Recent Western Philosophy MCQ Questions and Answers

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William James favours

A) objective life B) moral life C) useless life D) subjective life

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Answer: Option A

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The face of other, according to Emmanuel Levinas is the negation of self.

A) Correct B) Incorrect

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Answer: Option B

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According to Richard Rorty, why epistemology is important?

A) To legitimate philosophical reflection on itself B) To legitimate our claim to knowledge of what is real C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B

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Answer: Option C

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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.

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

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Answer: Option C

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Pragmatism means
1. Practical consequences
2. Relevant theory
3. Meaning theory
4. Acceptance theory

A) 1 and 2 B) 1 and 3 C) 2 and 3 D) 3 and 4

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Answer: Option B

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William James, CS Pierce and John Dewey are

A) rationalist philosophers B) intuitionalist philosophers C) pragmatic philosophers D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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What is said about the idea of infinity in Levinas' theory?

A) Idea of infinity is experiential B) Idea of infinity is theoretical C) Idea of infinity is practical D) Idea of infinity is moral

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Answer: Option D

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According to William James, pragmatism asks

A) what concrete difference an idea's being true will make in one's B) how the idea matches up to reality C) what other idea it coheres with D) why bother with truth

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Answer: Option B

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What is the criteria for any pragmatic statement to be true?

A) When the statement have experiential evidence B) When the statement have practical efficiency C) When a statement have practical efficiency D) When a statement is conclusively valid

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Answer: Option C

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What is the most important insight for pragmatic school?

A) Knowledge is power B) Signs are important C) Words are tools D) Experience is prior to reason

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Answer: Option C

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