pyq/2014/philosophy-optional-i/1

Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each :

(a) How are the synthetic a priori judgements justifiable according to Kant ? Explain. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Bring out the significance of ‘language games’ in Wittgenstein’s use theory of meaning. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Explain the significance of ‘bracketing’ in Husserl phenomenology. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Does Leibniz’s theory of pre-established harmony necessarily lead to determinism ? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) How far are Quine’s arguments in “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” justified ? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)