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| 151. |
Husserl had borrowed the concept of intentionality from |
| A. | descartes |
| B. | meinong |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | william james |
| Answer» D. william james | |
| 152. |
Intentionality, the phenomenological term used by Husserl refer to |
| A. | referring to idea |
| B. | the state of being intentional, an objective modifying act |
| C. | a psychological act |
| D. | a subjective act |
| Answer» C. a psychological act | |
| 153. |
‘Intuition’ in phenomenology means |
| A. | observation |
| B. | seeing |
| C. | sensible intuition |
| D. | intuition of essences or intellectual observation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
The’ essence’ in phenomenology is |
| A. | ideal reality |
| B. | psychological reality |
| C. | empirical reality |
| D. | intentional object of consciousness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
In phenomenology,’ whatness’ of the object is called |
| A. | existence |
| B. | essence |
| C. | thing |
| D. | idea |
| Answer» C. thing | |
| 156. |
In phenomenology, the exclusion of the existence of the object is called |
| A. | bracketing existence |
| B. | reductionism |
| C. | existentialism |
| D. | idealism |
| Answer» B. reductionism | |
| 157. |
The phenomenological analysis is |
| A. | psychological analysis of consciousness |
| B. | subjective analysis of consciousness |
| C. | analysis of transcendental consciousness |
| D. | analysis of everything objective, which is not directly given |
| Answer» D. analysis of everything objective, which is not directly given | |
| 158. |
Phenomenology can be characterized as |
| A. | a study of consciousness as intentional |
| B. | an investigation of external or internal facts |
| C. | a science of objects |
| D. | a science of the subject |
| Answer» B. an investigation of external or internal facts | |
| 159. |
‘Psychological atomism ‘ is a type of reductionism according to which |
| A. | physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable properties. |
| B. | material things are nothing but ideas |
| C. | consciousness is a set of contents, viz, sensations, feelings etc |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 160. |
Phenomenology is |
| A. | a science of objects |
| B. | a science of the subject |
| C. | a science of experience, what is given in immediate experience |
| D. | descriptive psychology |
| Answer» D. descriptive psychology | |
| 161. |
‘Reduction ‘ in phenomenology means |
| A. | reductionism |
| B. | elimination |
| C. | exclusion |
| D. | rejection |
| Answer» D. rejection | |
| 162. |
Phenomenology opposes scientism which takes |
| A. | material things as ideas |
| B. | soul as a stream of consciousness |
| C. | scientific or empirical statements as premises in philosophical arguments |
| D. | physical objects as well as human beings as collections of their observable |
| Answer» D. physical objects as well as human beings as collections of their observable | |
| 163. |
Hume’s phenomenalism states that |
| A. | logical is identified with psychological statements |
| B. | material things are nothing but ideas |
| C. | soul is nothing but astream of consciousness |
| D. | physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable properties |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
The slogon of phenomenology is |
| A. | ”to the things themselves” |
| B. | “cogito ergo sum” |
| C. | “existence precedes essence” |
| D. | “dubito ergo sum” |
| Answer» B. “cogito ergo sum” | |
| 165. |
The leading rule of phenomenological method is |
| A. | “existence precedes essence” |
| B. | “back to things themselves” |
| C. | “cogito-ergosum” |
| D. | “dubito ergo sum” |
| Answer» C. “cogito-ergosum” | |
| 166. |
----------------------used the term phenomenology as the “theory of illusion” |
| A. | immanual kant |
| B. | j.h.lambert |
| C. | hegel |
| D. | edmund husserl |
| Answer» C. hegel | |
| 167. |
-------------------was the first to use phenomenology as the name of a way of doing philosophy |
| A. | j.h.lambert |
| B. | hegel |
| C. | william hamilton |
| D. | edmund husserl |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Phenomenology for Hegel was |
| A. | the name of a way of doing philosophy |
| B. | a descriptive study of all observable reals |
| C. | the science in which we study mind as it is in itself |
| D. | the science of phenomena |
| Answer» D. the science of phenomena | |
| 169. |
Immanual Kant used the word ‘phenomena’ for |
| A. | ”things as they appear to us” |
| B. | “things as they are in themselves” |
| C. | “mind as it appears to us” |
| D. | “theory of illusion” |
| Answer» B. “things as they are in themselves” | |
| 170. |
Who popularized the method of pragmatism |
| A. | russell |
| B. | kant |
| C. | charles sanders pierce |
| D. | william james |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
Who began the method of pragmatism in the modern period |
| A. | john dewey |
| B. | russell |
| C. | william james |
| D. | c.s. pierce |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
Workability, satisfactions, consequences, and results are the key words in the pragmatic conception of truth according to ……………. |
| A. | naturalism |
| B. | idealism |
| C. | pragmatism |
| D. | realism |
| Answer» D. realism | |
| 173. |
Who said, “Truth happens to an idea.” |
| A. | john dewey |
