260+ Recent Trends in Western Philosophy Solved MCQs

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51.	--------- was the central figure of Vienna Circle
A.	Kant
B.	Mortiz Schlick
C.	Spinoza
D.	All these
Answer» B. Mortiz Schlick

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52.	--------- is considered as the father of Existentialism
A.	A J Ayer
B.	Kierkegaard
C.	Heidegger
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Kierkegaard

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53.	The principle of verification was advocated by :
A.	Pragmatism
B.	Logical positivism
C.	Phenomenology
D.	All these
Answer» B. Logical positivism

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54.	Edmund Husserl is the leading figure in :
A.	Existentialism
B.	Phenomenology
C.	Pragmatism
D.	Logical positivism
Answer» B. Phenomenology

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55.	Intentionality is a key concept in ;
A.	Pragmatism
B.	Logical positivism
C.	Phenomenology
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Phenomenology

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56.	Who among the following belongs to Structuralism
A.	Leibniz
B.	Saussure
C.	Descartes
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Saussure

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57.	The term ‘epoche’ is associated with
A.	Heidegger
B.	Fichte
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Husserl
Answer» D. Husserl

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58.	The term ‘bracketing’ is associated with
A.	Logical positivism
B.	Phenomenology
C.	Hermeneutics
D.	All these
Answer» B. Phenomenology

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59.	‘Man is a useless passion’ This statement relates to ----
A.	A J Ayer
B.	Kierkegaard
C.	Heidegger
D.	Sartre
Answer» D. Sartre

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60.	Sartre and Heidegger belong to :
A.	Existentialism
B.	Phenomenology
C.	Logical positivism
D.	None of these
Answer» A. Existentialism

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61.	The ‘Vienna Circle’ is associated with ---------
A.	Rationalism
B.	Empiricism
C.	Logical positivism
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Logical positivism

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62.	According to A J Ayer ethical statements are :
A.	Factual
B.	Empirical
C.	Emotional
D.	All these
Answer» B. Empirical

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63.	Who among the following is a theist existentialist
A.	Heidegger
B.	Kierkegaard
C.	Sartre
D.	Berkeley
Answer» B. Kierkegaard

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64.	‘Logical investigations ‘ is the work of :
A.	A J Ayer
B.	Heidegger
C.	Husserl
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Husserl

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65.	The science which explains or interprets the text is known as
A.	Pragmatism
B.	Logical positivism
C.	Phenomenology
D.	Hermeneutics
Answer» D. Hermeneutics

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66.	Heidegger and Sartre are the --------- existentialist
A.	Atheist
B.	Theist
C.	Idealistic
D.	None of these
Answer» A. Atheist

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67.	Which one of the following is not an existentialist
A.	Kierkegaard
B.	Marcel
C.	Sartre
D.	Kant
Answer» D. Kant

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68.	Who among the following is considered as the Logical positivist
A.	Spinoza
B.	Leibniz
C.	Carnap
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Carnap

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69.	‘Logical Atomism’ was propounded by
A.	Kant
B.	Hegel
C.	Leibniz
D.	Russel
Answer» D. Russel

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70.	‘Eliminate all metaphysics’ is the motto of -----
A.	Pragmatism
B.	Phenomenology
C.	Logical positivism
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Logical positivism

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71.	Who among the following belongs to Logical Atomism
A.	Descartes
B.	Kant
C.	Locke
D.	Russel
Answer» C. Locke

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72.	‘Tractatus –Logico Philosophicus ‘ is a workwritten by :
A.	Kant
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Russel
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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73.	‘Existence precedes Essence’ is advocated by :
A.	Logical positivism
B.	Pragmatism
C.	Extentialism
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Extentialism

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74.	According to Husserl , all consciousness by its very nature is ------
A.	Perceptual
B.	Meta perceptual
C.	Intentional
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Intentional

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75.	Who among the following is the teacher of Husserl
A.	Kant
B.	Hegel
C.	Brentano
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Brentano

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76.	‘Of Grammatology’ is the work of :
A.	Derrida
B.	Kant
C.	Husserl
D.	None of these
Answer» A. Derrida

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77.	A J Ayer belongs to which among the following
A.	Empiricism
B.	Logical positivism
C.	Pragmatism
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Logical positivism

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78.	‘Psychology from empirical standpoint’ is written by :
A.	A J Ayer
B.	Heidegger
C.	Fichte
D.	Brentano
Answer» D. Brentano

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79.	Which one of the following is the work of Husserl :
A.	Ethics
B.	Monadology
C.	Ideas
D.	All of these
Answer» C. Ideas

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80.	Who among the following is an existentialist
A.	Descartes
B.	Leibniz
C.	Sartre
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Sartre

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81.	According to -------- truth exists in subjectivity
A.	Logical positivism
B.	Existentialism
C.	Rationalism
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Existentialism

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82.	‘ Either --- or’ is the work of -------
A.	Locke
B.	Kant
C.	Kierkegaard
D.	A J Ayer
Answer» C. Kierkegaard

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83.	The term Dasein was introduced by :
A.	Kierkegaard
B.	Heidegger
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Fichte
Answer» B. Heidegger

