Exam Details
| Subject | Western Philosophy | |
| 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, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Describe the salient features of Western Philosophy.
OR
Explain Existentialism. Discuss its main characteristics and important themes.
2. Write an essay on the Aristotelian metaphysics.
OR
Explain the rationalism of Rene Descartes.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each
What are the Epistemological issues discussed in Western Philosophy? Explain.
Explain Nietzsche's philosophy of god and nihilism.
Discuss ethical understandings in the philosophy of Aquinas.
Elaborate socratic educational philosophy.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What are the characteristics of Jewish Philosophy
(b) Briefly explain 'intentionality' in the philosophy of Husserl.
What do you understand by knowledge by acquaintance and description
Describe Hume's distinction between impressions and ideas.
Explain Synthetic Apriori judgement.
What is Parallelism?
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Scholasticism.
The Sophists.
Evil in Augustine.
Methodic Doubt of Descartes.
God in process philosophy.
Hermeneutics.
Feminism.
Correspondence theory of truth.
OR
Explain Existentialism. Discuss its main characteristics and important themes.
2. Write an essay on the Aristotelian metaphysics.
OR
Explain the rationalism of Rene Descartes.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each
What are the Epistemological issues discussed in Western Philosophy? Explain.
Explain Nietzsche's philosophy of god and nihilism.
Discuss ethical understandings in the philosophy of Aquinas.
Elaborate socratic educational philosophy.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
What are the characteristics of Jewish Philosophy
(b) Briefly explain 'intentionality' in the philosophy of Husserl.
What do you understand by knowledge by acquaintance and description
Describe Hume's distinction between impressions and ideas.
Explain Synthetic Apriori judgement.
What is Parallelism?
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Scholasticism.
The Sophists.
Evil in Augustine.
Methodic Doubt of Descartes.
God in process philosophy.
Hermeneutics.
Feminism.
Correspondence theory of truth.
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