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460+ Modern Western Philosophy Solved MCQs

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151.

Locke and Berkeley belong to -------- school

A. empiricism
B. rationalism
C. idealism
D. none of these
Answer» A. empiricism
152.

Who among the following is considered as the Subjective Idealist?

A. spinoza
B. leibniz
C. berkeley
D. none of these
Answer» C. berkeley
153.

Psycho physical parallelism is a theory of-----

A. descartes
B. leibniz
C. spinoza
D. none ofthese
Answer» C. spinoza
154.

---- is a mind body theory of Descartes

A. psycho physical parallelism
B. interactionism
C. pre-established harmony
D. all
Answer» B. interactionism
155.

According to Kant --------- judgments are always apriori

A. synthetic
B. ethical
C. analytical
D. none of these
Answer» C. analytical
156.

‘Real is Rational, Rational is Real’ is the concept of----------

A. locke
B. leibniz
C. spinoza
D. hegel
Answer» D. hegel
157.

------ is not a secondary quality according to Locke

A. taste
B. colour
C. extension
D. none of these
Answer» C. extension
158.

‘All our reasoning about causality is derived from nothing but custom’. This relates to-----

A. kant
B. hegel
C. leibniz
D. hume
Answer» D. hume
159.

----------- is the view that God is the immanent principle of universe

A. pluralism
B. dualism
C. pantheism
D. atheism
Answer» C. pantheism
160.

Theory of Pre-established harmony is postulated by

A. descartes
B. leibniz
C. spinoza
D. hegel
Answer» B. leibniz
161.

According to Kant , knowledge begins with sense, proceeds thence to ----- and ends in ----------

A. reason, understanding
B. understanding, reason
C. phenomena, noumena
D. none of these
Answer» B. understanding, reason
162.

The key notion of Hegel is

A. god
B. mind
C. world
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
163.

For Hegel, Idea means -----

A. concreteuniversal
B. concrete particular
C. abstract particular
Answer» A. concreteuniversal
164.

. Which among the following is not included under the Berkeley’s classification of sprit?

A. god
B. myself
C. animal spirit
D. none of these
Answer» C. animal spirit
165.

--------- defines monads as Centres of force or energy

A. kant
B. hegel
C. leibniz
D. hume
Answer» C. leibniz
166.

According to -----, monads are windowless

A. descartes
B. leibniz
C. spinoza
D. hegel
Answer» B. leibniz
167.

Locke believes that there ----- innate ideas in the mind

A. are no
B. are
C. must be
D. none of these
Answer» A. are no
168.

According to ----- the idea of substance is a complex idea

A. locke
B. spinoza
C. hume
D. none of these
Answer» A. locke
169.

Berkeley is --------

A. pragmatist
B. rationalist
C. empiricist
D. none of these
Answer» C. empiricist
170.

According to Leibniz the monads are ------ and everything is potential or implicit in it

A. modifications
B. windowless
C. strong
D. none of these
Answer» B. windowless
171.

Locke suggests that the idea of substance is a ---idea

A. complex
B. particular
C. simple
D. none of these
Answer» A. complex
172.

Berkeley claims that, all things of the world are the ideas of the -----

A. mind
B. physical objects
C. divine mind
D. none of these
Answer» C. divine mind
173.

Locke suggests that the ideas are of two types, simple and -----

A. complex
B. particular
C. simple
D. none of these
Answer» A. complex
174.

’Reason must approach the nature not as a pupil but as a judge’ is the view of -----

A. berkeley
B. kant
C. hume
D. none of these
Answer» B. kant
175.

Locke has divided the qualities of things into ----- and -----

A. empirical, intuitive
B. a priori, a posteriori
C. primary, secondary
D. none of
Answer» C. primary, secondary
176.

In Transcendental Aesthetic, Kant discusses the theory of -----

A. space and time
B. morality
C. god
D. none of these
Answer» A. space and time
177.

Who is the principal exponent of representative realism

A. berkeley
B. locke
C. hume
D. none of these
Answer» B. locke
178.

. Berkeley suggests, as all beings are particular , so all ideas are ----

A. empirical
B. universal
C. particular
D. none of these
Answer» B. universal
179.

Who among the following western philosophers attempted to refute matter

A. hume
B. berkeley
C. descartes
D. none of these
Answer» B. berkeley
180.

. ------ claims a material world which exists apart from perceiving mind, is unnecessary and false

A. hume
B. berkeley
C. descartes
D. none of these
Answer» B. berkeley
181.

--------- is not a representative of Rationalism

A. Kant
B. Descartes
C. Spinoza
D. All these
Answer» A. Kant
182.

Descartes is considered as the founder of ----------

A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Idealism
D. None of these
Answer» B. Rationalism
183.

Generally the rise of modern Philosophy had been marked by ----------

A. Critical thinking
B. Reflective spirit
C. Revolt against authority
D. All these
Answer» D. All these
184.

Descartes is a -------------- Philosopher

A. Greek
B. French
C. German
D. American
Answer» B. French
185.

John Lock is ---------- Philosopher

A. Rationalist
B. Empiricist
C. Idealist
D. None of these
Answer» B. Empiricist
186.

Cogito ergo sum is a key concept in the philosophy of ----------

A. Leibniz
B. Spinoza
C. Descartes
D. None of these
Answer» C. Descartes
187.

The term ‘natura naturans’ is introduced by -------

A. Leibniz
B. Spinoza
C. Descartes
D. Kant
Answer» B. Spinoza
188.

The doctrine of force relates to ---------

A. Monadology
B. Interactionism
C. Scholasticism
D. All these
Answer» A. Monadology
189.

--------- is not a Rationalist

A. Kant
B. Descartes
C. Leibniz
D. All these
Answer» A. Kant
190.

---------- are the affections or modifications of substance

A. Modes
B. God
C. Attributes
D. None of these
Answer» A. Modes
191.

Whose philosophy is conceived as Absolute Idealism

A. Kant
B. Hegel
C. Descartes
D. Spinoza
Answer» B. Hegel
192.

‘An Essay concerning human Understanding’ is the work of ----------

A. Spinoza
B. Descartes
C. Locke
D. None of these
Answer» C. Locke
193.

Locke and Berkeley belong to ---------- school

A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Idealism
D. None of these
Answer» A. Empiricism
194.

According to Berkeley matter is an ----------

A. Immanent idea
B. Abstract idea
C. Pure idea
D. All these
Answer» B. Abstract idea
195.

‘To be is to be perceived’ is a theory of ---------

A. Descartes
B. Leibniz
C. Spinoza
D. Berkeley
Answer» D. Berkeley
196.

‘Ethics’ is written by --------

A. Leibniz
B. Spinoza
C. Descartes
D. None of these
Answer» B. Spinoza
197.

-------- is the view that God is the immanent principle of universe

A. Pluralism
B. Dualism
C. Pantheism
D. Atheism
Answer» C. Pantheism
198.

Hume is ----------- philosopher

A. Empiricist
B. Rationalist
C. Idealistic
D. None of these
Answer» A. Empiricist
199.

Which one of the following is a secondary quality according to Locke

A. Solidity
B. Colour
C. Extension
D. Solidity
Answer» B. Colour
200.

Who among the following is considered as the Subjective Idealist

A. Spinoza
B. Leibniz
C. Berkeley
D. None of these
Answer» C. Berkeley

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