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84.	According to Heidegger ,the basic mood of man is :
A.	Care
B.	Dread
C.	Bad faith
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Dread

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85.	---------------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus.
A.	WV Quine
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Tarski
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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86.	---------------- is the author of Language , Truth and Logic.
A.	WV Quine
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Tarski
Answer» C. A J Ayer

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87.	“All wives are married “is an example of ----------- proposition.
A.	Analytic
B.	Synthetic
C.	Tautologus
D.	none of these
Answer» C. Tautologus

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88.	----------------- propositions do not give us any information about the world.
A.	Analytical
B.	Synthetic
C.	both of these
D.	none of these
Answer» A. Analytical

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89.	According to ------------ proposition must be verified to be meaningful.
A.	logical positivist
B.	Modernist
C.	Atomist
D.	none of these
Answer» A. logical positivist

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90.	According to -----------, there are only two sources of knowledge: logical reasoning and empirical experience
A.	logical positivism
B.	Modernism
C.	Atomism
D.	none of these
Answer» A. logical positivism

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91.	The fundamental thesis of ----------- consists in denying the possibility of synthetic a priori knowledge.
A.	logical positivism
B.	Modernism
C.	Atomism
D.	none of these
Answer» A. logical positivism

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92.	According to ------------The meaning of a statement is its method of verification;
A.	logical positivist
B.	Modernist
C.	Atomist
D.	none of these
Answer» A. logical positivist

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93.	In Tractatus, ---------- states that a proposition describes reality.
A.	Husserl
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	Carnap
D.	Russel
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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94.	------------ is the author of The Logical Syntax of Language,
A.	Russell
B.	Ayer
C.	Carnap
D.	Husserl
Answer» C. Carnap

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95.	According to -------------the structure of language is determined by the structure of reality.
A.	Husserl
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	Carnap
D.	Russel
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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96.	------------ claimed that words should be thought of as tools and that, in most cases at least, the meaning of a word is just its use in the language.
A.	Husserl
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	Carnap
D.	Russel
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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97.	Vienna Circle was chaired by -----------.
A.	Schlick
B.	Carnap
C.	Wittgenstein
D.	Husserl
Answer» A. Schlick

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98.	The philosophical position of the Vienna Circle was called -------------------.
A.	Phenomenology
B.	Logical Empiricism
C.	Existentialism
D.	Hermeneutics
Answer» B. Logical Empiricism

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99.	The ----------- Circle was a group of scientifically trained philosophers and philosophically interested scientists who met under the leadership of Moritz Schlick.
A.	Paris
B.	Vietnam
C.	Vienna
D.	Venice
Answer» C. Vienna

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100.	----------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus.
A.	WV Quine
B.	Wittgenstein
C.	A J Ayer
D.	Tarski
Answer» B. Wittgenstein

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260+ Recent Trends in Western Philosophy Solved MCQs

--------- was the central figure of Vienna Circle

--------- is considered as the father of Existentialism

The principle of verification was advocated by :

Edmund Husserl is the leading figure in :

Intentionality is a key concept in ;

Who among the following belongs to Structuralism

The term ‘epoche’ is associated with

The term ‘bracketing’ is associated with

‘Man is a useless passion’ This statement relates to ----

Sartre and Heidegger belong to :

The ‘Vienna Circle’ is associated with ---------

According to A J Ayer ethical statements are :

Who among the following is a theist existentialist

‘Logical investigations ‘ is the work of :

The science which explains or interprets the text is known as

Heidegger and Sartre are the --------- existentialist

Which one of the following is not an existentialist

Who among the following is considered as the Logical positivist

‘Logical Atomism’ was propounded by

‘Eliminate all metaphysics’ is the motto of -----

Who among the following belongs to Logical Atomism

‘Tractatus –Logico Philosophicus ‘ is a workwritten by :

‘Existence precedes Essence’ is advocated by :

According to Husserl , all consciousness by its very nature is ------

Who among the following is the teacher of Husserl

‘Of Grammatology’ is the work of :

A J Ayer belongs to which among the following

‘Psychology from empirical standpoint’ is written by :

Which one of the following is the work of Husserl :

Who among the following is an existentialist

According to -------- truth exists in subjectivity

‘ Either --- or’ is the work of -------

The term Dasein was introduced by :

According to Heidegger ,the basic mood of man is :

---------------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus.

---------------- is the author of Language , Truth and Logic.

“All wives are married “is an example of ----------- proposition.

----------------- propositions do not give us any information about the world.

According to ------------ proposition must be verified to be meaningful.

According to -----------, there are only two sources of knowledge: logical reasoning and empirical experience

The fundamental thesis of ----------- consists in denying the possibility of synthetic a priori knowledge.

According to ------------The meaning of a statement is its method of verification;

In Tractatus, ---------- states that a proposition describes reality.

------------ is the author of The Logical Syntax of Language,

According to -------------the structure of language is determined by the structure of reality.

------------ claimed that words should be thought of as tools and that, in most cases at least, the meaning of a word is just its use in the language.

Vienna Circle was chaired by -----------.

The philosophical position of the Vienna Circle was called -------------------.

The ----------- Circle was a group of scientifically trained philosophers and philosophically interested scientists who met under the leadership of Moritz Schlick.

----------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus.