{"id":50075,"date":"2019-07-17T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50075"},"modified":"2019-07-17T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:05:11","slug":"upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Main Philosophy Paper I- 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Section \u2018A\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.  (a)  <\/strong>How does Plato relate the world of ideas to the empirical world ? Discuss.     15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b) <\/strong>Why does Descartes not doubt the existence of God? Explain     15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c)<\/strong> What is Russell\u2019s idea of \u2018Incomplete symbols\u2019 in his theory of description?  Discuss.   15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(d)<\/strong> \u201cI am responsible for myself and for everyone else.\u201d Discuss this statement in the light of Sartre\u2019s existentialism.   15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. (a)<\/strong> \u201cHume aroused me from my dogmatic slumber\u201d. In what context Kant has made this statement? Explain.  20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong>  Discuss the limitations of verification theory.    20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c) <\/strong>What, according to Empiricists is the concept of Substance? Discuss.     20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. (a) <\/strong>\u201cMeaning of the word lies in its use\u201d. Explain in detail.    30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> What, according to Husserl is Intentionality? Discuss is role in arriving at the meaning of object.   30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. (a)<\/strong> Are the arguments given by G.E. Moors against Idealism, adequate ? Give reasons for your answer.   30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Is the concept of freedom consistent with the theory of determinism of Spinoza ? Support your answer with arguments. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section \u2018B\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. (a) <\/strong>What according to Jainism is Path to Liberation ? Discuss.       15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Is Sunyavada a philosophical doctrine Evaluate?    15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c)<\/strong> Do you find any inadequacy in the proofs for the existence of God as given by Naiyayikas? Give reasons in Support of your answer.    15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(d) <\/strong>Why do the Vaisesikas treat Abhava as an independent category? Explain.    15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. (a)<\/strong> Why is Saptabhangi Naya not treated as a doctrine of Scepticism ? Discuss.     20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> How do Mimamsakas defend Svatah Pramanyavada against the Naiyayika criticism? Discuss.  20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c)<\/strong> What is the importance of the Buddhist concept of \u2018Nama-Rupa\u2019 in the exposition of the Doctrine of Dependent Origination?    20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. (a)<\/strong> Examine Sankhya\u2019s arguments for Bahupurusavada (Plurality of Purusa).      30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> \u201cYoga is more than a psycho-physical exercise\u201d. Analyse this statement and support your conclusion with arguments. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. (a)<\/strong> Why do Carvakas reject a the concept of Akasa . Discuss.   30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b)<\/strong> Is the concept of Nirvana a logical necessity for the Buddhists? Give reasons for your answer.   30<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Section \u2018A\u2019 1.  (a)  How does Plato relate the world of ideas to the empirical world ? Discuss.     15 (b) Why does Descartes not doubt the existence of God? Explain     15 (c) What is Russell\u2019s idea of \u2018Incomplete symbols\u2019 in his theory of description?  Discuss.   15 (d) \u201cI am responsible for myself and for everyone else.\u201d Discuss this statement in… Continue reading UPSC Main Philosophy Paper I- 2011<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50075","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}