Exam Details
| Subject | Modern Western Philosophy | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelors Degree Programme | |
| Department | School of Social Work (SOSW) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Narrate the history of the modern period and explain the major features of modern thought.
OR
What was the explanation of Descartes on the relation between mind and body? Why did his explanation become a philosophical problem?
2. According to Kant, how do we get knowledge? Discuss.
OR
What is idealism Explain Hegel's concept of idealism.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each
What are the different aspects and influences of the Enlightenment
Explain the doctrine of pre-established harmony.
Give a critical appraisal of empiricism.
What are the salient features of Comte's religion of humanity
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What is Copernican revolution
Examine the uniqueness of Spinoza's concept of God.
How did Locke differentiate secondary qualities from primary qualities
Why did Berkeley reject abstract ideas
What are the postulates of morality according to Kant
What is dialectic method
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Rationalism
Innate ideas
Impression
Synthetic a priori
Positivism
Renaissance
Monads
Substance
OR
What was the explanation of Descartes on the relation between mind and body? Why did his explanation become a philosophical problem?
2. According to Kant, how do we get knowledge? Discuss.
OR
What is idealism Explain Hegel's concept of idealism.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each
What are the different aspects and influences of the Enlightenment
Explain the doctrine of pre-established harmony.
Give a critical appraisal of empiricism.
What are the salient features of Comte's religion of humanity
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What is Copernican revolution
Examine the uniqueness of Spinoza's concept of God.
How did Locke differentiate secondary qualities from primary qualities
Why did Berkeley reject abstract ideas
What are the postulates of morality according to Kant
What is dialectic method
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each
Rationalism
Innate ideas
Impression
Synthetic a priori
Positivism
Renaissance
Monads
Substance
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Subjects
- Ancient And Medieval Western Philosophy
- Contemporary Western Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Indian Philosophy :Part I
- Indian Philosophy-Ii
- Logic: Classical And Symbolic
- Metaphysics
- Modern Western Philosophy
- Philosophy Of Human Person
- Philosophy Of Religion
- Philosophy Of Science And Cosmology
- Religions Of The World
- Tribal And Dalit Philosophy