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, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Examine various metaphysical issues which are related to philosophy of science.
OR
Discuss the contributions of A.J. Ayer and Karl Popper to the progress of philosophy of science.
2. 'Quantum mechanics has changed our World-View'. Comment.
OR
Bring out the philosophical significance of the distinction between space and time on the one hand and space-time continuum on the other.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each
Can philosophy of science exist in the absence of philosophy or science? Justify your answer.
Distinguish between history and historicism.
Examine the philosophical implications of uncertainty principle.
'Aristarchus of Samos is the precursor of copernicus'. Justify this statement against the backdrop of geocentric theory of the universe.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Give a brief account of the feminist's criticism of science.
Describe Kepler's principal contribution to astronomy.
Characterize normal science and non-normal science.
How does heat death result in the annihilation of the universe?
Is there any element common to science and religion?
What do you understand by infinity of space and time
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Dark matter
Milky way
Paradigm Shift
Structure of Theory
Time Dilation
Schrodinger's Cat
Bubble universe
Reason and faith
OR
Discuss the contributions of A.J. Ayer and Karl Popper to the progress of philosophy of science.
2. 'Quantum mechanics has changed our World-View'. Comment.
OR
Bring out the philosophical significance of the distinction between space and time on the one hand and space-time continuum on the other.
3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each
Can philosophy of science exist in the absence of philosophy or science? Justify your answer.
Distinguish between history and historicism.
Examine the philosophical implications of uncertainty principle.
'Aristarchus of Samos is the precursor of copernicus'. Justify this statement against the backdrop of geocentric theory of the universe.
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each
Give a brief account of the feminist's criticism of science.
Describe Kepler's principal contribution to astronomy.
Characterize normal science and non-normal science.
How does heat death result in the annihilation of the universe?
Is there any element common to science and religion?
What do you understand by infinity of space and time
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
Dark matter
Milky way
Paradigm Shift
Structure of Theory
Time Dilation
Schrodinger's Cat
Bubble universe
Reason and faith
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