Sindh Public Service Commission
Combined Competitive Examination, 2021
Philosophy.
Saturday the 26th February, 2022.
Time: 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm.
Maximum marks: 100.
Note: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
01 Elaborate social contract theory, and analyze the pros and cons of the social contract theory.
02 Describe the ontological argument and elaborate its classic versions.
03 Berkeley and Locke are classified as empiricist philosophers. Critically analyze Berkeley’s theory of “esse is percipi”.
04 Discuss in detail post-Deweyan pragmatism and explain why Lyotard abandoned the term “paganism” in favor of “postmodernism”.
05 Discuss rationalism and empiricism. Critically analyze either Descartes’s dream conjecture or his evil demon conjecture.
06 Elaborate the concept of “Khudi” and “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam” in accordance with the philosophical thoughts of Iqbal.
07 Discuss in detail the concept of philosophy and outline the tools of philosophy.
08 Provide a brief discussion on the following: (i) Utilitarianism. (ii) Objections to Virtue Ethics.e.
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