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1. f.li-.!Rlfurn q ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cf>T WN7T 1so ｾｩｴＺ＠

Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50

(a) ｾ＠ 1R 3flcfiR cfit ｾＧｉｒ＠ cfit ｾ＠ ｾ＠ futi: ｾ＠ W-f;R ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ t?

eim:1l·i:Ftlc-'lcfi ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ~1
How does Aristotle argue for the priority of Form over Matter and Actuality over
Potentiality? Critically discuss.

(b) (-ll~i,.f\\11 ｾ＠ cJTT ＠ｾ

ｾ＠ ｾ＠ f.lllRlcfl~ o~ fcfd~dl ｾ＠ ｾ＠ "cfiT fcf>B W-f;R ~\llfc@
~t? ~fltquft~~~~I
How does Leibniz's conception of monads bear upon his views on determinism and
freedom? Discuss with your own comments.

(c) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'i.flf¾~Hcfl~ -ij ｾ＠ ｾ＠ t? ｾ＠ 3N-ft ~~~:tllwlll ｾ＠ -ij 'i1'1f¾~Hcfl~ ｾ＠

~3TI cf;l ｾ＠ f.rcmUJ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ t?
What, according to Husserl, is wrong with psychologism? How does Husserl address
the problems with psychologism in his phenomenological method?

(d) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ Slt-4llcfl~ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij ol.llcft)ll\cfi ｾ＠ cJTT ｾ＠ cf>T i:rt\~ ~ I

Examine the reality of the phenomenal world in the light of Hegel's Absolute Idealism.

(eJ "~ <fit ｾ＠ Wl t I"

ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cf>T lftfi~ i:rtl~ ~ I
"The Soul of Superman is Good."
Critically examine the above statement in the light of logical positivism.

2. (aJ "~ m "cfiT M ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ i:rnt1 t -a~ ｾ＠ ＠ｾ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ M cf>T -:1-1c1~1cfi-1

ｾ＠ i:rnt1 {1'' ｾ＠ cf>T ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ W-f;R ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cfTT ｾ＠ ＠ｾ cf>T ei:iflll4lcfi<u1 cfi<ID
t? cfiR 3lCR · ~ 31'N; ｾ＠ -fu;R' -ij ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cf;l ｾ＠ W-f;R ＠ｾ qi{ij ~?
''I never can catch myself at any time without perception, and never can observe
anything but the perception." How does this statement by Hume problematize the
philosophical notion of personal identity? How does Kant deal with this problem in his
Critique of Pure Reason? 20

(bJ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ f.li-.!Rl~a ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ei:i1~1-,,1-11c-'icfi ｾ＠ ｾ＠ :

··~ q;)f ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ fcf; ｾ＠ fcf; '-;ftffi f.roin;J t' ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ t fcf; '-;ftffi ｾ＠ ｾ＠

GT-ll ｾ＠ f'' ＼ｦｬｾ＠ l1;qi a m i f - ~ ｾ＠ q;«rf i,"

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 Critically discuss the following statement by Moore :
"If anyone tells us that to say 'Blue exists' is the same thing as to say that 'Both
blue and consciousness exist', he makes a mistake and a self-contradictory
mistake." 15

(c) "-qu 3{q;ft ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 4(lil'1cllc; c€t mfT ｾ＠ cfil CfiR1JT ｾ＠ t fcfi ~1'dtl0i "ID"{T ml{ ｾ＠
3,c[ffl ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 'q m ~an ' T I : ~ ~ -t ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ i ｾ＠ fcfi ｾ＠ ~1"
ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -q ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 4llitfircli:fi dV.O ~ ~ ' T I : ~ flcquft ｾ＠ I
"The reason that I call my doctrine logical atomism is because the atoms that I wish to
arrive at as the sort oflast residue in analysis are logical atoms and not physical atoms.''
Write a note on the nature of atomic facts according to Russell in the light of the
above statement. 15

What does Kierkegaard mean by saying "Subjectivity is the truth" in the context of
the problem of 'the single individual'? 20

(b) $';f ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ WG~ i t ~ ~ -q ｾＭ＠ ｾ＠ c€t ｾ＠ "cfi"I '!.c-ilicfi-1

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Evaluate the role of spatio-temporal thinking in objective thinking with reference to
Strawson's theory of basic particulars. 15

