Exam Details
| Subject | Philosophy Of Science And Cosmology | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | M.A. PHILOSOPHY (MAPY) | |
| Department | School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Discuss elaborately the big bang theory and give your philosophical reflections on it.
OR
What is uncertainty principle? Discuss its philosophical implications.
2. Who are the logical positivists? Give their interpretation of science. How do you respond to their criticism
OR
Critically discuss the Indian Cosmology. Give your philosophical appraisal of it in comparison to scientific cosmology.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each.
Describe the contribution of Galileo Galilei to science in general and cosmology in particular.
What is "Theory Ladedness of observation"? Give your criticism of it.
Discuss some of the challenges and difficulties of Copenhagen interpretation.
Is the universe finite or infinite according to contemporary scientific theories? Discuss.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each.
How do you relate reason to faith
Mention some practical values of quantum mechanics.
How does Larry Landen understand science?
What is cosmological principle?
What is the main contribution of Johannes Kepler to Astronomy?
How do you understand heat death theory of the end of the universe?
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each.
Big Bounce
Relativity of time
Dark matter
Scientific realism
Carl Hampel
Research Tradition
Brahmanda
General theory of relativity.
OR
What is uncertainty principle? Discuss its philosophical implications.
2. Who are the logical positivists? Give their interpretation of science. How do you respond to their criticism
OR
Critically discuss the Indian Cosmology. Give your philosophical appraisal of it in comparison to scientific cosmology.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each.
Describe the contribution of Galileo Galilei to science in general and cosmology in particular.
What is "Theory Ladedness of observation"? Give your criticism of it.
Discuss some of the challenges and difficulties of Copenhagen interpretation.
Is the universe finite or infinite according to contemporary scientific theories? Discuss.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each.
How do you relate reason to faith
Mention some practical values of quantum mechanics.
How does Larry Landen understand science?
What is cosmological principle?
What is the main contribution of Johannes Kepler to Astronomy?
How do you understand heat death theory of the end of the universe?
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each.
Big Bounce
Relativity of time
Dark matter
Scientific realism
Carl Hampel
Research Tradition
Brahmanda
General theory of relativity.
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