IGNOU MPYE-03 Epistemology - IGNOU Solved Assignment (Latest)

1. What are the conditions required to be a meaningful sentence in Nyaya Philosophy? Explain with examples.
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What is Paradigm? Do you think that language game theory is a paradigm shift? Give arguments to support your answer.

2. Write an essay on knowledge as justified true belief. Do you think that this definition of knowledge is justified? Give arguments to support your answer.
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Discuss the conditions that prompted Quine to propose naturalized epistemology.
Explain elaborately some of the implications of naturalized epistemology.

3. Give answer of any two questions in about 250 words each.

a) Write a note on Paul Ricoeur’s idea of hermeneutics.
b) Give a critical exposition of ontological certitude.
c) Write a note on Verbal Testimony (Sabda Pramanya) in Indian Philosophy.
d) What is language game? Explain the shift from picture theory to language game theory

4. Give answer of any four questions in about 150 words each.

a) What are the main streams that helped in the development of the linguistic turn in Philosophy? 5
b) Do you think that comparison (Upaman) is a means of true knowledge? Give arguments to support your answer.
c) Discuss Correspondence theory of truth.
d) Critically evaluate pragmatic theory of truth.
e) What do you understand with the death of epistemology?
f) Write a short note on the distinction between ‘first order assertion’ and ‘second order assertion’ in Performative theory of truth.

5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.

a) Vyanjana
b) Nominalism
c) Evidence
d) Apohavada
e) Theory-Ladenness of observation
f) Dasein
g) Deconstruction
h) Confirmational Holism

1. Write a critical note in Sabda pramana in Indian philosophy.
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What is Paradigm shift? Do you think that language game theory is a paradigm shift? Give arguments to support your answer.

2. “Knowledge is justified true belief.” Discuss.
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Discuss pararthanumana of Nyaya.

3. Give answer of any two questions in about 250 words each.

a) What are the conditions to be a hetu in Nyaya Philosophy? Critically Evaluate.
b) Describe ontological certitude.
c) Make a distinction between Internalism and Externalism.
d) Write a note on pramanyavada.

4. Give answer of any four questions in about 150 words each.

a) Critically evaluate Foundationalism.
b) Do you think that comparison (Upaman) is a means of true knowledge? Give arguments to support your answer.
c) Discuss Coherence theory of truth.
d) Critically evaluate correspondence theory of truth.
e) What do you understand with the death of epistemology?
f) What is epistemology?

5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Abhava
b) Concept
c) Evidence
d) Vyapti
e) Theory-Ladenness of observation
f) Dasein
g) Deconstruction
h) Family resemblance