CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2012
Note: Before 2016 Philosophy had Two Papers.
Paper-I
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 ‘Definition of a term is basically negation’. Comment.
Q.3 State and explain vague, ambiguous and emotive terms with examples.
Q.4 State and explain various types of fallacies with examples from everyday life.
Q.5 Distinguish between simple and compound propositions, explaining negation, disjunction, conjunction and implication along with their symbols.
Q.6 Define and distinguish induction by simple enumeration and Mill’s method of induction.
Q.7 Discuss Farabi’s contributions to Modality.
Q.8 Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(a) Categorical proposition and its various types
(b) Truth and validity
(c) Syllogism
Paper-II
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 Compare Ghazali’s attack on philosophers with Ibn Rushd’s defense of philosophy.
Q.3 Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan is a rationalist. Critically discuss.
Q.4 Pragmatism is in essence idealism. Critically evaluate.
Q.5 Critically discuss German Idealism with special reference to Kant and Hegel.
Q.6 State and explain main features of Dialectical Materialism as enunciated by Karl Marx.
Q.7 Discuss A.J. Ayer’s principle of verifiability, criterion of meaning, and its impact on metaphysics and ethics.
Q.8 Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(a) Mu’tazilites
(b) Ash’rites
(c) Revivalists