Question 1

Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.&#10;A)materialist&#10;B)dualist&#10;C)pluralist&#10;D)skeptic

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Marx is known for his materialist conception of history, which focuses on the ways in which material conditions and economic factors shape society and history. Hegel, on the other hand, is an idealist who believed that reality is shaped by ideas, thoughts, and consciousness.

Question 2

Spinoza's metaphysical position is known as .&#10;A)materialism&#10;B)dualism&#10;C)pluralism&#10;D)monism

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Spinoza's metaphysical position is known as monism, which is the belief that reality is unified and consists of a single substance or principle. Unlike dualism, which posits two fundamentally different kinds of substances (often mind and matter), monism asserts that there is only one kind of substance, and for Spinoza, this substance is God or Nature, encompassing everything.

Question 3

is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.&#10;A)john locke&#10;B)david hume&#10;C)rene descartes&#10;D)immanuel kant

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John Locke is often credited as the father of modern empiricism due to his argument that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience.

Question 4

rejected innate ideas.&#10;A)rene descartes&#10;B)john locke&#10;C)spinoza&#10;D)none of these

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John Locke famously rejected the notion of innate ideas, arguing instead that the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) at birth, and knowledge is acquired through experience and perception.

Question 5

is a monist.&#10;A)spinoza&#10;B)descartes&#10;C)leibnitz&#10;D)all these

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Spinoza is known for his monist philosophy, particularly his identification of God with nature, suggesting that there is only one substance in the universe. Descartes and Leibniz, on the other hand, are not monists; Descartes is famous for his dualist perspective, distinguishing between mind and body, and Leibniz proposed a pluralist universe composed of an infinite number of simple substances or monads.

Question 6

The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .&#10;A)john locke&#10;B)spinoza&#10;C)descartes&#10;D)david hume

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Descartes is known for proposing the theory of innate ideas, suggesting that some ideas are inherent to the human mind and not acquired through experience.

Question 7

argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.&#10;A)materialists&#10;B)realists&#10;C)objectivists&#10;D)idealists

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Idealists argue that objects do not exist independent of mind, positing that reality is mentally constructed or immaterial.

Question 8

Hegel developed Idealism.&#10;A)subjective&#10;B)absolute&#10;C)na&#239;ve&#10;D)none of these

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Hegel is most closely associated with Absolute Idealism, a philosophical theory which argues that reality is the manifestation of an absolute, all-encompassing mind or spirit.

Question 9

Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.&#10;A)objective&#10;B)subjective&#10;C)absolute&#10;D)all these

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"Esse est percipi" translates to "to be is to be perceived," a principle of subjective idealism proposed by George Berkeley. It suggests that objects only exist as perceptions in the mind, emphasizing a subjective viewpoint.

Question 10

is the earliest representative o f Greek Cosmology.&#10;A)socrates&#10;B)plato&#10;C)thales&#10;D)protagoras

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Thales is considered the earliest representative of Greek cosmology due to his theory that water is the fundamental substance behind all matter, marking the beginning of philosophical inquiry into the nature of the universe.

Question 11

According to dualism, Reality is _.&#10;A)twofold&#10;B)many&#10;C)one&#10;D)indivisible

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The answer of According to dualism, Reality is _.&#10;A)twofold&#10;B)many&#10;C)one&#10;D)indivisible...

Question 12

Ultimate reality is the concern of .&#10;A)metaphysics&#10;B)skepticism&#10;C)aesthetics&#10;D)pragmatism

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The answer of Ultimate reality is the concern of .&#10;A)metaphysics&#10;B)skepticism&#10;C)aesthetics&#10;D)pragmatism...

Question 13

Each science deals with of reality.&#10;A)a part&#10;B)the whole&#10;C)all parts&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Each science deals with of reality.&#10;A)a part&#10;B)the...

Question 14

is a representative of idealism.&#10;A)carvakas&#10;B)marx&#10;C)engels&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of is a representative of idealism.&#10;A)carvakas&#10;B)marx&#10;C)engels&#10;D)none of these...

Question 15

Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.&#10;A)origin&#10;B)validity&#10;C)limitation&#10;D)all these

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The answer of Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.&#10;A)origin&#10;B)validity&#10;C)limitation&#10;D)all these...

Question 16

Skeptics consider truth as . Introduction to Philosophy Page 4&#10;A)certain&#10;B)necessary&#10;C)probable&#10;D)practical

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The answer of Skeptics consider truth as . Introduction to...

Question 17

hold coherence theory.&#10;A)realists&#10;B)idealists&#10;C)both (a) and (b)&#10;D)neither (a) nor (b)

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The answer of hold coherence theory.&#10;A)realists&#10;B)idealists&#10;C)both (a) and (b)&#10;D)neither (a)...

Question 18

John Dewey is a/an .&#10;A)rationalist&#10;B)absolutist&#10;C)idealist&#10;D)pragmatist

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The answer of John Dewey is a/an .&#10;A)rationalist&#10;B)absolutist&#10;C)idealist&#10;D)pragmatist...

Question 19

Mind-body dualism is the position of .&#10;A)charles pierce&#10;B)john dewey&#10;C)descartes&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Mind-body dualism is the position of .&#10;A)charles...

Question 20

coined of the term 'Aesthetics'.&#10;A)socrates&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)alexander baumgarten

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The answer of coined of the term 'Aesthetics'.&#10;A)socrates&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)alexander baumgarten...

Question 21

Summum bonum is the concern of .&#10;A)aesthetics&#10;B)metaphysics&#10;C)epistemology&#10;D)ethics

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The answer of Summum bonum is the concern of .&#10;A)aesthetics&#10;B)metaphysics&#10;C)epistemology&#10;D)ethics...

Question 22

is a normative discipline.&#10;A)ethics&#10;B)aesthetics&#10;C)both (a) and (b)&#10;D)neither (a) nor (b)

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The answer of is a normative discipline.&#10;A)ethics&#10;B)aesthetics&#10;C)both (a) and (b)&#10;D)neither...

Question 23

Positive sciences are basically .&#10;A)descriptive&#10;B)prescriptive&#10;C)normative&#10;D)all these

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The answer of Positive sciences are basically .&#10;A)descriptive&#10;B)prescriptive&#10;C)normative&#10;D)all these...

Question 24

Mores literally means .&#10;A)norm&#10;B)ethics&#10;C)knowledge&#10;D)custom

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The answer of Mores literally means .&#10;A)norm&#10;B)ethics&#10;C)knowledge&#10;D)custom...

Question 25

'First Philosophy' refers to .&#10;A)aesthetics&#10;B)metaphysics&#10;C)epistemology&#10;D)ethics

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The answer of 'First Philosophy' refers to .&#10;A)aesthetics&#10;B)metaphysics&#10;C)epistemology&#10;D)ethics...

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