(c) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ q;af ~ t i ' ｾ＠ ｾ＠ it ｾ＠ cf,( ｾ＠ t? cflJT ｾ＠ c€t ｾ＠ ｾ＠

c€t ~ t i ' c€t ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -m1 stRt41Rc1 · ~ mt om wrr~ mt~ ｾ＠ c€t st1<~,Rti:fi ｾ＠ t?
3ltR '3m ｾ＠ "4'~ it ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ~I
When does Pure Reason enter into the realm of Antinomies according to Kant? Is
Kant's notion of Antinomies of Pure Reason a natural culmination of his distinction
between Phenomena and Noumena? Give reasons in favour of your answer. 15

4. (a) ..ｾｩｴ＠ f.tfifu mｾ＠ t ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ 3fR <fil f.!1nur c f , ( ~ ｴｩＢｾ＠

c€t ｾ＠ ~ffi'!t'iic:11~ ｾｭ＠ WG~ it t1li1t11,:H1rlicfi ｾ＠ ~1
"You can always make something out of what you have been made into." Critically
discuss this statement by Sartre with reference to his views on existentialism. 20

(b) " ~ ｾ＠ c€t .$lf.tcl14c11 ｾ＠ ~an "cfil ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ stRt4i('H ｾ＠

ｾ＠ ~\frcft it"
ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ c€t ｾ＠ w'llfcra ~ a n . ~ ~ I
"From the necessity of the divine nature there must follow infinitely many things in
infinitely many ways." Explain this statement by Spinoza along with some possible
criticisms. 15

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incn, 1RTGm3TI ｾ＠ ｾ＠ al~ lltm ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ffl ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ~?''
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''But could we also imagine a language in which a person could write down or give
vocal expression to his inner experience s-his feelings, moods and the rest-for his
private use?" Critically discuss the answer offered by Wittgenstein to this question. 15

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Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each : 10x5=50

(a} ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ "cfilt c1it ｾ＠ cfil 1«\~ ~ I ｾ＠ lll~ c1it ~ " C R ~ ~ "51\llcl

~t?
Examine the concept of Karma according to Jainism. How does it bear upon their
conception of Liberation?

(b} ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ alflJ.Sl~m, ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ c#i'r ｾ＠ ~I

Explain the difference between Sampraji'i.ata Samadhi and Asampraji'i.ata Samadhi.

Why is memory not a valid knowledge according to Mima:rhsa?

Point out the significance of the five-fold differences in the Dualistic School of
Vedanta.

Discuss the nature and types of matter according to Nimbarka.

6. (a} ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij ~fulcficllc; c1it ｾ＠ fctle "SlcfiR ｾ＠ Sldl~tt!F'il~ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cfil mfciicf> Slf'a4i~-t t?
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How is K~ai:ukavada a logical derivative of Pratityasam utpada in Buddhism? Explain. 20

(b} ｾ＠ rn 3Ticfim ~. lfq_ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij, ｾ＠ cfil e'11~1,::Hk'lcfi 'l_illicfi-t ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠

ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ cfi't ｾ＠ cfil 1«\~ ~ I

Critically evaluate Carvakas' rejection of Akasa as one of the elements of reality and
examine their criticism of transmigration of Soul. 15

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 (c) -:sHfri:f;l4ql~ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -ij '3Pl~' v;ci '3T-R'~' c#it -:sicltll<Oll,m c#it ｾ＠ ~I

Explain the concepts of 'Anyathasiddha' and 'Ananyathasiddha' in the context of

Asatkaryavada. 15

1. (a) "~ 3Til{ cfi1 cJ~ 3Til{ ｾ＠ ~-« ~<fi~d m t1" ~~am "<fi"RO@l mR1 ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠
ｾ＠ c#it, am fcm~ l@l q;) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ~, ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ffl?
"A mango tree is grown out of a mango seed." How will Samkhya system explain this
process through their theory of causation by rejecting their rival perspectives? 20

(b) ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ awiq c6t ~tn ｾ＠ ｾ＠ -q ｾ＠ cfi«fT t? ｾ＠ ｾ＠ ｾ＠ t, mｾ＠ ｾ＠ -q

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How does Buddhism explain Self in terms of Paiicaskandhas? What is Liberation for
Buddhism if there is no Soul? 15

Explain the differences of conception of Reality between Carvaka and Jainism. 15

What does Aurobindo mean by 'life divine' as a possibility and inevitability? 20

(b) ｾｩｴ＠ "c6t ｾ＠ v;ci d'tiiifl'li«l.q ｾ＠ cfi1 "{{lfi~ '(ef'.li<fi-t ~ I

Critically evaluate the logical and metaphysical status of Vise~a in the context of
Vaise~ika Philosophy. 15

Discuss the nature and relationship of Jiva and Jiva-sak~r according to non-dualism. 15

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