LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION PHILOSOPHY SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2017
16PPL2MC04- HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY II
Date: 01/04/2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
09:00-12:00 PART A Answer all the questions x 6 36 marks)
1. Explain Husserl‟s notion of Intentionality.
2. Trace the main features of Existentialism.
3. What is "Bad Faith"?
4. Describe Hegel‟s Dialectic.
5. Briefly explain the salient features of Analytic Philosophy
6. Define Sexism and how is it different from gender.
PART B Answer the following x 16 64 marks)
7. Explain Kierkegaard‟s insistence on individuality and decision making that leads to the formation of the „self‟. (16 marks) OR
Bring out the implications of Nietzsche‟s proclamation, „God is (16 marks)
8. "Existence precedes Essence" . Elucidate. (16 marks) OR
(B)How does Marcel bring out the difference between „Christendom‟ and „Christianity‟?(08 marks)
Explain Problem and Mystery in Marcel‟s thinking. (08 marks)
9. Delineate Hegel‟s notion of the Absolute Spirit. (16 marks) OR
(B)Explain Wittgenstein‟s „Picture Theory of Language‟. (16 marks)
10. What is Feminism? Discuss the Four Waves in Feminism. (16 marks) OR
What is Feminism? Explain how it is developed in de Beauvoir‟s The Second Sex. (16 marks)