compare Buddhist and Jain idea of Liberation. (20) - What are the three modes of understanding the religious language? Explain. (20)
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What is Philosophy of religion? Compare scientific and religious explanation of the Universe. (20) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) Write a note on the problem of evil. (10)
b) What are the non-realist theories of modern religion? Explain. (10)
c) Compare St. Augustine’s and John Hick’s theodicy. (10)
d) Does Darwin successfully refute God and His creation in his philosophy? Examine. (10) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Write a note on the philosophical implication of the idea of rituals. (5)
b) Distinction between faith and belief. (5)
c) Wittgenstein’s view on religious language. (5)
d) Difference between Islamic Theism and Pragmatic Theism. (5)
e) What is the role of reason in the theist argument. (5) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words. (5×4=20)
a) Intuition (4)
b) Verification Principle (4)
c) Understanding of ‘History’ in Marx’s Philosophy (4)
d) Process Theodicy (4)
e) Truth and myth (4)
f) Analogy (religious language) (4)
g) Cosmological Argument of Anselm (4)
MPYE-011: Philosophy of Art (Aesthetics)
Note:
- Give answer of all five questions.
- All the questions carry equal marks.
- The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.
- Explain the concept of Rasa as an explanation of the mode of communication of the essential content of the poem.
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Compare Imitationist Theory of Art and Creative Theory of Art. (20) - Explain and evaluate three elements of Dewey’s Philosophy of Art.
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Explain and evaluate Santayana’s Idea of Art Experience. (20) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each:
a) Compare Hegelian idea of Beauty with Baumgarten’s. (10)
b) Discuss M. Hiriyanna’s view on Art Experience. (10)
c) Write a note on Plato’s theory of Imitation. (10) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each:
a) Analyze Panofsky’s Idea of Architectural Beauty. (5)
b) Analyze Susanne K. Langer’s view on Art. (5)
c) Explain the concept of “aesthetic unique”. (5)
d) Write a note on Kant’s idea of Sublimity. (5)
e) Explain the concept of Empathy/Ausdruck. (5)
f) Write a note on the activity of Schopenhauer. (5) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each:
a) Idea of Sympathy in Edward Bullough’s Philosophy. (4)
b) Mimetic Theory of Art. (4)
c) Aesthetic Feeling. (4)
d) Contemplation. (4)
e) Inspiration. (4)
f) Imagination. (4)
g) Beauty. (4)
h) Ananda. (4)
MPYE-012: Tribal Philosophy
Note:
a) Give answers to all five questions.
b) All questions carry equal marks.
c) The answer to questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- Explain the concept of the soul of the Munda Tribe. Compare this concept of the soul with the Gita’s concept of the soul. (20)
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What is a folk-tale? Discuss the role of folk-tales in tribal life. (20) - Write an essay on Tribal Art, highlighting the world-view of Tribals as expressed in Tribal Art. (20)
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What are the constituent factors of tribal identity? Discuss one of the factors that threaten tribal identity. (20) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) Write a note on the faith of God and morality. (10)
b) What are the constituents of empirical deities? (10)
c) Write a note on the birth rites and initiation in the Santal Tribe. (10)
d) Write a note on the influence of Animism in Indian Civilization. (10) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Discuss syncretism. (5)
b) What are the main features of the Bhagat Movement? (5)
c) What are the effects produced by Singbonga on Risi? (5)
d) How do Kamruabhis deities impact fertility? (5)
e) How do tribes resolve their community problems? (5)
f) Discuss Tribal ethics with social justice. (5) - Write a short note on any five in about 100 words each. (5×4=20)
a) The Muria Movement (4)
b) Singbonga (4)
c) Syncretism (4)
d) Pajan Parva (4)
e) Jang Topno (4)
f) Tana Bhagat (4)
g) Santal (4)
MPYE-013: Philosophy of Technology
Note:
a) Answer all five questions.
b) All the questions carry equal marks.
c) The answer to questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- What is Chaos Theory? What are the philosophical implications of Chaos theory? Discuss. (20)
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Discuss the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology. (20) - What is Artificial Intelligence? Examine functionalist theory of mind in the light of Artificial Intelligence. (20)
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Critically evaluate the claim that “Death is an evil.” What are the three problems about death discussed by Thomas Nagel? (20) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) What is the Philosophical implication(s) of fractal Geometry? (10)
b) Write an essay on the Ethical implications of Human Genome Project. (10)
c) “Today’s science is indistinguishable from culture.” Give your response with appropriate illustrations. (10)
d) Write a note on ethical implications of Stem Cell Research. (10) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Why was Euclidean geometry regarded as the crowning achievement of early Physics? (5)
b) What is Turing Machine? Explain its importance. (5)
c) What is computer model of mind? Discuss. (5)
d) Write a note on the ethical implications of genetic manipulation. (5)
e) Write a note on the Artificial Creatures. (5)
f) Write a note on the idea of “Absolute Unitary Being.” (5) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each. (5×4=20)
a) Idea of “Worldly Other” (4)
b) Genetic Manipulation (4)
c) Cloning (4)
d) Artificial Life (4)
e) Human Genome (4)
f) Alpha and Beta (4)
g) Hybrid (4)
h) Koch Curve (4)
MPYE-014: Philosophy of Mind
Note:
a) Give answers to all five questions.
b) All five questions carry equal marks.
c) The answer to questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.
