Write a page essay for each of the question
1. The Philosophy of Descartes and its rational transition through the stages of senses, self (Cogito) and God (Innate Idea). Find two criticisms on Descartes approach to philosophy.
2. Lockean search for reality can be summarized as a “Journey from simple ideas to complex ideas.” Yes/No. Explain. Atheism of Locke can be disproved from various view points. Can you come up with a few?
3. Bishop Berkeley could not take the Atheistic scientism of Locke. And so he made a “Spiritual world” of finite and infinite kinds. Do you agree with this statement? Yes/No. Why?
4. Hume’s “Matter of Facts and Relations of Ideas” contribute a lot to philosophy. While making his arguments where he needs more accuracy? And why? Could he successfully defend atheism?
5. Kant’s “Copernican Revolution” in philosophy is in his genius use of the positive aspects of Rationalism (Descartes and so on) and Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley and Hume). How can you argue this out with the help of the “Critique of Pure Reason”?
6. The self in world experiences “fear and trembling” in front of faith or God. This paradox of religious ideality and models is clearly seen in the figure of “Abraham.” Describe it out with Kierkegaard.
7. Marcel’s contribution to “Inter-subjectivity” is unique and important. How and why?
8. Jean Paul Sartre and his atheistic philosophy
9. Nietzsche still lives in our hearts and minds in different forms. The quest for selfhood takes its extreme forms in many life situations. Substantiate.
10. Mahatma Gandhi and assimilation of “Ahimsa – non-violence” seems to be a very relevant way and method in a world of violence, wars and disorders. Yes/No. Explain.
11. “Truth is a Pathless Land.” Explain Jiddu Krishnamurthy’s style of seeking the truth with the help of the statement.
