{"id":50098,"date":"2019-07-17T17:12:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50098"},"modified":"2019-07-17T17:13:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:43:06","slug":"upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Main Philosophy Paper 2- 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Section A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Answer all the five parts below critically in not more\nthan 150 words each: 10\u00d75=50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Does corruption have not only a moral dimension but also\nan economic dimension?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) What is the significance of including duties of citizens\nin the Indian Constitution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Does the idea of equal respect to all religions provide a\nconsistent and viable state policy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Does the combination of democracy and socialism lead to a\nmore equitable society?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) Is there any impact of caste discrimination on democracy\nin Indian context?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. a) What is meant by \u2018democracy\u2019? What are the various forms of democratic governments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Is a democratic government able to represent the\ninterests of minority groups?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Is a democratic government better than a benevolent dictatorship? Give reasons for your answer. 15+15+20 (250 words each) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. a) What do you understand by \u2018gender equality\u2019 and why is it important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Is economic independence essential for equality between\nmen and women?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Why is adequate representation of women in political institutions important in this context? 15+15+20 (250 words each) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. a) Explain and evaluate Aristotle\u2019s conception of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) What is meant by justice as fairness\u2019? Explain the basic\ntenets of Rawls\u2019 theory of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) How is Amartya Sen\u2019s approach to justice different from that of Rawls? 15+15+20 (250 words each) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. Discuss the following critically in not more than 150 words each :10×5=50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Is God indispensable for religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Is religious morality consistent with individual freedom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Is there anything else other than human efforts which may\nbe conducive to attainment of liberation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Do theists succeed in explaining the natural evil in the\nworld as a necessary counterpart to good?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) Is religious faith opposed to reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q6. a) State and elucidate the cosmological argument for the existence of God in Western and Indian philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Discuss two main objections against this argument. Are\ntheists able to answer these satisfactorily?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Critically evaluate three major objections against the argument from design for the existence of God. 15+15+20 (250 words each) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q7. a) What is the nature of mystical experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Is mystical experience open to different interpretations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Can mystical experience be regarded as a valid source of knowledge? 15+15+20 (250 words each) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q8. a) What is meant by saying that religious language is non-cognitive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Can religious language be said to be verifiable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Do cognitivists provide a cogent answer to the objection based on falsifiability?
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