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, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. In the light of Chaos theory explain the nature of nature.
OR
Give the significance of symbolism in explaining evil and mortality.

2. Describe the history and significance of Genetics.
OR
Explain Artificial Intelligence and its significance for philosophy.

3. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each

Discuss different areas of applications of nanotechnology.

What is Human Genome Project? Explain its purpose.

What is collective species transformation? Explain.

Describe the nature of cognition in machines.

4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each.

What is cryonics

What is machine learning

Describe Authentic attitude to death.

What are some of the conscious reasons for human annihilation

What do you understand by Neurotheology

What are some research goals of ELSI

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:

commodification

Techne

Fractal dimension

Green technology

Immortality project

Dasein

MRI

Absolute Unitary Being


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