Western Metaphysics Set 1

Master of Arts in Philosophy (MA Philosophy)

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This set of Western Metaphysics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Western Metaphysics Set 1

Q1 | The metaphysical view that there are many realities is known as
  • dualism
  • pluralism
  • monism
  • non-dualism
Answer: pluralism
Q2 | The theory that holds reason as the source of knowledge is
  • idealism
  • rationalism
  • empiricism
  • none of the above
Answer: rationalism
Q3 | ---------- is considered as the father of modern philosophy
  • descartes
  • kant
  • hegel
  • plato
Answer: descartes
Q4 | Ontology deals with
  • matter
  • mind
  • being
  • ideas
Answer: being
Q5 | The method of Kant was
  • dialectic
  • critical
  • synthetic
  • speculative
Answer: critical
Q6 | The mind body relationship theory of Descartes is known as———
  • psycho physical parallelism
  • interactionism
  • pre-established harmony
  • none of these
Answer: interactionism
Q7 | Berkeley argues that all knowledge is derived from
  • impression
  • ideas
  • axioms
  • postulates
Answer: ideas
Q8 | According to Skepticism knowledge is ———-
  • certain
  • possible
  • uncertain
  • none of these
Answer: uncertain
Q9 | For Idealism ——— is primary
  • mind
  • inference
  • perception
  • soul
Answer: mind
Q10 | The author of Meditations is
  • leibniz
  • plato
  • descartes
  • spinoza
Answer: descartes
Q11 | Descartes was a ———thinker
  • emperical
  • rational
  • materialistic
  • idealistic
Answer: rational
Q12 | The Problem of Knowledge was written by ———
  • aristotle
  • plato
  • a.j ayer
  • collingwood
Answer: a.j ayer
Q13 | Who has said that mind has innate ideas
  • spinoza
  • kant
  • descartes
  • hume
Answer: descartes
Q14 | Leibniz defines substance or monads as
  • physical object
  • active force
  • geometrical figure
  • none of these
Answer: active force
Q15 | According to Kant --------- judgments are always apriori
  • synthetic
  • ethical
  • analytical
  • none of these
Answer: analytical
Q16 | ------ admits innumerable monads or spiritual atoms
  • descartes
  • leibniz
  • spinoza
  • hegel
Answer: leibniz
Q17 | Who among the following is considered as the Subjective Idealist?
  • spinoza
  • leibniz
  • berkeley
  • none of these
Answer: berkeley
Q18 | Descartes suggests---- as absolute substance
  • mind
  • matter
  • god
  • none of these
Answer: god
Q19 | The rationalist philosopher ----- wants to give philosophy a stable character like mathematics
  • kant
  • descartes
  • plato
  • aristotle
Answer: descartes
Q20 | ‘An Essay concerning human Understanding’ is the work of----------
  • spinoza
  • descartes
  • hume
  • none of these
Answer: hume
Q21 | ----- is the method adopted by Kant
  • inductive
  • deductive
  • empirical
  • transcendental
Answer: transcendental
Q22 | Cogito ergo sum is a key concept in the philosophy of----------
  • leibniz
  • spinoza
  • descartes
  • none of these
Answer: descartes
Q23 | Who says that space and time are empirically real but transcendentally ideal?
  • pythagoras
  • spinoza
  • kant
  • hegel
Answer: kant
Q24 | According to ------- God is regarded as the only cause and bearer of all qualities
  • descartes
  • leibniz
  • spinoza
  • hegel
Answer: spinoza
Q25 | Who among the following is a German philosopher
  • plato
  • spinoza
  • kant
  • none of these
Answer: kant
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