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We see a bronze statue of Poseidon in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Which of the following would be [a] cause[s] of the statue for Aristotle if we read his
Physics
?
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Metaphysics
In the Buddhist theory of elements (
dharmas
),
dharmas
are the ultimate momentary elements of existence. The number of elements varies in different schools of Buddhism. Of the following alternatives, which pair(s) does/do
NOT
give us the respective number of
dharmas
accepted in Sautrāntika and Sarvāstivāda (Vaibhāṣika) schools?
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GATE XH- C4
Classical Indian Philosophy
Indian Philosophy and Education
According to the Advaita of Śaṅkara, the individual self (
jīva
) is:
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Orthodox Systems
Consider the following sentence: 'Dhavala is a white cow.' For the Vaiśeṣika, the meaning (artha) of the sentence consists of the following padārthas:
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GATE XH- C4
Classical Indian Philosophy
Orthodox Systems
According to the theory advocated by G. Frege in his 'On Sense and Reference', the expression 'the largest prime number' would have \underline{\hspace{2cm
}.}
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GATE XH- C4
Contemporary Western Philosophy
Philosophy
In the
Phaedo
, Plato's Socrates develops a novel way of understanding the beauty of things. He tells us:
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Plato's Theory
Descartes postulates the evil genius in his
Meditations
to deny the certainty of which statements?
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GATE XH- C4
Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Philosophy
Husserl's fifth Cartesian Meditation is founded upon the realization that the reduction to my transcendental sphere of ownness:
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GATE XH- C4
Contemporary Western Philosophy
Husserl’s Phenomenological Method
Soli likes either logic or biology. If Soli likes logic, then he is not a happy person. Neither Soli nor Rupinder likes biology. Which among the following can be concluded from the premises given here?
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Logic
Logical and Analytical Reasoning Skills
On the basis of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, we can say the following about virtue:
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GATE XH- C4
Ethics
Aristotle's Ethics
According to Hume's An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, the following is/are the principle[s] governing the connection of ideas:
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GATE XH- C4
Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Philosophy
In his
Yogasūtra
, Patañjali mentions five kinds of afflictions (
kleśas
). Which one of the following is NOT among the five afflictions?
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GATE XH- C4
Classical Indian Philosophy
Orthodox Systems
In Plato's Republic, the virtue of moderation is present:
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Plato's Theory
In Káśmīra Śaivism, Śiva is the only reality, the one without a second. Which among the following is/are the other name[s] for Káśmīra Śaivism?
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Śaivasiddhānta
In 'Democracy', B. R. Ambedkar lays out certain fundamental assumptions about his conception of democracy. They include:
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GATE XH- C4
Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Marx introduces the concept of 'commodity fetishism' in Capital. Which one of the following is a correct description of the concept?
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GATE XH- C4
Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Political Philosophy
W. V. O. Quine famously writes in 'Two Dogmas of Empiricism':
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GATE XH- C4
Contemporary Western Philosophy
Philosophy
Comparing the thoughts of Heraclitus and Parmenides, we can say that:
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Metaphysics
According to Heidegger's Being and Time, the ontological difference is:
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Contemporary Western Philosophy
Philosophy
According to Swami Vivekananda, 'Universal Religion' would consist in recognising that there are different ways of approaching the religious object. The
watch-word
for universal religion is \underline{\hspace{2cm
}.}
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Indian Philosophy and Education
In his 'The Concept of the Absolute and Its Alternative Forms', K. C. Bhattacharyya says, "… consciousness is of three kinds – knowing, feeling and willing…" Which one of the following is the 'absolute' of 'knowing'?
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Contemporary Indian Philosophy
Epistemology
Which one of the following is NOT considered a pramana by the Prabhakara Mimamsaka?
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Orthodox Systems
Which one of the following is the manifestation of the Absolute Spirit in Hegel's
Phenomenology of Spirit
?
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Classical and Modern Western Philosophy
Philosophy
The Carvaka system accepts the following purusharthas:
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Indian Philosophy and Education
In Taittiriya Upanishad there is a discussion of five sheaths (pancha–kosa) in which the individual self is encased. Which one is the sheath (kosa) of knowledge and intelligence?
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Classical Indian Philosophy
Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, and Dharmasastha's
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