Top 150+ Solved Philosophical Methods MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which method accepted that Truth is a belief evolved through the test of experience?
a. naturalism
b. idealism
c. emotivism
d. pragmatism
Q. …………. is opposed to absolutism, absolute truth, absolute good, absolute reality
a. idealism
b. naturalism
c. pragmatism
d. realism
Q. Which American mathematician philosopher laid down the foundation of pragmatism?
a. w.james
b. j.dewey
c. c s pierce
d. spinoza
Q. Which maxim states ‘a rule for clarifying the contents of hypotheses by tracing their practical consequences’?
a. pragmatist
b. naturalist
c. rationalist
d. empiricist
Q. Who wished to establish philosophy on a scientific basis and to treat theories as working hypotheses?
a. spinoza
b. pierce
c. plato
d. aristotle
Q. Who accepts only the “general method of science”, a method that employs hypotheses, but require their empirical verification.
a. descartes
b. pierce
c. augustine
d. bacon
Q. Who introduces the principle of pragmatism as a development of the rationalistic notion of “clear and distinct ideas”.
a. locke
b. berkley
c. kant
d. pierce
Q. Who coined the word pragmatism from the Greek word pragma (“act” or “deed”) to emphasize the fact that words derive their meanings from actions.
a. russell
b. c.s. pierce
c. william james
d. john dewey
Q. Who defines the term radical empiricism with pragmatism
a. john dewey
b. c.s. pierce
c. russell
d. william james
Q. Workability, satisfactions, consequences, and results are the key words in the pragmatic conception of truth according to …………….
a. naturalism
b. idealism
c. pragmatism
d. realism
Q. Who began the method of pragmatism in the modern period
a. john dewey
b. russell
c. william james
d. c.s. pierce
Q. Who popularized the method of pragmatism
a. russell
b. kant
c. charles sanders pierce
d. william james