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Philosophy - Post Mains 2019 review & discussion

I found paper 1 easy and direct. I attempted Western philosophy - Q2 (LP, Aristotle, Spinoza's statement) and Q4 (Kant's S&T, hume and sartre)
Indian (Question 8).

Though I agree Indian was on tougher side but these questions (2 and 4 were easier and 8th was a bit analytical).

Paper II - I went for SPP Q2 (rights, multiC, tech dev) and Q4 (Ambedkar Gandhi secularism, Liberty and capital punishment), I found all of the SPP highly analytical and definite.

POR Q6 (Religious symb, Evil and Possiblity of Religion), I am not sure about this section. It seemed unconventional and tough and knowledge based to me. I guess more specific knowledge is demanded here.

What are your views on this??

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And have you guys gave representation?
I did for paper II (Philosophy). Please give the representations as every other optionals are making it.
Write that paper was lengthy and highly subjective or ventured the unconventional domain.

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@rahul21-in1641 said inPhilosophy- Post Mains 2019 review & discussion:

also most of the people in paper 2 found which section as doable, religion ya socio?

Socio was more doable.

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@rahul21-in1641 said inPhilosophy- Post Mains 2019 review & discussion:

e) State and evaluate the profs for the existence of God as propounded in Jainism- iska kya likha bhai log = god is equated to tirthinkaras right? but cannot be god in true sense of creater, destrroyer and preserver.. only an kaivlya jana who paves the path for liberation through his teachings.. i wrote on these lines

Yaar I wrote that concept of God is debatable in Jainas but they do accept the transcendental entities like Tirthankars, Ananth Chatushtya, Siddhashila etc. Proofs ke naam pe I gave their theory of Atomism that they use to explain the creation, relative knowledge implies all knowledgeable tirthankararas etc.

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@utkarsh_mishrasaid inPhilosophy- Post Mains 2019 review & discussion:

I hope they evaluate leniently..otherwise paper 2 is difficult to score marks.

Paper will be liniently evaluated if we make a representation. Ofcourse there is no surety but there's no harm in making a representation.

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I think 250 to 260
130 in paper 1
Around 120 in paper 2

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