Modern Western Philosophy Set 13
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This set of Modern Western Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Western Philosophy Set 13
Q1 | The view that knowledge is attained through sense experience is called:
- Idealism
- Positivism
- Rationalism
- Empiricism
Q2 | Which among the following is the characteristic of Modern Philosophy
- A revolt against authority and tradition
- Demand for freedom in thought, feeling, and action
- Scientific
- All of the above
Q3 | Who authored ‘Essay on Human Understanding’
- Rene Descartes
- John Locke
- Immanuel Kant
- David Hume
Q4 | Modern philosophy began in
- Renaissance
- The Enlightenment
- The idealistic period
- Natural Science Period
Q5 | The father of modern western philosophy
- Aristotle
- Socrates
- Descartes
- Spinoza
Q6 | Descartes advocated the philosophy of:
- Pluralism
- Empiricism
- Dualism
- Idealism
Q7 | Descartes is a
- skeptic
- empiricist
- rationalist
- All of the above
Q8 | The concept of innate ideas is put forward by:
- Spinoza
- Leibniz
- Kant
- Descartes
Q9 | …………. Is advocated theory of interactionism
- Descartes
- Pre-established harmony
- Berkeley
- Kant
Q10 | According to Descartes, the Absolute substance refers to:
- God
- Mind
- Matter
- Mind and Matter
Q11 | According to Descartes, the idea of God is :
- Adventitious
- fictitious
- Demonstrative
- Innate
Q12 | Which one of the following views is held by Descartes?
- Mind and body are the two substances which exist independently of each other
- Mind is the only substance and matter is only a fiction
- Mind is the only substance and matter is only a fiction
- Matter is the only substance and mind is one of its modes of existence
Q13 | Which one of the following statements adequately sums up Descartes’ philosophy?
- Mind and matter are two aspects of the same reality
- The world is made of two radically different kinds of substance, mind and matter.
- Matter alone is real and mind is only an illusion.
- Mind creates matter
Q14 | Which one of the following types of substances is NOT admitted by Descartes?
- Infinite and uncreated
- Perpetually changing
- Finite and spiritual
- Finite and material
Q15 | In order to escape …………………, Descartes has introduced the idea of God
- Spiritualism
- Solipsism
- Empiricism
- Dualism
Q16 | The rationalist philosopher …………. wants to give philosophy a stable character like mathematics.
- Descartes
- Kant
- Spinoza
- Leibnitz
Q17 | .......... defines substance as “ an existent thing which requires nothing but itself in order to exist”.
- Spinoza
- Locke
- Descartes
- Hume
Q18 | Descartes claims God as the …………..substance, and mind and matter as ……… substance.
- absolute , created
- absolute, finite
- Only, created
- created, absolute
Q19 | Descartes suggests ……………… as absolute substance
- God
- Mind
- Soul
- All of these
Q20 | Which one of the following statements is NOT supported by Descartes?
- Mind and matter are independent substance
- Mind and matter are two separate substances alongside God.
- Mind and matter are inter-related to one another
- Mind and matter are both identical
Q21 | The doctrine of Occassionalism advocated by
- Descartes
- Malebranche
- Spinoza
- Leibnitz
Q22 | Which one of the following statements is entitled by Descartes’ cogito ergo sum?
- Only I exist
- Only God exists
- I exist while I think
- Only matter exists
Q23 | Descartes recognizes mind and matter as ……. substances which are created by God.
- Absolute
- Relative
- Neutral
- Real
Q24 | Descartes suggests mind and matter are ………..
- Opposed on each other
- Dependent on each other
- Independent of each other
- None of the above
Q25 | Descartes advocates …………..by admitting mind and matter as two substances
- Dualism
- Individualism
- Rationalism
- None of these