Note: Before 2016 Philosophy had Two Papers.
Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
PART-II (Subjective) : 80 Marks
Paper-I: Philosophy
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q.2 Define Logic and briefly discuss its various kinds.
Q.3 What is the role of definition and division in Logic? Discuss with special reference to Aristotle.
Q.4 What is a fallacy? Enumerate and define its various kinds in brief.
Q.5 How far has Imam Ibn Taimiya succeeded in proving the non-compulsion of causation?
Q.6 Discuss the nature and scope of probability in Logic.
Q.7 Discuss Al-Farabi’s contribution in Logic.
Q.8 Discuss the importance of symbols in Logic with reference to the five symbols.
Paper-II: Philosophy
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q.2 Critically examine the Rationalist Idealism of Hegel.
Q.3 Discuss Ibn-i-Sina’s theory of Being and his views on Psychology.
Q.4 Discuss the four postulates of Ethics formulated by Immanuel Kant.
Q.5 Discuss the three main points of Al-Ghazali’s criticism of the Rationalists in the Tahafut al-Falasifah.
Q.6 Compare the views of the Mutazilites and Asharites about the following:
(a) Existence of God, and the relations of His Essence and Attributes.
(b) Origin of the Quran.
(c) Freedom of the Will.
Q.7 Discuss Iqbal’s Theory of Knowledge as expounded in the Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam.
Q.8 Write short notes on ANY FOUR of the following:
(a) Elan Vitale
(b) Irtifaqat
(c) Pragmatism
(d) Sufism
(e) Karl Marx
(f) Logical Positivism
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