Recent Western Philosophy — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

(2) and (3) are true is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements with reference to Pragmatism of CS Pierce and mark the correct answer: 1. Pragmatism is not a method of reflection. 2. Pragmatism is a method of reflection having for its purpose to render ideas clear. 3. It is merely a technique for ascertaining the meaning of conceptions.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

knowledge and justified true belief is the correct answer to “According to Richard Rorty, we would be better off without the traditional distinctions between”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Defination of inquiry is the correct answer to “What John Dewey tries to show in his 'Theory of Inquiry'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Respect for others is the correct answer to “What Levinas' theory of ethics as foist philosophy taught us”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Important of past and present is the correct answer to “What is interaction in John Dewey's philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

equivocal is the correct answer to “Richard Rorty argues that the pragmatist holds a view that could be described as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Radical transcendence of God is the correct answer to “Through phenomenological method of Levinas, what we will be getting as an end result”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements with regard to John Dewey. 1. Dewey criticised Cartesian notion of self. 2. Dewey argued that self is a product of social practices. 3. Dewey's work 'Pragmatism' is the foundation for Pragmatist philosophy. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Faith towards mankind is the correct answer to “What is the implicit nature of faith refers to according to John Dewey”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

In the idea that students must interact with their environment in order to adapt and learn is the correct answer to “How do we see the influence of pragmatism on John Dewey's views on education”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

objective life is the correct answer to “William James favours”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Incorrect is the correct answer to “The face of other, according to Emmanuel Levinas is the negation of self.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “According to Richard Rorty, why epistemology is important”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

(2) and (3) are true is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements in the light of Pragmatism and mark the correct answer. 1. Both William James and CS Pierce agree completely on the method of pragmatism. 2. William James went beyond Pierce in presenting a moral theory on Pragmatic grounds. 3. CS Pierce called his own theory as Pragmaticism.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

1 and 3 is the correct answer to “Pragmatism means 1. Practical consequences 2. Relevant theory 3. Meaning theory 4. Acceptance theory”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

pragmatic philosophers is the correct answer to “William James, CS Pierce and John Dewey are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Idea of infinity is moral is the correct answer to “What is said about the idea of infinity in Levinas' theory”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

how the idea matches up to reality is the correct answer to “According to William James, pragmatism asks”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

When a statement have practical efficiency is the correct answer to “What is the criteria for any pragmatic statement to be true”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Words are tools is the correct answer to “What is the most important insight for pragmatic school”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Intentionality as the fundamental pattern to understand is the correct answer to “What is the correct defination of anti-representationalism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Emmanuel Levihas is the correct answer to “Who wrote a book on 'Totality and Infinity : An Essay on Exteriority'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Intentionality to the bottom for representing world as matter is the correct answer to “What is the basic tenent of representationalism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

John Dewey is the correct answer to “Who said that "Education is a social process. Education is growth."”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Yes is the correct answer to “Richard Rorty gave the Critique of Representationalism. Is the given statement true”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

2 and 3 are true is the correct answer to “Which statement is true in the light of pragmatism? 1. Both William James and CS Pierce agree completely on the method of pragmatism. 2. William James went beyond Pierce in presenting a moral theory on pragmatismistic grounds. 3. CS Pierce called his own theory as pragmaticism.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

John Dewey is the correct answer to “Who said that "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Instrumentalism is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is an attempt to constitute a precise logical theory of concepts, of judgements and influence in their various forms by considering primarily how thought functions in the experimental determination of future consequence.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

An educational philosophy based on the idea that learning occurs through experience is the correct answer to “What is experiental education”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following. List-I List-II a. Speech act 1. Wittgenstein b. Language game 2. AJ Ayer c. Verification theory of meaning 3. CS Pierce d. Intuitionailsm 4. John Dewey”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Survey of various religious experience is the correct answer to “What is the aim of the book 'The Varieties of Religious Experience : A Study in Human Nature'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

(1) and (3) are true is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements in the context of William James' pragmatism and mark the correct answer: 1. Universalist notion of truth is rejected. 2. Truth is contextless 3. Truth happens to an idea”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Infinite is the correct answer to “What is said to be the starting point of morality”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Man Vs Nature is the correct answer to “Which new dualism, is pointed by John Dewey in his book 'A Common Faith'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Charles Morris is the correct answer to “The terminology 'pragmatics' became established in 1930s by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Kierkegaard is the correct answer to “According to which one of the following Western philosophers "Truth is a subjective condition, not an objective one".”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

The Principles of Pragmatism is the correct answer to “Which one of the following is not written by William James”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

intersubjective agreement is the correct answer to “Richard Rorty believes that for the notion of objectivity, we should substitute the idea of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “What leads to the powerful educational experience according to John Dewey”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.

a belief and the social, historical arguments given to support it is the correct answer to “Rorty's critique of phenomenalism is based on his rejection of the presupposition that knowledge requires a foundation in either innate, ideas on sense data. Instead of thinking of knowledge as a relation between a belief and a fact about the world, we should think of knowledge as a relation between”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Recent Western Philosophy.