pyq/2025/philosophy-optional-i/1

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each (10x5=50)

(a) “Ideas are timeless and spaceless.” Elucidate this statement with reference to Plato. (10 marks)

(b) “In the empirical world, everything is a compound of Matter and Form.” Evaluate this statement with reference to Aristotle. (10 marks)

(c) Explain the difference between being-for-itself and being-in-itself as presented by Sartre. (10 marks)

(d) “The golden mountain is very high.” Discuss this statement in the context of Russell’s theory of descriptions. (10 marks)

(e) How does Hegel challenge Kant’s distinction between Phenomena and Noumena? Discuss (10 marks)