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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:
Q2 | Which among the following is the characteristic of Modern Philosophy
Q3 | Who authored ‘Essay on Human Understanding’
Q4 | Modern philosophy began in
Q5 | The father of modern western philosophy
Q6 | Descartes advocated the philosophy of:
Q7 | Descartes is a
Q8 | The concept of innate ideas is put forward by:
Q9 | …………. Is advocated theory of interactionism
Q10 | According to Descartes, the Absolute substance refers to:
Q11 | According to Descartes, the idea of God is :
Q12 | Which one of the following views is held by Descartes?
Q13 | Which one of the following statements adequately sums up Descartes’ philosophy?
Q14 | Which one of the following types of substances is NOT admitted by Descartes?
Q15 | In order to escape …………………, Descartes has introduced the idea of God
Q16 | The rationalist philosopher …………. wants to give philosophy a stable character like mathematics.
Q17 | .......... defines substance as “ an existent thing which requires nothing but itself in order to exist”.
Q18 | Descartes claims God as the …………..substance, and mind and matter as ……… substance.
Q19 | Descartes suggests ……………… as absolute substance
Q20 | Which one of the following statements is NOT supported by Descartes?
Q21 | The doctrine of Occassionalism advocated by
Q22 | Which one of the following statements is entitled by Descartes’ cogito ergo sum?
Q23 | Descartes recognizes mind and matter as ……. substances which are created by God.
Q24 | Descartes suggests mind and matter are ………..
Q25 | Descartes advocates …………..by admitting mind and matter as two substances