Philosophy of Feminism — DU B.A. (Hons.) Philosophy Previous Year Question Papers

1. How does Frege distinguish Sinn (sense) from Bedeutung (reference)? Explain why you can*t always substitute one expression for another with the same reference inside a clause like "X believes thst..." without potentially changing the truth value? 2. "A logical theory must be tested byats capacity to deal with puzzles". Explain how Russell's , theory of denotation was able to deal with the three important puzzles in Philosophy. 3. How does Strawson challenge Russell's view that a sentence like "The present king of France is bald" is false? What alternative account does Strawson offer? 4. "One of the main purposes for which we use language is the purpose of stating facts about thing an person adore Dices or Slaves explain this in his aride 00 UNIT III 5. Explain the difference between primary and non-primary meanings of words as discussed by B. K. Matilal. Is there a third category of meaning a word can have? Discuss. 6. Discuss the debate between the Nyāya-Vaiseșika and Mimamsā school regarding the word-object relationship. 7. Discuss the controversy between the Nvaya and the Mimamsă schools in locating the denolative function of a word. 8. Discuss the nature of causes of verbal knowledge with reference to Nyayasidhantamuktavali. 9. Write she notes on any i Fier: (a) Identity puzzle b) Russell's criticism of Meinon