Exam Details
| Subject | Philosophy Of Mind | |
| 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. Explain the relationship between mind and language from the Indian perspective.
OR
Give a detailed exposition of Western philosopher's views on the role of memory in remembering.
2. Give a philosophical account of animal consciousness in detail.
OR
Explain the approaches of monism and dualism in their attempts to solve the mind body problem.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Explain the ethical implications of denying mind to the animals.
Explain the notion of the physical body as developed by Merleau -Ponty and Gabriel Marcel.
Explain volition as adaptive decision making.
Explain the views of major world religions on dreams.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Give a brief account of the philosophy of perception.
How does scholastic philosophy explain volition?
Describe Bonaventure's views on mind and body.
How does physicalism approach the problem of qualia
What is the neurobiological approach to the philosophy of mind
Describe the Samkhya view of mind.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Volition and Free will
Epiphenomenalism
Computationalism
Vedanta Theory of Perception
Subconscious 'Alarm System'
Simple and Complex ideas
Internal and External understanding
Cognitive Science
OR
Give a detailed exposition of Western philosopher's views on the role of memory in remembering.
2. Give a philosophical account of animal consciousness in detail.
OR
Explain the approaches of monism and dualism in their attempts to solve the mind body problem.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Explain the ethical implications of denying mind to the animals.
Explain the notion of the physical body as developed by Merleau -Ponty and Gabriel Marcel.
Explain volition as adaptive decision making.
Explain the views of major world religions on dreams.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Give a brief account of the philosophy of perception.
How does scholastic philosophy explain volition?
Describe Bonaventure's views on mind and body.
How does physicalism approach the problem of qualia
What is the neurobiological approach to the philosophy of mind
Describe the Samkhya view of mind.
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Volition and Free will
Epiphenomenalism
Computationalism
Vedanta Theory of Perception
Subconscious 'Alarm System'
Simple and Complex ideas
Internal and External understanding
Cognitive Science
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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