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Assignment – 9
i) Answer all five questions
ii) All questions carry equal marks
iii) Answer to question no. 1 and 2 should be in about 400 words each.
1. Write an essay on ordinary language philosophy.
What are the contributions of Gilbert Ryle and Wittgenstein to ordinary language philosophy? 20
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Discuss in detail the concept of Will to Power in the philosophy of Nietzsche.
2. Elaborate on Leibniz’s doctrine of the monad and pre-established harmony.
Do you agree with the claim of Leibniz that this world is the best of all possible worlds? Discuss. 20
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Explain the common themes discussed in poststructuralism.
Elaborate the Contributions of Michel Foucault to poststructuralism.
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each:
a) Delineate three types of knowledge as discussed by Spinoza. 10
b) Elaborate on the contributing factors of Absurdity as discussed by Camus. 10
c) Explain the tool-use model of language according to Wittgenstein. 10
d) Briefly explain Berkeley’s idea of ‘Esse est percipi’. 10
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each:
a. How does Descartes prove the existence of God? 5
b. What is historical materialism? 5
c. Illustrate Casual determinism. 5
d. What is Ricoeur's concept of the text? 5
e. Describe the picture theory of meaning. 5
f. Discuss the linguistic nature of human understanding in Gadamer. 5
2. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
a) Categorical Imperative 4
b) Noumenon 4
c) Eidetic reduction 4
d) Being-for-itself 4
e) Allegory 4
f) Leap of faith 4
g) Atomic facts 4
h) Deconstruction 4