pyq/2021/philosophy-optional-i/5

Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each: (10x5=50)

5. (a) Does the seed contain the tree ? Discuss with reference to Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy. (10)

5. (b) Explain with reference to Nyāya Philosophy, the nature of śabda as the advice of āpta (a reliable person). (10)

5. (c) Is 'inseparability' (ayuta-siddhatva) a necessary condition or a sufficient condition for defining characteristics (lakṣaṇa) of samavāya (inherence)? Explain with reference to Vaiśeṣika Philosophy. (10)

5. (d) Distinguish between pudgala-nairātmyavāda and dharma-nairātmyavāda with reference to Buddhist Philosophy. (10)

5. (e) Comment on the bearing of Cārvāka epistemology on the rejection of transcendental entities by them. (10)