Philosophical Methods Set 8

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This set of Philosophical Methods Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Philosophical Methods Set 8

Q1 | Who popularized the method of pragmatism
  • russell
  • kant
  • charles sanders pierce
  • william james
Answer: william james
Q2 | Immanual Kant used the word ‘phenomena’ for
  • ”things as they appear to us”
  • “things as they are in themselves”
  • “mind as it appears to us”
  • “theory of illusion”
Answer: ”things as they appear to us”
Q3 | Phenomenology for Hegel was
  • the name of a way of doing philosophy
  • a descriptive study of all observable reals
  • the science in which we study mind as it is in itself
  • the science of phenomena
Answer: the science in which we study mind as it is in itself
Q4 | -------------------was the first to use phenomenology as the name of a way of doing philosophy
  • j.h.lambert
  • hegel
  • william hamilton
  • edmund husserl
Answer: edmund husserl
Q5 | ----------------------used the term phenomenology as the “theory of illusion”
  • immanual kant
  • j.h.lambert
  • hegel
  • edmund husserl
Answer: j.h.lambert
Q6 | The leading rule of phenomenological method is
  • “existence precedes essence”
  • “back to things themselves”
  • “cogito-ergosum”
  • “dubito ergo sum”
Answer: “back to things themselves”
Q7 | The slogon of phenomenology is
  • ”to the things themselves”
  • “cogito ergo sum”
  • “existence precedes essence”
  • “dubito ergo sum”
Answer: ”to the things themselves”
Q8 | Hume’s phenomenalism states that
  • logical is identified with psychological statements
  • material things are nothing but ideas
  • soul is nothing but astream of consciousness
  • physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable properties
Answer: physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable properties
Q9 | Psychologism as an example of reductionism
  • is the identification of logical with psychological statements
  • according to which physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable peoperties
  • according to which material things are nothing but ideas
  • according to which soul is nothing but stream of consciousness
Answer: is the identification of logical with psychological statements
Q10 | ‘Psychological atomism ‘ is a type of reductionism according to which
  • physical objects as well as human beings are no more than collections of their observable properties.
  • material things are nothing but ideas
  • consciousness is a set of contents, viz, sensations, feelings etc
  • none of the above
Answer: consciousness is a set of contents, viz, sensations, feelings etc
Q11 | Phenomenology opposes scientism which takes
  • material things as ideas
  • soul as a stream of consciousness
  • scientific or empirical statements as premises in philosophical arguments
  • physical objects as well as human beings as collections of their observable properties.
Answer: scientific or empirical statements as premises in philosophical arguments
Q12 | ‘Reduction ‘ in phenomenology means
  • reductionism
  • elimination
  • exclusion
  • rejection
Answer: exclusion
Q13 | Phenomenology is
  • a science of objects
  • a science of the subject
  • a science of experience, what is given in immediate experience
  • descriptive psychology
Answer: a science of experience, what is given in immediate experience
Q14 | Phenomenology can be characterized as
  • a study of consciousness as intentional
  • an investigation of external or internal facts
  • a science of objects
  • a science of the subject
Answer: a study of consciousness as intentional
Q15 | The phenomenological analysis is
  • psychological analysis of consciousness
  • subjective analysis of consciousness
  • analysis of transcendental consciousness
  • analysis of everything objective, which is not directly given
Answer: analysis of transcendental consciousness
Q16 | In phenomenology, the exclusion of the existence of the object is called
  • bracketing existence
  • reductionism
  • existentialism
  • idealism
Answer: bracketing existence
Q17 | In phenomenology,’ whatness’ of the object is called
  • existence
  • essence
  • thing
  • idea
Answer: essence
Q18 | The’ essence’ in phenomenology is
  • ideal reality
  • psychological reality
  • empirical reality
  • intentional object of consciousness
Answer: intentional object of consciousness
Q19 | Phenomenology is
  • materialism
  • phenomenalism
  • descriptive study of the ‘given’ without making any metaphysical postulate
  • an ‘introspective psychology’
Answer: descriptive study of the ‘given’ without making any metaphysical postulate
Q20 | ‘Intuition’ in phenomenology means
  • observation
  • seeing
  • sensible intuition
  • intuition of essences or intellectual observation
Answer: intuition of essences or intellectual observation
Q21 | Intentionality, the phenomenological term used by Husserl refer to
  • referring to idea
  • the state of being intentional, an objective modifying act
  • a psychological act
  • a subjective act
Answer: the state of being intentional, an objective modifying act
Q22 | Husserl had borrowed the concept of intentionality from
  • descartes
  • meinong
  • brentano
  • william james
Answer: brentano
Q23 | The author of Neues Organon
  • plato
  • j.h.lambert
  • hegel
  • c.s.peirce
Answer: j.h.lambert
Q24 | Kant used the word ‘noumena’ for
  • things as they appear to us
  • things as they are in themselves
  • whatever is observed to be the case
  • whatever is before the mind
Answer: things as they are in themselves
Q25 | C.S Peirce used the word ‘phenomena’ as
  • things as they appear to us
  • things as they are in themselves
  • whatever is observed to be the case
  • whatever is before mind, even illusory perceptions, imaginations or dreams
Answer: whatever is before mind, even illusory perceptions, imaginations or dreams
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