Recent Developments In Western Philosophy Set 1
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This set of Recent Developments in Western Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Recent Developments In Western Philosophy Set 1
Q1 | Who wrote the book Pragmatism?
- john dewey
- s. peirce c. william james
- comte
Q2 | John Dewey’s philosophy is commonly referred as:
- instrumentalism
- utilitarianism
- hedonism
- intuitionism
Q3 | Along with pragmatism William James introduced philosophy of:
- empiricism
- instrumentalism
- phenomenism
- radical empiricism
Q4 | Auguste Comte’s version of positivism is called as:
- sociological positivism
- empirical positivism
- radical positivism
- scientific positivism
Q5 | According to Comte, the human mind successively passes through -------stages ofthinking.
- three
- fou
- five
- six
Q6 | Comte describes that ------------------ is the elementary stage of thinking.
- metaphysical stage
- positive stage
- theological stage
- religious stage
Q7 | Which among the following is treated as the last stage of philosophising by Comte?
- positive stage
- metaphysical stage
- theological stage
- religious stage
Q8 | ------------------- is a characteristic feature of C. S. Pierce’s theory of cognition.
- agnosticism
- falllibilism
- scepticism
- none of these
Q9 | Who among the following wrote “The Quest for Certainty”?
- john dewey
- s. peirce c. william james
- comte
Q10 | Being and Nothingness is written by:
- heidegger
- jaspers
- sartre
- kierkegaard
Q11 | Who among the following is treated as theistic philosopher?
- kierkegaard
- sartre
- heidegger
- camus
Q12 | ------------------ called as the Magnum Opus of Heidegger.
- being and nothingness
- the rebel
- philosophy
- being and time
Q13 | “Man is condemned to be free”- is related with :
- kierkegaard
- sartre
- heidegger
- camus
Q14 | Sartre’s classification of Being is discussed in:
- being and nothingness
- existentialism is a humanism
- nausea
Q15 | Sartre describes two types of Being. Which are they?
- en-soi and poar-soi
- sein and zeit
- being and time
- yin and yang
Q16 | Who coined the phrase “Existentialism Precedes the Essence”?
- heidegger
- jaspers
- sartre
- kierkegaard
Q17 | Which among the list is considered as a characteristic feature of Existentialism?
- spiritualism
- fatalism
- fundamentalism
- freedom
Q18 | The word pragmatism is derived from the Greek term:
- pragmatikos
- pramaticus
- pragma
- practicous
Q19 | The Greek word Pragmatikos means:
- purpose
- prior
- practical
- partial
Q20 | A.J. Ayer’s version of Logical positivism is known as:
- logical empiricism
- logical atomism
- logical monism
- radical positivism
Q21 | A. J. Ayer’s popular book------------------------ popularised the tenets of Logical Positivism.
- logical atomism
- philosophy of logical syntax
- language truth and logic
- principia mathematica
Q22 | Logical Positivists formulated the--------------------- principle the basic criterion formeaning-fullness of a proposition.
- correspondenc
- verification
- coherence
- internality
Q23 | According to Logical Positivists metaphysical propositions are:
- temporal
- meaningful
- sensible.
- meaningless
Q24 | Rudolf Carnap wrote that metaphysical propositions are:
- neither true nor false
- true or false
- true
- either true or false
Q25 | Which one is considered as the most popular work of Wittgenstein?
- logical atomism
- philosophy of logical syntax
- language truth and logic
- tractatus logico-philosophicus