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CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2024

CSS Philosophy 2024 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Outline al-Ghazali’s journey from al-kalam methods to philosophy and then to mysticism in the wider background of his recognition of limits of reason.
(20)
Q. 3
Aristotle’s concept of ‘eudemonia’ is better than the modern consequential and deontological theories. Discuss it with reference to recent ethical challenges
(20)
Q. 4
Expose the weaknesses of Rene Descartes’s cogito argument. Outline the influence of cogito on later modern philosophy.
(20)
Q. 5
Critically analyze how is Michel Foucault’s ‘knowledge/power’ is different to common impression ‘knowledge is power’.
(20)
Q. 6
“Bad faith is a permanent risk for consciousness”, says Sartre. Critically assess this statement in the wider thought of Sartre.
(20)
Q. 7
“World history is the unfolding of the spirit in time”, says Hegel. Explain it in detail while contrasting with Kant’s philosophy.
(20)
Q. 8
Write short notes on any two of the followings: (10 each)
(20)
- (a)
  ‘Ought’ implies ‘Can’
  (10)
- (b)
  Reason and revelation in Averroes
  (10)
- (c)
  Limits of Rawls’ ‘difference principle’
  (10)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.