Phenomenology And Existentialism — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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Who among the following has maintained a distinction between grammatical interpretation and psychological interpretation?
Correct Answer: Option B — Friedrich Schleiermacher
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Friedrich Schleiermacher is the correct answer to “Who among the following has maintained a distinction between grammatical interpretation and psychological interpretation”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 2 of 40
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Consider with respect to HusserI's concept of phenomena. 1. Phenomena is a substantial unity that has real properties, real parts and real changes. 2. Phenomena is no substantial unity, that has no real parts and no real changes. 3. Phenomena has no nature, but only essence. 4. Phenomena have no essence, but only nature.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only (2) and (3) are true
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Only (2) and (3) are true is the correct answer to “Consider with respect to HusserI's concept of phenomena. 1. Phenomena is a substantial unity that has real properties, real parts and real changes. 2. Phenomena is no substantial unity, that has no real parts and no real changes. 3. Phenomena has no nature, but only essence. 4. Phenomena have no essence, but only nature.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 3 of 40
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Noema is HusserI's phenomenology refers to
Correct Answer: Option B — ideal content of an intentional act
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ideal content of an intentional act is the correct answer to “Noema is HusserI's phenomenology refers to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 4 of 40
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Is it true to say that values or ideals are always true in nature?
Correct Answer: Option B — No
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No is the correct answer to “Is it true to say that values or ideals are always true in nature”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 5 of 40
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According to Husserl what is the main theme of transcendental phenomenology?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
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All of the above is the correct answer to “According to Husserl what is the main theme of transcendental phenomenology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 6 of 40
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Which of the following books is authored by Heidegger?
Correct Answer: Option B — Being and Time
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Being and Time is the correct answer to “Which of the following books is authored by Heidegger”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 7 of 40
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Mark the group, that is the most suitable to Nietzsche's philosophy'?
Correct Answer: Option B — Crisis, superman, attack on Christianity, evolution
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Crisis, superman, attack on Christianity, evolution is the correct answer to “Mark the group, that is the most suitable to Nietzsche's philosophy'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 8 of 40
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Husserl's Phenomenological Reduction' is concerned with
Correct Answer: Option B — reduction of noumena to phenomena
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reduction of noumena to phenomena is the correct answer to “Husserl's Phenomenological Reduction' is concerned with”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 9 of 40
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In a restricted sense 'Epoche' means
Correct Answer: Option D — suspension of judgements regarding existence of objects
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suspension of judgements regarding existence of objects is the correct answer to “In a restricted sense 'Epoche' means”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 10 of 40
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Through which among the following the existence is realised according to Ponty?
Correct Answer: Option C — Substance
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Substance is the correct answer to “Through which among the following the existence is realised according to Ponty”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 11 of 40
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Who among the following mentioned a distinction between authentic and inauthentic forms of existential discourse?
Correct Answer: Option A — Heidegger
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Heidegger is the correct answer to “Who among the following mentioned a distinction between authentic and inauthentic forms of existential discourse”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 12 of 40
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Nietzsche 1. How to Make our Ideas Clear b. Berkeley 2. The Will to Power c. CS Peirce 3. Logical lnvestigations d. Edmund Husserl 4. Esse est percipi
Correct Answer: Option C — a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Nietzsche 1. How to Make our Ideas Clear b. Berkeley 2. The Will to Power c. CS Peirce 3. Logical lnvestigations d. Edmund Husserl 4. Esse est percipi”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 13 of 40
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Which discipline is favoured by Husserl in order to understand philosophy?
Correct Answer: Option C — Rigorous Science
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Rigorous Science is the correct answer to “Which discipline is favoured by Husserl in order to understand philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 14 of 40
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What is the nature of truth for Kierkegaard?
Correct Answer: Option B — Subjective truth
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Subjective truth is the correct answer to “What is the nature of truth for Kierkegaard”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 15 of 40
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The meaning of freedom of will is
Correct Answer: Option D — to obey the commands of reason
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to obey the commands of reason is the correct answer to “The meaning of freedom of will is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 16 of 40
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According to which one of the following 'essences' can be 'seen' just as 'tones' can be 'heard'.
Correct Answer: Option C — Husserl
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Husserl is the correct answer to “According to which one of the following 'essences' can be 'seen' just as 'tones' can be 'heard'.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 17 of 40
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Which one of the following philosophers contributed 'Ontological turn' to Hermeneutics?
Correct Answer: Option D — Heidegger
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Heidegger is the correct answer to “Which one of the following philosophers contributed 'Ontological turn' to Hermeneutics”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 18 of 40
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"Language is our second nature; it is through language that the world is opened up for us." is the philosophical position of which one of the following hermeneutic thinkers?
Correct Answer: Option C — Gadamer
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Gadamer is the correct answer to “"Language is our second nature; it is through language that the world is opened up for us." is the philosophical position of which one of the following hermeneutic thinkers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 19 of 40
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Which one of the following is correct with reference to the concept of 'Dasein' of Heidegger?
Correct Answer: Option D — Inauthentic self is 'They-self'
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Inauthentic self is 'They-self' is the correct answer to “Which one of the following is correct with reference to the concept of 'Dasein' of Heidegger”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 20 of 40
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Which among the following is not said to be the theistic existentialist?
