Question 1

---- is an Empiricist&#10;A)locke&#10;B)berkeley&#10;C)hume&#10;D)all of these

Accepted Answer

All of these philosophers, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume, are associated with empiricism, which is the philosophical stance that all knowledge comes from sensory experience.

Question 2

The doubt of Descartes should not be confused with ---&#10;A)skepticism&#10;B)solipsism&#10;C)idealism&#10;D)intuitionism

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Descartes' doubt is a methodological skepticism he employed as a foundational element in his philosophy, not to be confused with skepticism as a philosophical position that questions the possibility of certainty in knowledge.

Question 3

Locke is a ---&#10;A)idealist&#10;B)phenomenologist&#10;C)critical realist&#10;D)representative realist

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John Locke is best known as a representative realist, a philosophical position arguing that we do not perceive objects directly, but rather through representations of them in our mind.

Question 4

The Skepticism of Descartes is known as ---&#10;A)pure skepticism&#10;B)phenomenal skepticism&#10;C)methodological skepticism&#10;D)none of these

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Descartes' skepticism is known as methodological skepticism because he used doubt as a systematic method to find indubitable truths, leading to his famous conclusion, "I think, therefore I am."

Question 5

Who said &#34; Accept nothing as true which we do not perceive clearly and distinctly&#10;A)descartes&#10;B)spinoza&#10;C)leibniz&#10;D)kant

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This statement is attributed to René Descartes, a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. It reflects his method of radical doubt and the search for foundational truths that can be known with certainty, which is a central theme in his philosophical method.

Question 6

--- explained the world with the theory of Monads&#10;A)democritus&#10;B)st. anselm&#10;C)leibniz&#10;D)william james

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Leibniz is the philosopher who explained the world with the theory of Monads, proposing that these are simple substances that form the foundation of the universe.

Question 7

--- is said to be the origin of Philosophy&#10;A)greed&#10;B)wonder&#10;C)fear&#10;D)none of these

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Philosophy is said to originate from wonder, as ancient philosophers began to question the world around them, seeking explanations for the mysteries of life and the universe.

Question 8

The mind body relationship theory of Descartes is known as---&#10;A)psycho physical parallelism&#10;B)interactionism&#10;C)pre established harmony&#10;D)none of these

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Descartes' mind-body relationship theory is known as interactionism, which posits that the mind and body interact with each other at the pineal gland.

Question 9

---- rejected Metaphysics as meaningless&#10;A)logical positivists&#10;B)rationalists&#10;C)idealists&#10;D)spiritualists

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Logical positivists rejected metaphysics as meaningless because they believed that only statements verifiable through empirical observation or logical proof were meaningful. Metaphysical statements, which often concern the nature of reality beyond empirical observation, were thus considered nonsensical by this philosophical movement.

Question 10

--- means knowledge that follows some other knowledge&#10;A)pratyaksa&#10;B)upamana&#10;C)sabda&#10;D)anumana

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Anumana refers to inference or knowledge that follows from other knowledge, implying a logical progression or deduction from premises.

Question 11

The invariable concomitance between hetu and sadhya is known as&#10;A)vyapati&#10;B)paksa&#10;C)linga&#10;D)none of these

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Question 12

The Pramana for knowing the nonexistence of a thing is&#10;A)anumana&#10;B)upamana&#10;C)arthapathi&#10;D)anupalabdhi

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The answer of The Pramana for knowing the nonexistence of...

Question 13

Agama comes under ---&#10;A)sabha&#10;B)pratyaksa&#10;C)anumana&#10;D)upasana

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The answer of Agama comes under ---&#10;A)sabha&#10;B)pratyaksa&#10;C)anumana&#10;D)upasana...

Question 14

According to Indian epistemology the person who knows is ---&#10;A)premeya&#10;B)pramatha&#10;C)prama&#10;D)aprama

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The answer of According to Indian epistemology the person who...

Question 15

In Nyaya syllogism the statement to be proved is known as ---&#10;A)pratinja&#10;B)major premise&#10;C)udaharana&#10;D)nigamana

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Question 16

--- is known as queen Science&#10;A)mathematics&#10;B)physics&#10;C)philosophy&#10;D)psychology

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The answer of --- is known as queen Science&#10;A)mathematics&#10;B)physics&#10;C)philosophy&#10;D)psychology...

Question 17

The author of Discourse of the method is ---&#10;A)sartre&#10;B)descartes&#10;C)malebranche&#10;D)hobbes

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The answer of The author of Discourse of the method...

Question 18

The author of Prince is ---&#10;A)machiavelli&#10;B)plato&#10;C)bruno&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of The author of Prince is ---&#10;A)machiavelli&#10;B)plato&#10;C)bruno&#10;D)aristotle...

Question 19

In India Philosophy is known as ---&#10;A)brahma vidya&#10;B)atmabodha&#10;C)darshana&#10;D)yogavidya

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The answer of In India Philosophy is known as ---&#10;A)brahma...

Question 20

The philosophy of God is called---&#10;A)theology&#10;B)religion&#10;C)philology&#10;D)all of these

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The answer of The philosophy of God is called---&#10;A)theology&#10;B)religion&#10;C)philology&#10;D)all of...

Question 21

The proponent of Advaitha Vedanta is---&#10;A)ramanuja&#10;B)madhvacharya&#10;C)jaimini&#10;D)sankara

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The answer of The proponent of Advaitha Vedanta is---&#10;A)ramanuja&#10;B)madhvacharya&#10;C)jaimini&#10;D)sankara...

Question 22

The philosopher seeks to harmonise the ideals of Truth, Good and ---&#10;A)love.&#10;B)god&#10;C)beauty.&#10;D)knowledge

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Question 23

Henri Bergson advocated---&#10;A)intuitionism&#10;B)empiricism&#10;C)apriorism&#10;D)sensationalism

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The answer of Henri Bergson advocated---&#10;A)intuitionism&#10;B)empiricism&#10;C)apriorism&#10;D)sensationalism...

Question 24

--- says &#34;Understanding makes Nature &#34;.&#10;A)bergson&#10;B)herbert spencer&#10;C)kant.&#10;D)lamarck

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The answer of --- says &#34;Understanding makes Nature &#34;.&#10;A)bergson&#10;B)herbert spencer&#10;C)kant.&#10;D)lamarck...

Question 25

Dialectical materialism is the theory of---&#10;A)hegel&#10;B)marx&#10;C)nietzsche&#10;D)schopenhauer

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Deck 5: Philosophical Concepts and Thinkers: Part A