Consider the following statements with reference to Frege.
1. Frege introduces a distinction between the reference and the sense of an expression.
2. Objects are what proper names stand for.
3. He invented the theory of quantification.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. Only 3
D. All of these
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According to which theory, truth depends upon practical consequences?
A. Correspondence theory
B. Coherence theory
C. Pragmatic theory
D. Semantic theory
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Wittgenstein says that each . . . . . . . . is regarded as meaningfuL
A. word
B. spirit
C. alphabet
D. denotation
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Which one of the following statements is true with reference to Logical Positivism?
A. Analytic a priori knowledge is impossible
B. Synthetic a posteriori knowledge is impossible
C. Synthetic a priori knowledge is impossible
D. Analytic a posteriori knowledge is possible
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Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. Husserl
1. Logical investigation
b. Nietzsche
2. Will to power
c. Hegel
3. Nature
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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Logical atomism was based on
A. lectures
B. empiricism
C. experience world
D. innate ideas
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. 'On Referring'
1. Donald Davidson
b. Theory of Description
2. JL Austin
c. T-Sentences
3. PF Strawson
d. Speech-Act
4. Bertrand Russell
A. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
B. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. Wittgenstein
1. Family resemblance
b. CS Peirce
2. Pragmatism
c. GE Moore
3. Refutation of idealism
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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What is the major concern of Frege in his work 'On Sense and Reference'?
A. Sense and expression of sign
B. Sense and meaning of sign
C. Sense of sign
D. Expression of sign
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Assertion (A) Quine rejects radical reductionism of empiricists.
Reason (R) Our statements about the external world face the tribunal of sense experience as a collective body.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the, correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. G Ryle
1. Concept of Mind
b. Hegel
2. Absolute Idealist
c. AJ Ayer
3. Emotivist
d. Wittgenstein
4. Blue Book
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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Who propounded the theory of 'Language Game'?
A. Whitehead
B. GE Moore
C. Wittgenstein
D. AJ Ayer
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What according to Frege may change without changing the identity of the object to which the sign refers?
A. Sign
B. Mode
C. Object
D. Character
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What is the link between the objects?
A. Fact
B. Logic
C. Analytic
D. Experience
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How the truth value of the sentence is determined?
A. Mode of presentation
B. Sense
C. Dimension of reference
D. Reference
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It is necessary according to Frege to have a same sense or meaning towards an object?
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason(R) . Considering (A) and (R) in the light of logical positivism and select the correct answer.
Assertion (A) According to the principle of verification 'meaning of a proposition is the mode of its verification'.
Reason (R) All the statements which could neither be verified nor falsified by experience are meaningful.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not, the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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What is the central theme of Investigation?
A. Doctrine
B. Dogmatic
C. Nothing
D. Anything
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Which theory is refuted by GE Moore?
A. Subjective idealism
B. Objective idealism
C. Naturalistic
D. Rationalism
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Moore wrote
1. Principi Mathematica
2. Principi Ethica
3. Refutation of Idealism
4. Description is Essential
Select the correct answer:
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 2 and 4
D. 1 and 4
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