Recent Western Philosophy MCQ Questions and Answers

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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.

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

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Answer: Option D

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According to Richard Rorty, we would be better off without the traditional distinctions between

A) belief and opinion B) solidarity and inquiry C) knowledge and justified true belief D) knowledge and opinion

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Answer: Option C

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What John Dewey tries to show in his 'Theory of Inquiry'?

A) Defination of pragmatism B) Ways of doing inquiry C) Defination of inquiry D) Distinction between knowledge and inquiry

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Answer: Option C

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What Levinas' theory of ethics as foist philosophy taught us?

A) Respect for self B) Respect for ethics C) Respect for others D) Respect for religion

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Answer: Option C

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What is interaction in John Dewey's philosophy?

A) Important of past and present B) Looking forward for future C) Current situation influence on experiences D) Educational progress

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Answer: Option A

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Richard Rorty argues that the pragmatist holds a view that could be described as

A) objectivist B) ethnocentric C) self-refuting D) equivocal

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Answer: Option D

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47

Through phenomenological method of Levinas, what we will be getting as an end result?

A) Emmancipation B) Teleological approach towards God C) Radical transcendence of God D) Ontological and cosmological proof

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Answer: Option C

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48

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?

A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) 1 and 2 D) All of these

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Answer: Option C

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What is the implicit nature of faith refers to according to John Dewey?

A) Faith towards religion B) Faith towards experience C) Faith towards mankind D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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How do we see the influence of pragmatism on John Dewey's views on education?

A) In the idea that students must interact with their environment in order to adapt and learn B) In the idea that education must accept the limits of what is economically feasible C) In the idea that education policies must accept the limits of what can be covered in a given day of schooling D) In the idea that students must interact primarily with books in order to adapt and learn

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Answer: Option A

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