Methodology Of Humanities And Philosophy Set 4

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This set of Methodology of Humanities and Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Methodology Of Humanities And Philosophy Set 4

Q1 | Cartesian method begins with _______
  • methodic doubt
  • empirical facts
  • existence
  • dialogue
Answer: methodic doubt
Q2 | Cartesian doubt is not ________
  • methodic
  • positive
  • skeptical
  • intuitive
Answer: skeptical
Q3 | According to Descartes, genuine knowledge is ________
  • doubtful
  • clear and distinct
  • not possible
  • not certain
Answer: clear and distinct
Q4 | _________ is self-evident truth.
  • doubt
  • empirical fact
  • imagination
  • axiom
Answer: axiom
Q5 | Descartes rejected the reliability of _______ as a sure source of truth.
  • sense perception
  • authority
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b)
Q6 | Doubt leading to ‘indubitable certainty’ is a characteristic feature of _________.
  • cartesian method
  • skepticism
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: cartesian method
Q7 | According to Descartes, __________ is the first and most certain knowledge.
  • doubt
  • cogito ergo sum
  • skepticism
  • all these
Answer: cogito ergo sum
Q8 | The axiom of ___________ is the basis of Descartes’ argument for the existence of God.
  • doubt
  • method
  • knowledge
  • causality
Answer: causality
Q9 | ________ had developed a distinct philosophical method.
  • socrates
  • descartes
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b)
Q10 | _________ refers to a philosophical method.
  • phenomenological
  • socratic
  • cartesian
  • all these
Answer: all these
Q11 | Cartesian method aims at _______ knowledge.
  • skeptical
  • empirical
  • clear and distinct
  • none of these
Answer: clear and distinct
Q12 | Descartes’ passion for ________ had influenced his philosophical method.
  • philosophy
  • doubt
  • ethics
  • mathematics
Answer: mathematics
Q13 | Cogito ergo sum is a/an _________ truth like 2+2=4.
  • axiomatic
  • uncertain
  • indistinct
  • doubtful
Answer: axiomatic
Q14 | ________ was the inventor of dialectic method.
  • marx
  • descartes
  • socrates
  • husserl
Answer: socrates
Q15 | Socratic Method is not __________.
  • conceptual
  • definitional
  • mathematical
  • conversational
Answer: mathematical
Q16 | ‘Irony’ is a characteristic of _________ Method.
  • cartesian
  • phenomenological
  • socratic
  • all these
Answer: socratic
Q17 | Socratic dialectic is _________.
  • inductive
  • deductive
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b)
Q18 | Brentano and Husserl are founders of ________ method.
  • phenomenological
  • scientific
  • inductive
  • dialectical
Answer: phenomenological
Q19 | Phenomenologists attack __________.
  • reductionism
  • psychologism
  • scientism
  • all these
Answer: all these
Q20 | Reduction or exclusion is a procedure in _________ method.
  • phenomenological
  • socratic
  • cartesian
  • none of these
Answer: phenomenological
Q21 | Bracketing existence is a procedure in _________ method.
  • socratic
  • cartesian
  • phenomenological
  • dialectical
Answer: phenomenological
Q22 | According to ________, presuppositionless inquiry is the acid test of a truly criticalphilosophy.
  • husserl
  • socrates
  • marx
  • hegel
Answer: husserl
Q23 | Epistemological epoche is a component of ________ method.
  • socratic
  • cartesian
  • mathematical
  • phenomenological
Answer: phenomenological
Q24 | Nothing is assumed in phenomenological method means it is ________ inquiry.
  • dialectical
  • scientific
  • presuppositionless
  • none of these
Answer: presuppositionless
Q25 | _________ regarded philosophy as a ‘rigorous science’.
  • socrates
  • husserl
  • marx
  • hegel
Answer: husserl
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