Modern Western Philosophy Set 15
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This set of Modern Western Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Western Philosophy Set 15
Q1 | According to Spinoza, body and mind
- Are causally independent
- interact with each other
- are parallel to each other
- are providentially synchronized by God
Q2 | The view that one may consider God both as Naturanaturans and Natruanaturata is maintainedby:
- Thomas Aquinas
- Spinoza
- Leibnitz
- Berkeley
Q3 | The fundamental property of substance is known as:
- Modes
- Attribute
- Thought
- Extension
Q4 | …….. declares that there are no substances other than God.
- Spinoza
- Kant
- Hume
- Locke
Q5 | Who declares that there are no substances other than God
- Spinoza
- Kant
- Hume
- Locke
Q6 | Spinoza is an advocate of
- Dualism
- Pantheism
- Materialism
- Empiricism
Q7 | What did Benedict Spinoza think a person is
- a mode of God/Nature
- an immaterial mind
- a physical body
- an immaterial mind in a physical body.
Q8 | ‘There can only one substance which is causasui (cause of itself) and this single substance mustbe identified with the universe a whole. This unique all inclusive totality is therefore God or Nature’ whose statement?
- Hegel
- Marx
- Hume
- Spinoza
Q9 | The position of psycho-physical parallelism is advocated by:
- Descartes
- Spinoza
- Leibniz
- Locke.
Q10 | God according to Leibniz is:
- Central Monad
- Queen Monad
- Soul Monad
- Monad of Monads
Q11 | Monadology is the famous work of:
- Descartes
- Spinoza
- Leibniz
- Berkeley
Q12 | A monad is explained as:
- Physical atom
- Unit of force
- Matter
- Mind
Q13 | Leibniz advocated the theory of:
- Interactionism
- Pre-established harmony
- Parallelism
- Monism
Q14 | Doctrine of monads is advocated by:
- Spinoza
- Leibniz
- Berkeley
- Hume
Q15 | For Leibnitz, monad is windowless because
- It is absolutely free from external influence
- It is extended
- It is composite body
- It is something material
Q16 | …………. Admits innumerable monads or spiritual atoms
- Leibnitz
- Hume
- Berkeley
- Locke
Q17 | .............. thinks that substance is to be defined by active force
- Spinoza
- Hume
- Descartes
- Leibnitz
Q18 | The monads are …… and everything is potential or implicit in it
- Very strong
- active
- Windowless
- None of these
Q19 | Which among is NOT correct regarding monads
- Windowless
- Spiritual
- Perceive each other
- Active force
Q20 | Leibnitz defines substance or ‘monad’ as
- Active force
- physical object
- mental object
- none of these
Q21 | Every monad is a …… of the universe which generates the images of things by its own activity
- Clear aspect
- definite explanation
- Living mirror
- none of these
Q22 | Leibnitz philosophy is
- Monistic
- Dualistic
- Pluralistic
- Materialistic
Q23 | Which among the following is NOT applicable to Leibnitz
- God is the creator of harmony
- Extension is real
- The monads are eternal and can be destroyed only by miracle on the part of God.
- No monad has any part and therefore is truly indivisible.
Q24 | Leibnitz claims that there is only a …….. between soul and body, instituted by God
- Complete substance
- Complete correspondence
- Complete interactionism
- All of these
Q25 | Mind is a ‘tabula rasa’ according to:
- Berkeley
- Locke
- Descartes
- Spinoza