Exam Details

Subject Ancient And Medieval Western Philosophy
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelors Degree Programme
Department School of Social Work (SOSW)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 4 IBPY-003I
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
(BDP PlllLOSOPHY)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016


o ELECTIVE COURSE: PHILOSOPHY BPY-003: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer all five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Answer to question no. 1 and 2 should be in about
400 words each.

1. Write an essay on Jewish Philosophy in detail. 20

OR

Give an account of Western Metaphysics and Epistemology. 20

2. Discuss Plato's theory of Knowledge (The Allegory of Cave) in detail. 20

OR

Who were the Sophist? Illustrate Protagoras' Philosophical insights in detail. 20

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each: 10

Discuss the Philosophy of Origen.

Explain the Neoplatonism after Plotinus. 10

What is the importance of philosophy? Describe.

Elucidate Aristotle Philosophy of Human.

4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each 5

Explain the Plato's idea of justice.

What is the Socratic idea of virtue? 5

Write a note on Moral Philosophy. 5

Sketch out the atom theory of the Atomists. 5

How Augustine understand the notion of

Explain the Cartesian Method. 5

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

Wisdom 4

Agnosticism 4

Transcendental Method 4

Cynicism 4

Four causes of Aristotle 4

Aesthetics 4

Theology 4

Ockham's Razor 4


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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