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CSS 2025 Philosophy Past Paper

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Examination
CSS
Year
2025
Subject
Philosophy
Paper
Single Paper
Subject type
Optional
Mode
Subjective

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  1. Q6 · Dialectical Method (Hegel)Shed light on Hegel’s illustrious Dialectical Method. What did Hegel prove (20) through it? Why did he need a new philosophical method?
  2. Q2 · Epistemology: Rationalism (Plato, Descartes, Spinoza); Empiricism (Locke, BerkeleyExplain David Hume’s Theory of Knowledge in detail. How did Hume carry his (20) Empiricism/Scepticism to its logical limits?
  3. Q4 · Muslim Thinkers: Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushid, Ibn Khaldun, ShahExplain Al-Ghazali’s stance on the relationship of Cause and Effect. Discuss its (20) subsequent consequences in the academic arena of the Muslim World.
  4. Q3 · Contemporary Philosophical MovementsDo you agree with the John Stuart Mill’s Creed of “Greatest Happiness Principle”, (20) better known as “Utilitarianism”? Support your opinion with cogent arguments. Highlight its contemporary relevance.
  5. Q5 · JamesWhat is Pragmatism? How is it the best method to resolve Old Metaphysical (20) Disputes according to William James?
  6. Q8 · Neo-pragmatism (Rorty)What do you understand by the term “Neo-Pragmatism”? Analyze Richard (20) Rorty’s Ethnocentrism, Naturalism and Relativism shortly and crisply.
  7. Q7 · Integrated / Cross-Syllabus Questions“Sensible World is a crude copy of the World of Ideas”. Elucidate Plato’s (20) Metaphysics in-depth.

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