- Critically evaluate the view that Language is a contingent system of symbols which accidentally develops in the human community. (20)
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Explain Descartes’ mind-body dualism. Criticize Mind Body dualism. Do you think Descartes successfully resolved mind-body problem? Give reasons to support your answer. (20) - What is “lived body”? Explain and examine phenomenological approach to address mind-body problem. (20)
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How Sankhya define Purusa and Prakrti? How does the concept of linga (union of purusa and prakrti) address Mind Body Problem? (20) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. (2×10=20)
a) What are the presuppositions of Spinoza’s Dualism. (10)
b) Compare James and Russell view on the role of memory in remembering. (10)
c) Write an essay on the nature of memory. (10)
d) What is the most important aspect of understanding. (10) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Write a note on John Locke’s idea of complex ideas. (5)
b) Discuss the idea of behaviorism. (5)
c) Examine Gilbert Ryle’s critique against Cartesian Mind-body Dualism. (5)
d) What is the most important assumption behind the idea of volition? (5)
e) “Understanding is perception”. Argue. (5)
f) How does Kant define perception? Discuss. (5) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each. (5×4=20)
a) Functional Mind (4)
b) Transcendental Mind (4)
c) Volition (4)
d) Brain as a machine (Physical Instrument) (4)
e) Epiphenomenalism (4)
f) Intentionality (4)
g) Behaviorism (4)
MPYE-015: Gandhian Philosophy
Note:
a) Give answer of all five questions.
b) All the questions carry equal marks.
c) The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- “Truth is God and God is Truth.” Describe and examine this statement in the light of Gandhi’s Metaphysics.
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How does Gandhi criticize modernity and western civilization? Discuss and evaluate.
(20 marks) - Discuss Gandhi’s understanding of swadeshi. Compare Gandhian idea of swadeshi with some other ideology of swadeshi.
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Discuss and examine Gandhi’s idea of trusteeship.
(20 marks) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) Write an essay on the social implications of Sarvodaya.
b) Discuss the idea of Ramarajya in Gandhian philosophy.
c) Do you agree that Gandhi’s approach towards the concept of Purushartha is different from the traditional Upanishadic view? Give reasons to support your answer.
d) Discuss and evaluate the idea of Satyagraha (truth) in Gandhian Philosophy.
(2×10=20 marks) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) Write a note on the idea of Gandhian idea of friendship.
(4×5=20 marks) - Write short notes on any five of the following:
a) Ideal Charkha (spinning wheel)
b) Non-violence and the state
c) Gandhi’s ethical objections to the Caste system
d) Democracy
e) Gandhi’s argument for the existence of God
f) Ahimsa (Non-violence)
g) Idea of Education in Gandhi’s philosophy
h) Aparigraha (Non-possession)
(5×4=20 marks)
MPYE-016: Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
Note:
a) Give answer to all the questions.
b) All the questions carry equal marks.
c) The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.
- Compare Shankaracharya and Sri Aurobindo’s interpretation of ‘Tat Tvamasi’.
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Explain and evaluate Integral yoga of Sri Aurobindo.
(20 marks) - How does Aurobindo describe the evolution of consciousness? Discuss in detail.
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Discuss and evaluate Aurobindo’s liberal views of education.
(20 marks) - Answer any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) Write an essay on the relationship between individual and society in Aurobindo’s philosophy.
(10 marks)
b) How does Aurobindo synthesize matter and spirit? Discuss.
(10 marks)
c) How does Aurobindo describe maya in the prospect of becoming?
(10 marks)
d) Evaluate Aurobindo’s concept of integral yoga.
(10 marks) - Answer any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) Explain the main types of synthesis in Aurobindo’s epistemology.
(5 marks)
b) What is Overmind in Aurobindo’s philosophy?
(5 marks)
c) Write a note on the idea of liberation.
(5 marks)
d) Explain the philosophical approach behind ‘three madness’.
(5 marks)
e) Discuss the characteristics of Parabrah in Aurobindo’s philosophy.
(5 marks)
f) Write a note on Aurobindo’s philosophical implications of the poem titled ‘Who’.
(5 marks) - Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Psychoanalysis
(4 marks)
b) The Supramental Mind
(4 marks)
c) Integral Advaita
(4 marks)
d) Three gunas
(4 marks)
e) Influence of physical education
(4 marks)
f) Western Civilization
(4 marks)
g) Inconscient
(4 marks)
h) Individual’s freedom
(4 marks)
i) Supermindisation
(4 marks)