pyq/2024/philosophy-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10 marks, 150 words)

(a) Do you think Cārvāka’s philosophy is positivistic in nature ? Give reasons and justifications for your answer.

(b) Explain the six reasons offered by the Naiyāyikas to prove the existence of the self.

(c) Do these two sentences “Air does not have heat” and “Air is not fire” refer to the same type of absence or abhāva, according to the Vaiśeṣikas ? Discuss.

(d) How does Bhaṭṭa’s view of nature of word-meaning and sentential-meaning differ from Prābhākara’s view ? Critically discuss.

(e) “In Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy, the relationship between God and the world is parallel to that between an individual self and its body.” Critically discuss.