Correct Answer: Option A — Nietzsche
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Nietzsche is the correct answer to “Which among the following is not said to be the theistic existentialist”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 21 of 40
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The purpose of phenomenological reduction of HusserI is to
Correct Answer: Option A — examine the meanings produced by pure impersonal consciousness
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examine the meanings produced by pure impersonal consciousness is the correct answer to “The purpose of phenomenological reduction of HusserI is to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 22 of 40
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What Husserl term intentionality deals with?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
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All of the above is the correct answer to “What Husserl term intentionality deals with”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 23 of 40
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Who is said to be the founder of phenomenology?
Correct Answer: Option B — HusserI
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HusserI is the correct answer to “Who is said to be the founder of phenomenology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 24 of 40
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Ontological turn' is Hermeneutics is contributed by which one of the following philosophers?
Correct Answer: Option A — Martin Heidegger
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Martin Heidegger is the correct answer to “Ontological turn' is Hermeneutics is contributed by which one of the following philosophers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 25 of 40
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Which among the following are the important works of Husserl?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
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All of the above is the correct answer to “Which among the following are the important works of Husserl”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 26 of 40
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What is said to be the system through which a phenomenal object is recognised according to Sartre?
Correct Answer: Option B — Perception
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Perception is the correct answer to “What is said to be the system through which a phenomenal object is recognised according to Sartre”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 27 of 40
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On which of the following radical conviction Husserl's phenomenology depends upon?
Correct Answer: Option D — Meaning is in the intentional relationship between the mind and the world
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Meaning is in the intentional relationship between the mind and the world is the correct answer to “On which of the following radical conviction Husserl's phenomenology depends upon”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 28 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. The set of all 'givens' which I encounter in my existence. 1. Care b. the experience which discloses concrete being over all to us. 2. Dasmann c. Everyone is the other and no one is himself 3. Facticity d. Unity of Existenz, facticity, fallenness 4. Mood
Correct Answer: Option D — a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. The set of all 'givens' which I encounter in my existence. 1. Care b. the experience which discloses concrete being over all to us. 2. Dasmann c. Everyone is the other and no one is himself 3. Facticity d. Unity of Existenz, facticity, fallenness 4. Mood”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 29 of 40
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What is regarded as descriptive analysis of subjective phenomena?
Correct Answer: Option D — Phenomena
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Phenomena is the correct answer to “What is regarded as descriptive analysis of subjective phenomena”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 30 of 40
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Which one of the following Hermeneutic thinkers attempted to reconcile ontological Hermeneutics with critical Hermeneutics?
Correct Answer: Option C — Ricoeur
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Ricoeur is the correct answer to “Which one of the following Hermeneutic thinkers attempted to reconcile ontological Hermeneutics with critical Hermeneutics”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 31 of 40
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Hermeneutic circle, according to Gadamer, refers to
Correct Answer: Option A — co-determination of text and reader
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co-determination of text and reader is the correct answer to “Hermeneutic circle, according to Gadamer, refers to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 32 of 40
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The objects of phenomenologteal inquiry are
Correct Answer: Option B — intentional objects
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intentional objects is the correct answer to “The objects of phenomenologteal inquiry are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 33 of 40
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Husserl frequently uses the expression . . . . . . . . to refer to the purification of experience of its factuality.
Correct Answer: Option D — Epoche
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Epoche is the correct answer to “Husserl frequently uses the expression . . . . . . . . to refer to the purification of experience of its factuality.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 34 of 40
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In the light of Heidegger's thought match the following List I with List II and choose the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Phenomenon 1. Possibility b. Fear 2. That which reveals itself c. Ready-to-hand 3. A mode of man's being d. Existenz 4. Circumspection
Correct Answer: Option C — a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 is the correct answer to “In the light of Heidegger's thought match the following List I with List II and choose the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Phenomenon 1. Possibility b. Fear 2. That which reveals itself c. Ready-to-hand 3. A mode of man's being d. Existenz 4. Circumspection”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 35 of 40
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For existentialist, which among the following is real?
Correct Answer: Option A — Spatio-temporal existence
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Spatio-temporal existence is the correct answer to “For existentialist, which among the following is real”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 36 of 40
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What for the existential philosophers matters the most in terms of their philosophy?
Correct Answer: Option C — Human existence
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Human existence is the correct answer to “What for the existential philosophers matters the most in terms of their philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 37 of 40
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In order to understand the existence of 'I' and 'Other', Husserl made a distinction between which among the following?
Correct Answer: Option C — Noesis and Noema
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Noesis and Noema is the correct answer to “In order to understand the existence of 'I' and 'Other', Husserl made a distinction between which among the following”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 38 of 40
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What is the major concern of phenomenology?
Correct Answer: Option A — Autonomy of rational inquiry
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Autonomy of rational inquiry is the correct answer to “What is the major concern of phenomenology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 39 of 40
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Three major modes of intentionality, according to Husserl are
Correct Answer: Option C — Perception, imagination and signification
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Perception, imagination and signification is the correct answer to “Three major modes of intentionality, according to Husserl are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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Question 40 of 40
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How can person's internal pollutants be removed according to Husserl's phenomenology?
Correct Answer: Option A — Reduction
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Reduction is the correct answer to “How can person's internal pollutants be removed according to Husserl's phenomenology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Phenomenology And Existentialism.
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