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IGNOU MPYE-04 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Figure out differences between philosophy of human person in Indian and Western perspectives.
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Discuss and evaluate the Heidegger’s idea of dasein and authentic life.
2. Write a note on Locke’s understanding of Personal Identity.
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How does one respond to the Freudian challenge of psychological determinism?
3. Give answer of any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) Compare between Bhagvata Gita’s and Buddhist’s idea of rebirth.
b) Explain the basic principles of Maslow, on which he bases his humanistic psychology.
c) How existentialism see human being? Is Existentialism successful in defining human being?
d) Compare Plato’s and Aristotle’s idea of Soul.
4. Give answer of any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) Distinguish between general anthropology and philosophical anthropology.
b) Explain Volitional Dynamism.
c) Discuss the concept of human dignity.
d) “Animal identity is preserved in identity of life, and not of substance.” Examine this statement critically.
e) Explain Volitional Dynamism.
f) What is the philosophical significance of Chaos theory? Explain.
5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Marcel’s idea of availability
b) Dark Energy
c) Categorical Imperative
d) The Butterfly Affect
e) Cartesian Dualism
f) Animal Symbolicum
g) Facticity
h) Absurdity
IGNOU MPYE-04 (December 2023 – June 2024) Assignment Questions
1. Discuss and evaluate the idea of human person in Western perspective(s).
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Discuss and evaluate the Heidegger’s idea of dasein and authentic life.
2. What do you understand by Love as the self-actualizing phenomena? Does love has the potential to resolve conflicts between humans? Give arguments to support your answer.
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Write a note on existential perspective of human person.
3. Give answer of any two questions in about 250 words each.
a) Compare between Bhagvata Gita’s and Buddhist’s idea of rebirth.
b) What is phenomenology of death? Explain.
c) Evaluate Indian Perspective(s) of Human person.
d) Write an essay on significance of freedom of choice in the emancipation of individual.
4. Give answer of any four questions in about 150 words each.
a) Explain “Freedom to be more.”
b) Differentiate between Categorical Imperative and Hypothetical Imperative.
c) What is psychological determinism?
d) “Animal identity is preserved in identity of life, and not of substance.” Explain.
e) Critically evaluate the idea of Participation in Marcel’s philosophy.
f) Explain ‘I-It’ relation in Martin Buber’s Philosophy.
5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.
a) Dominium sui actus
b) Dark Energy
c) Volitional Dynamism
d) “I-Though” relation in Martin Buber’s philosophy
e) Chaos theory
f) Animal Symbolicum
g) Facticity
h) Absurdity