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Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

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What is the basic distinction created by Rationalist?

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Who are in the sharp contrast With rationalist philosopher?

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Which among them are not the work of Descartes?

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What Descartes said about the single certain truth?

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Which theory of knowledge is said to be rational in nature?

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According to Rationalist what is said to be the reliable source of knowledge?

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The terms mental and material, according to Descartes represents what?

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Descartes doctrine of innate ideas was greatly opposed by whom?

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What is regarded as an important product of Hegel?

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Which of the following is not acceptable to Locke?

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Assertion (A) Spinoza conceives error not as defect of knowledge. Reason (R) No idea is either true or false as such; what makes an idea true is the presence of an appropriate object.

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What are the names of the judgements?

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"All is God and God is all" is said by which of the following philosopher?

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Pantheism 1. Kant b. Dualism 2. Spinoza c. Transcendental illusion 3. Descartes d. Pluralism 4. Leibniz

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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Kant 1. Noumena b. Carnap 2. Critique of metaphysics c. Heidegger 3. Concern d. Ryle 4. Category mistake

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Which among them regarded as identical?

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What are the two parallel attributes according to Spinoza?

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Transcendental Deduction srefers to

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Which among the following have internal distinction according to Locke?

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According to Leibniz, what is the characteristic of a Monads?

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Scepticism is regarded as . . . . . . . . to reach to the accurate knowledge

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In which among the following books, Descartes laid down the rules?

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The so-called relation between cause and effect according to Hume is

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According to Spinoza, God is regarded as what?

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Berkeley's subjective idealism was reduced to . . . . . . . .

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Descartes introduced 1. Mathematical Method. 2. Advanced proofs for the existence of God. 3. Explained body-mind relation. 4. Introduced the distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Select the correct answer:

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Consider (1), (2), (3) and (4) and then select the correct answer. With reference to Descartes. 1. Truths of sciences can be doubted. 2. Sense-testimony can be doubted. 3. Nothing except the self can be doubted. 4. Act of doubting cannot be doubted.

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The existence of the . . . . . . . . is proved by the existence of doubt itself.

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Berkeley rejects 1. abstract ideas 2. materialism 3. non-abstract ideas 4. empiricism Select the correct answer:

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Descartes wrote a book on 1. Regulae 2. Discourse on Method 3. Treatise on Human Nature 4. Monadology Select the correct answer:

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According to Locke, what does mind cannot create?

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The main aim of Berkeley in refuting abstract idea was

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Who is known as the father of scepticism?

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Who have given the concept of Monads?

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What does Kant mean by phenomenal reality?

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Dialectic goes from what to what?

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Kant is regarded as

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What is the sequence of Hegelian dialectic method?

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What kind of certainty one holds for the existence of matter?

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Who used the term 'Esse Est Percipi'?

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