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IGNOU MPYE-14 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Critically evaluate the view that Language is a contingent system of symbols which accidentally develops in the human community.
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Explain Descartes’ mind-body dualism (Cartesian Mind Body dualism). Do you think Descartes successfully resolved mind-body problem? Give reasons to support your answer.
2. What is ‘lived body’? Explain and examine phenomenological approach to address mind body problem.
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How Samkhya define Purusa and Prakriti? How does the concept of ling (union of purusa and prakriti) address Mind Body Problem?
3. Answer any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) What are the presuppositions of Sphotavada? Discuss..
b) Compare Hume’s and Russell’s view on the role of memory in remembering.
c) Write an essay on the nature of memory.
d) Write an essay on the Wittgenstein’s account of understanding.
4. Answer any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) Write a note on the John Locke’s idea of complex ideas.
b) Discuss the idea of Intentionality.
c) Examine Gilbert Ryle’s objection against Cartesian Mind Body Dualism.
d) What are the metaphysical assumptions behind the idea of volition?
e) “Understanding is a process” Analyze.
f) How does Kant define perception? Discuss.
5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Emotional Mind
b) Volition
c) Reason
d) Antahkarana (Inner Physical Instrument)
e) Epiphenomenalism
f) Intentionality
g) Brain
h) Behaviorism
IGNOU MPYE-14 (December 2023 – June 2024) Assignment Questions
1. Explain Descartes’ mind-body dualism (Cartesian Mind Body dualism). Do you think Descartes successfully resolved mind-body problem? Give reasons to support your answer.
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What is Language? “Language is a contingent system of symbols which accidentally develops in the human community.” Give your view on this statement with arguments.
2. Discuss Apohavada.
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How Samkhya define Purusa and Prakriti? How Samkhya philosophy establishes the existence of Purusa and Prakriti?
3. Answer any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) Examine phenomenological approach to address mind-body problem.
b) Write an essay on the relation between thought/mind and language.
c) Write a note on the relation between memory and remembering?
d) Compare Hume’s and Russell’s view on the role of memory in remembering.
4. Answer any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) What is ‘lived body’?
b) What is Sphotavada.
c) Write a note on the role of Antahkarana (Inner Physical Instrument) in the theory of knowledge.
d) Examine Gilbert Ryle’s objection against Cartesian Mind Body Dualism.
e) “A thing cannot Be and not to Be.” Interpret this statement in the light of philosophy of John Locke.
f) Discuss the idea of Category Error/Mistake.
5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Brain
b) Reason
c) Emotion
d) Innate Structure of Language
e) Physicalism
f) Volition
g) Mind
h) Descartes’ Mind-body dualism