| B. | russell |
| C. | william james |
| D. | c.s. pierce |
| Answer» D. c.s. pierce | |
| 174. |
Who defines the term radical empiricism with pragmatism |
| A. | john dewey |
| B. | c.s. pierce |
| C. | russell |
| D. | william james |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Who wrote the book Pragmatism, |
| A. | russell |
| B. | c.s. pierce |
| C. | william james |
| D. | john dewey |
| Answer» D. john dewey | |
| 176. |
Who coined the word pragmatism from the Greek word pragma (“act” or “deed”) to emphasize the fact that words derive their meanings from actions. |
| A. | russell |
| B. | c.s. pierce |
| C. | william james |
| D. | john dewey |
| Answer» C. william james | |
| 177. |
Who introduces the principle of pragmatism as a development of the rationalistic notion of “clear and distinct ideas”. |
| A. | locke |
| B. | berkley |
| C. | kant |
| D. | pierce |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Who accepts only the “general method of science”, a method that employs hypotheses, but require their empirical verification. |
| A. | descartes |
| B. | pierce |
| C. | augustine |
| D. | bacon |
| Answer» C. augustine | |
| 179. |
Who wished to establish philosophy on a scientific basis and to treat theories as working hypotheses? |
| A. | spinoza |
| B. | pierce |
| C. | plato |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» C. plato | |
| 180. |
Who published the article “How To Make Our Ideas Clear.”? |
| A. | pierce |
| B. | russell |
| C. | kant |
| D. | james |
| Answer» B. russell | |
| 181. |
Which maxim states ‘a rule for clarifying the contents of hypotheses by tracing their practical consequences’? |
| A. | pragmatist |
| B. | naturalist |
| C. | rationalist |
| D. | empiricist |
| Answer» B. naturalist | |
| 182. |
Who acknowledged the major Kantian insight of the importance of mind as an active agent in the interpretation of experience |
| A. | rationalist |
| B. | empiricist |
| C. | emotivist |
| D. | pragmatists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
Which method accepted that Truth is a belief evolved through the test of experience? |
| A. | naturalism |
| B. | idealism |
| C. | emotivism |
| D. | pragmatism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
Which American mathematician philosopher laid down the foundation of pragmatism? |
| A. | w.james |
| B. | j.dewey |
| C. | c s pierce |
| D. | spinoza |
| Answer» D. spinoza | |
| 185. |
Who was convinced about the deductive, intuitive and primitive empirical approaches to philosophy? |
| A. | aquinas |
| B. | augustine |
| C. | anslem |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
Who defined Pragmatism as “the attitude of looking away from first things, principles, ‘categories,’ supposed necessities; and of looking towards last things, fruits, consequences, facts.”? |
| A. | william james |
| B. | immanuel kant |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | john dewey |
| Answer» B. immanuel kant | |
| 187. |
Who stated “Man is the measure of all things.” |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | protagoras |
| D. | socrates |
| Answer» D. socrates | |
| 188. |
Kant ‘s concept can be stated as |
| A. | critical naturalism |
| B. | emotivism |
| C. | phenomenology |
| D. | critical idealism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
Descartes was a ………thinker |
| A. | materialist |
| B. | idealist |
| C. | empiricist |
| D. | rationalist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
Who was considered as the Precusor of Pragmatism |
| A. | john dewey |
| B. | immanuel kant |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | william james |
| Answer» C. descartes | |
| 191. |
Who was considered as a medieval pragmatist thinker? |
| A. | william james |
| B. | immanuel kant |
| C. | augustine |
| D. | john dewey |
| Answer» D. john dewey | |
| 192. |
“Pragmatism is nothing new: but it is a new name for some old way of thinking” who stated this? |
| A. | william james |
| B. | immanuel kant |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | john dewey |
| Answer» B. immanuel kant | |
| 193. |
Who is Wittgenstein’s mentor? |
| A. | kantl |
| B. | husserl |
| C. | russell |
| D. | hume |
| Answer» D. hume | |
| 194. |
According to Wittgenstein, reporting events is an example of ----- |
| A. | concepts |
| B. | proposition |
| C. | percepts |
| D. | language game |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
------- who inspired the so-called Cambridge School of Analysis |
| A. | russelll |
| B. | descartes |
| C. | sartre |
| D. | berkeley |
| Answer» B. descartes | |
| 196. |
According to Wittgenstein, language has an isomorphic relation to ---- |
| A. | concepts |
| B. | sentence |
| C. | world |
| D. | noumena |
| Answer» D. noumena | |
| 197. |
Logical Positivists were influenced by -------- |
| A. | wittgenstein |
| B. | protagoras |
| C. | frege |
| D. | locke |
| Answer» B. protagoras | |
| 198. |
Who said that don’t ask for the meaning but says meaning as use? |
| A. | fregel |
| B. | russell |
| C. | wittgenstein |
| D. | hume |
| Answer» D. hume | |
| 199. |
Who among the following included in analytical philosophy? |
| A. | wittgenstein |
| B. | descartes |
| C. | kant |
| D. | heidegger |
| Answer» B. descartes | |
| 200. |
Who wrote Blue and Brown Notebooks? |
| A. | leibnitz |
| B. | wittgenstein |
| C. | russell |
| D. | kepler |
| Answer» C. russell | |