Philosophy - Post Mains 2019 review & discussion

@utkarsh_mishrasociopolitical part I found very tough. Very pin pointed things were asked. Relations were difficult to establish. Took a lot of time in brain storming and then lack of time compromised content in easy questions too.

Indian philosophy questions were very tricky. Choosing questions became very tough.

Everytime after exam changing optional dilemma haunts.

I found religion to be more difficult. Socio-political me bhi mann ki baat hi likhi hai. Paper 1 was still a bit fine.

I found some 10 markers in paper 1 also tricky..besides questions were also not direct..

@ajiteshmishra579160sociopolitical k 10 marker to clean bold kr rahe the

@ajiteshmishra579160haan..indian k 10 markers tough the thode..

last year diya tha mains tumne?

@utkarsh_mishranai 2017 wala dia tha..u??

@ajiteshmishra579160haan maine bhi 2017 me..
Do you think paper usse tough tha?

@utkarsh_mishrapaper 1 to ussi level ka tha..and paper 2 relatively tough lga..and what u think..aur paper 1 thoda analytical lga..i mean 2017 wale se thoda sochna jada pad rha tha

Can anyone help with q no 2 c of paper 1 , i.e what is cannot be other than what it is. What has to be explained in it?

@nikhilrai0827880i think it requires divine determinism of spinoza to be explained..

@nikhilrai0827880asking Absolute Monism of Spinoza i.e. Substance- which is in itself and through itself.

I found paper 1 Western philosophy part tricky. Paper 2 was tough, no straight forward answer

And paper 2 q6 part c i.e. how will a religious person deny the possibility of religion without God? What have you guys written in it (if attempted)?

@nikhilrai0827880
here I wrote,
how the religions without God have shifted to ‘God worship’ due to practical difficulties. Practical difficulties of satisfying emotional sentiments of devotees. Eg Tirthankaras in Jainism now worshipped as God.
So, the religions without God are more of a theoretical and philosophical concept. But, practically and actually ‘God worship’ is practiced.

How you have approached?

@corrigible_87I was not really sure about the exact demand of this question so I think I deviated. This is what I understood - How would a religious person, who believes in a Personal God, will deny the possibility of any religion other than what he/she is practicing, and which claims to have no God. So I wrote that faith in God is the final answer (quoted Bible and Kant here), and then ended with theory of eschatology. Still not sure about the exact demand of question but now I think that mentioning proofs of God in brief could also have been a good option.

@nikhilrai0827880alright! Do you know If any institute is going to have open discussion on paper?

@corrigible_87VVRIAS.. you can ask them when is the date and time.

@nightHAWKthanks, i will call them.

I connect karmaphaldata, creator sustainer and destroyer god concept of a religious person. and for him an omnipotent being that is a moral governor of all actions..and on such basis he condemn the religion without God. Gave 2 liner view of religion without God like Buddhism and then ended with Kant and Shankar..to reconcile..

Kindly share 2019 Philosophy Mains paper analysis.