Question 1

????????????- is the author of Tractatus Logico Philosophicus.&#10;A)wv quine&#10;B)wittgenstein&#10;C)a j ayer&#10;D)tarski

Accepted Answer

Ludwig Wittgenstein is the author of "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," a significant philosophical work that aims to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define the limits of science.

Question 2

According to ???????????? proposition must be verified to be meaningful.&#10;A)logical positivist&#10;B)modernist&#10;C)atomist&#10;D)none of these

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Logical positivists argue that for a proposition to be meaningful, it must be empirically verifiable. This view is central to their philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of empirical evidence in the validation of knowledge claims.

Question 3

In Philosophical Investigations Wittgenstein proposed a ????????????-- theory of language.&#10;A)use theory&#10;B)picture theory&#10;C)both a and b&#10;D)none of these

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In "Philosophical Investigations," Wittgenstein proposed the use theory of language, emphasizing how language is used in practice rather than representing reality through pictures.

Question 4

????????????-- is the author of The Blue and Brown Books.&#10;A)wv quine&#10;B)wittgenstein&#10;C)a j ayer&#10;D)tarsk

Accepted Answer

Wittgenstein is the author of The Blue and Brown Books, which are notes dictated to his students at Cambridge University in 1933-1934 and 1934-1935, respectively. These works are important in understanding his philosophical ideas during the transition from the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to his later work, Philosophical Investigations.

Question 5

The task of ???????????? is to distinguish between being and entities.&#10;A)ontology&#10;B)phenomenology&#10;C)hermeneutics&#10;D)existentialism

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Ontology is the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being and entities, focusing on their categorization and the relationships between them.

Question 6

???????????? is the founder of phenomenology.&#10;A)sartre&#10;B)husserl&#10;C)gadamer&#10;D)derrida

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Edmund Husserl is recognized as the founder of phenomenology, which is a philosophical approach that emphasizes the study of conscious experience from the first-person point of view.

Question 7

According to ????????????--synthetic a priori does not exist.&#10;A)logical positivism&#10;B)hermeneutics&#10;C)existentialism&#10;D)none of these

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Logical positivism asserts that synthetic a priori knowledge does not exist, arguing that all meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable (synthetic a posteriori) or analytically true (analytic a priori), leaving no room for synthetic a priori propositions.

Question 8

In Tractatus, ????????????- states that a proposition describes reality.&#10;A)husserl&#10;B)wittgenstein&#10;C)carnap&#10;D)russel

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In "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," Ludwig Wittgenstein posits that the purpose of a proposition is to describe reality. He suggests that the structure of a proposition mirrors the structure of the reality it describes, thereby making a logical picture of the world.

Question 9

According to ????????????-the structure of language is determined by the structure of reality.&#10;A)husserl&#10;B)wittgenstein&#10;C)carnap&#10;D)russel

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Wittgenstein proposed that the structure of language reflects the structure of reality, especially in his later work, where he emphasized the idea that the meaning of words is in their use within given language games, aligning language closely with the forms of life and the realities they depict.

Question 10

Space, time and categories of understanding are ????????????- forms of knowledge&#10;A)apriori.&#10;B)aposteriori&#10;C)intuitive.&#10;D)all of these

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Space, time, and categories of understanding are considered a priori forms of knowledge, meaning they are understood or known before experience.

Question 11

According to to Kant there are ????????????- categories&#10;A)two.&#10;B)three&#10;C)four&#10;D)five

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Question 12

Spinoza's Monism is known as ????????????&#10;A)abstract monism.&#10;B)concrete monism&#10;C)phenomenal monism&#10;D)all of these

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The answer of Spinoza's Monism is known as ????????????&#10;A)abstract monism.&#10;B)concrete...

Question 13

Monadology is the work of ????????????-&#10;A)leibniz.&#10;B)descartes&#10;C)hume&#10;D)comte

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The answer of Monadology is the work of ????????????-&#10;A)leibniz.&#10;B)descartes&#10;C)hume&#10;D)comte...

Question 14

???????????? is the author of the essay 'Philosophy as rigorous science'.&#10;A)husserl&#10;B)heidegger&#10;C)gadamer&#10;D)derrida

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The answer of ???????????? is the author of the essay...

Question 15

In Tractatus Wittgenstein proposed a ????????????-- theory of language.&#10;A)use theory&#10;B)picture theory&#10;C)both a and b&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of In Tractatus Wittgenstein proposed a ????????????-- theory...

Question 16

???????????? is the author of The Logical Syntax of Language,&#10;A)russell&#10;B)ayer&#10;C)carnap&#10;D)husserl

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The answer of ???????????? is the author of The Logical...

Question 17

For Descartes, the idea of soul&#10;A)is not related to reason&#10;B)is identical with reason&#10;C)contradicts reason&#10;D)does not contradict reason

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The answer of For Descartes, the idea of soul&#10;A)is not...

Question 18

????????????- insists on a a priori knowledge.&#10;A)positivism&#10;B)empiricism&#10;C)rationalism&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of ????????????- insists on a a priori knowledge.&#10;A)positivism&#10;B)empiricism&#10;C)rationalism&#10;D)none...

Question 19

For Descartes the proposition 'I think' is self-verifying because&#10;A)it is a necessary truth.&#10;B)it is a logical truth.&#10;C)doubting it confirms it.&#10;D)thinking is my essence

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The answer of For Descartes the proposition 'I think' is...

Question 20

According to Kant _________ the proper objects of faith&#10;A)phenomena&#10;B)noumena&#10;C)both phenomena and noumena&#10;D)neither phenomena nor noumena

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The answer of According to Kant _________ the proper objects...

Question 21

The problem of Universals was first introduced into philosophy by:&#10;A)aquinas&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)plato&#10;D)berkeley

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The answer of The problem of Universals was first introduced...

Question 22

Generally the rise of modern Philosophy had been marked by????????????-&#10;A)critical thinking&#10;B)reflective spirit&#10;C)revolt against authority&#10;D)all these

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The answer of Generally the rise of modern Philosophy had...

Question 23

Mind body theory of Descartes is known as????????????-&#10;A)psycho physical parallelism&#10;B)interactionism&#10;C)pre-established harmony&#10;D)all of these

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The answer of Mind body theory of Descartes is known...

Question 24

???????????? recognizes mind and matter as relative substances which are created by God&#10;A)kant&#10;B)descartes&#10;C)leibniz&#10;D)hegel

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The answer of ???????????? recognizes mind and matter as relative...

Question 25

According to ????????????- , only mind and their ideas exist&#10;A)hume&#10;B)leibniz&#10;C)spinoza&#10;D)berkeley

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The answer of According to ????????????- , only mind and...

Deck 2: Philosophy and Its Major Thinkers