Whose philosophical work is 'The Thought'?
A. Bertrand Russell
B. GE Moore
C. AJ Ayer
D. Gottlob Frege
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Metaphysics is regarded as
A. pseudo-concept
B. non-pseudo concept
C. positivist
D. None of these
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Principi Mathematica' was a . . . . . . . . written by Russell .
A. book
B. comic
C. novel
D. None of these
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HP Grice is well known for his theory
A. implication
B. implicature
C. expresaionism
D. imperialism
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Who among the following marked as the beginner of analytic philosophy movement?
A. AJ Ayer
B. Wittgenstein
C. Gilbert Ryle
D. Gottlob Frege
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"Elementary propositions depict the picture of reality." is formulated by
A. Moore
B. Russell
C. Wittgenstein
D. Husserl
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Who among the following thinkers maintains the truth of an idea is not a stagnant property inherent in it?
A. Russell
B. William James
C. Ayer
D. Moore
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According to GE Moore, whenever there is a conflict between a philosophical doctrine and common sense, it was more likely that
A. Common sense has gone astray rather than the philosophical doctrine
B. the argument has gone astray rather than the common sense
C. both argument and common sense have gone astray
D. neither the argument nor common sense had gone astray
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Consider the following statements in the light of Bradley's theory of appearance and reality
1. We apprehend the nature of reality through its appearances, which are things of everyday life.
2. Reality is related to appearances, and appearances are appearances of reality.
3. Reality is found in all appearances, but not in the same degree.
Select the correct answer:
A. Only 2 is false
B. 2 and 3 are false
C. 1 and 2 are false
D. 1, 2 and 3 true
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Writer)
List-II (Writings)
a. GE Moore
1. Freedom and Reason
b. RM Hare
2. Ethics
c. TH Green
3. The Logic of Moral Discourse
d. Paul Edward
4. Prolegomene to Ethic
A. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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What is the most stricking philosophical consequence of logical positivism?
A. It rejects synthetic apriori knowledge
B. It niles out almost the whole of metaphysics as meaningless
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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"All aspects of a thing are real, whereas the thing is a mere logical construction." is the view of
A. Frege
B. Russell
C. Wittgenstein
D. Austin
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Which book is authored by Russell?
A. Problems of Philosophy
B. Problems of Science
C. Problems of Math
D. None of these
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Consider the following two statements in the light of Wittgenstein's views
Assertion (A) Every proposition has a clear and definite sense.
Reason (R) Propositions of everyday life contain complex expressions which are logically proper names.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are false but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false, and R is not the correct explanation of A
D. A is false but R is true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
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Who advocates the 'Refutation of Idealism'?
A. Russell and Berkley
B. Moore and Berkley
C. Russell and Moore
D. Russell and Hegel
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Accordingto Quine, the differencein the meaning depends upon what?
A. Kind
B. Explanation
C. Degree
D. Expression
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The theory 'Ghost in Machine' is related to
A. official doctrine of mind
B. theory of life and death
C. spiritual theory of mind
D. mysticism
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Who among the following holds the view that the concept of a person is 'primitive'?
A. Descartes
B. Ayer
C. Austin
D. Strawson
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Which one of the following statements was propounded by Wittgenstein?
A. To be is to be perceived
B. I think therefore I am
C. I am therefore I think
D. Where of one cannot speak, there of one must remain silent
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Logical atomism is the doctrine propounded by
A. Wittgenstein
B. Russell
C. Quine
D. Ryle
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