Exam Details
| Subject | Philosophy Of Technology | |
| 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.Bring out the philosophical implications of the theory of Chaos.
OR
Discuss various ethical issues surrounding Human Genome Project.
2. Examine the theory of functionalism against the background of artificial intelligence.
OR
Is human immortality a myth? Discuss.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Evaluate the sociological aspects of nanotechnology.
Examine the relevance of technological determinism against the background of social reconstruction.
Can we correlate the functions of the brain with its structure? Explain.
What does 'Mind uploading' mean? Explain.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Contrast Newtonian determinism with quantum indeterminism.
What do you know about induced pluripotent stem cells?
Does genetic engineering, ultimately,destroy natural order
Describe brain death.
Is consciousness merely a neurological phenomenon
Describe the symbols of evil.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Control of Chaos
Hyper reality
Properties of stem cells
Germ-line gene therapy
Crick's theory of cognition
Dream
Death -an evil
Non-human disaster
OR
Discuss various ethical issues surrounding Human Genome Project.
2. Examine the theory of functionalism against the background of artificial intelligence.
OR
Is human immortality a myth? Discuss.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Evaluate the sociological aspects of nanotechnology.
Examine the relevance of technological determinism against the background of social reconstruction.
Can we correlate the functions of the brain with its structure? Explain.
What does 'Mind uploading' mean? Explain.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Contrast Newtonian determinism with quantum indeterminism.
What do you know about induced pluripotent stem cells?
Does genetic engineering, ultimately,destroy natural order
Describe brain death.
Is consciousness merely a neurological phenomenon
Describe the symbols of evil.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Control of Chaos
Hyper reality
Properties of stem cells
Germ-line gene therapy
Crick's theory of cognition
Dream
Death -an evil
Non-human disaster
Other Question Papers
Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Dalit Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Gandhian Philosophy
- Indian Philosophy
- Logic
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy Of Art (Aesthetics)
- Philosophy Of Human Person
- Philosophy Of Mind
- Philosophy Of Religion
- Philosophy Of Science And Cosmology
- Philosophy Of Sri Aurobindo
- Philosophy Of Technology
- Research Methodology In Philosophy
- Tribal Philosophy
- Western Philosophy
- World Religions