Recent Western Philosophy MCQ Questions and Answers

11

Which are said to be the product of representationalist paradigm?

A) Subjectivism and objectivism B) Relativism and subjectivism C) Relativism and relation D) Experience and reason

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Answer: Option B

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12

Who leads a foundation to the Theory of Instrumentalism?

A) Hillary Putnum B) CS Pierce C) William James D) None of the above

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Answer: Option D

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13

Which among the following is not the classical philosopher?

A) William James B) John Dewey C) Richard Rorty D) C.S. Pierce

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Answer: Option C

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14

Which one of the following is called as 'radical empiricist'?

A) Ayer B) Locke C) James D) Moor

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Answer: Option C

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15

Which one is true in the context of William Jame's pragmatism?
1. Universalist notion of truth is rejected
2. Truth is contextless
3. Truth happens to an ideas

A) Only 1 is true B) 1 and 3 are true C) Only 2 is true D) 2 and 3 are true

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Answer: Option B

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16

Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in the light pragmatism of William James and mark the correct answer:
Assertion (A): James rejected the universalist notion of truth.
Reason (R): For James, 'Truth happens to an idea'.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) B) Both (A) are (R) are true, but (R) does not give correct explanation of (A) C) (A) is true, but (R) is false D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: Option B

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17

Match the following in the light of Pierce's classification of 'Semiotics' done in his book Foundations of the Theory of Signs.

List-I	List-II
a. Syntactics	1. Describes the relation between signs and their interpreters
b. Semantics	2. Describes the relations of signs one to another
c. Pragmatics	3. Describes the manner in which they designate

A) a-2, b-3, c-1 B) a-3, b-2, c-1 C) a-1, b-2, c-3 D) a-1, b-3, c-2

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Answer: Option A

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18

What is the core argument behind representational epistemology?

A) Vocabulary is optional B) Vocabulary is mutable C) Only A D) Both A and B

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Answer: Option D

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19

Syntactics, Semantics and Pragmatics are the three branches of

A) symbolic logic B) semantic C) ordinary language D) semiotics

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Answer: Option D

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20

What is the main distinction John Dewey talked about in his work 'A Common Faith'?

A) Distinction b/w relation and religious experience B) Distinction b/w kinds of religion C) Distinction b/w reason and faith D) Distinction b/w right and wrong faith

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Answer: Option A

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