PLS1502 Full - practice exam questions 2021.

PLS1502 Full - practice exam questions 2021. PLS1502 - Introduction To African Philosophy. The two African philosophers in this module who argue that the question of whether African philosophy exists or not, is an ontological rather than an empirical question, are: 1) Gyekye and Bewaji 2) Biakolo and Oruka 3) Ramose and Imbo 4) None of the above How many factors does Osuagwu identify for consideration in the definition of an African philosopher? 1) Six 2) Five 3) Two 4) Four Prof Ali Mazrui distinguishes between ‘Africans of the blood’ and ‘Africans of the soil’. He then defines the former group in terms of: 1) Educational category 2) Racial and genealogical terms 3) Geographical terms Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 4) None of the above The following describes the etymologically of the term ‘philosophy’ 1) 1 The love of wisdom 2) 2 The love of practical ideas 3) 3 The love of education 4) 4 The love of money In his explication of the term, ‘African philosophy,’ Osuagwu considers the adjective ‘African’ as: 1) The spoiler of the dignified subject of philosophy 2) The localising or particularising factor of philosophy. 3) The critical factor of all philosophies 4) None of the above According to Imbo different philosophies such as African, Western, Chinese and Indian arise because of: 1) Different climatic conditions in different parts of the world 2) Different IQ’s among different people 3) Different educational backgrounds among people 4) Different experiences of the world by different people One of the challenges of mainstream philosophy levelled by post-Modernism is for its assumption that: 1) African philosophy exists 2) there is one reality that is accessible to any impartial observer 3) Western philosophy does not exist 4) None of the above Post-modernism, as perceived by Imbo represents: 1. A voice calling rather for an inclusive approach that allows the different experiences of humanity to construct complementary narratives 2. A vague philosophy which criticises everything 3. Bold stance against African philosophy 4. A narrow thinking on philosophy According to Paulin Hountondji and Tsenay Serequeberhan, the affirmation of African philosophy requires the existence of: 1. Written texts alone 2. Oral tradition alone 3. Both oral and literary tradition 4. None of the above Biakolo’s ‘Categories of cross-cultural cognition’ are about: 1. 1 Cultural exchanges between Westerners and Africans 2. 2 The categorical imperatives of African culture 3. 3 How the Western world thought about the ‘Other’ in general and the ‘African’ in particular 4. 4 Cultural philosophy of some African countries Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 15 One of the misconceptions uncovered by Biakolo in his analysis of the five cross-cultural analysis is that: 1. 1African people are truly scientific, logical and conceptual in their view of reality 2. African people must embrace their cultural heritage and develop it further to greater heights 3. For Africa to develop, the path it must tread involves abandoning an oral, magical, prelogical past, and gradually assimilating a written, logical scientific culture of the West. 4. None of the above According to Biakolo, the cross-cultural categories that he discussed: 1. 1 help us understand European people’s mind 2. 2 Help us to understand Africa’s past 3. 3 Help stop the exploitation of African people 4. 4 Merely serve to repeat the outdated myth of Africa as the ‘white man’s burden’ In his essay, ‘The struggle for reason in Africa’, Ramose expresses among others: 1. 1 The need for Africans to protect themselves against the colonizers 2. 2 The need for Africans to revenge themselves against the colonizers 3. 3 The need for Africans to construct an authentic and truly African discourse about Africa so as to break the silence imposed on them. 4. 4 The need for Africans to engage in mimesis of Western discourses In ‘The struggle for reason in Africa’, Ramose is among others critical of colonizers for: 1. 1 Initiating the process of decolonization in Africa 2. 2 Making it difficult for Africans to unite 3. 3 Assisting Africans to construct their own discourses about Africa 4. 4 Claiming to be the sole producers of all knowledge and the only holders of truth Ramose, in the same essay, equally criticises his fellow Africans for: 1. 1 Writing poor discourses on the evolution of Africa 2. 2 Reducing themselves into being passive as well as uncritical assimilators, coupled with faithful implementation of knowledge produced from outside Africa 3. 3 Cooperating with colonizers in the underdevelopment of Africa 4. 4 Not taking education seriously Implied in Aristotle’s statement that, ‘Man is a rational animal’ lies, according to Ramose: 1. 1 A subtle racism and sexism 2. 2 An understatement of the century 3. 3 A great philosophy of ‘man’ 4. 4 None of the above Ramose's statement that 'discourses on Africa are dominated by non-Africans' can mean the following 1) that Africans are outspoken on discourses on African philosophy 2) that Europeans and Americans are dominating all discourses on Europe 3) that Africans need to study other discourses also 4) that research on African studies IS being led by people who are not of African The main point of Ramose In his work, 'The struggle for reason In Africa' that Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 1) Africans are people who cannot reason 2) Europeans are distinguished rational beings 3) Africans, Amerindians and Australasians are excluded in the category of bangs that possess rationality 4) All of the above Kwame Gyekye may be regarded among others as 1) a moderate or soft communitarian 2) a radical communitarian 3) a radical individualist 4) none of the above Which of the following statements does not define communitarianism? 1) Community life is not optional for any Individual 2) the human person must not live In Isolation from other persons 3) the human person IS an Individualist and must always be Independent of others 4) the human person IS naturally oriented toward other persons and must have relationships with them The statement that best describes a moderate communitarian IS the following 1) a person IS an Independent being who should not be bothered about others 2) a person IS both a communal being and an autonomous self-determining, self-assertive bang with a capacity for evaluation and choice 3) a person IS a communal being who must always be Interested In others 4) none of the above The man points of Biakolo's work, 'Categories of cross-cultural cognition and the African condition' is the following 1) the 5 categories don't give reliable Insight into the African condition 2) the 5 categories explain in precise terms who and what Africans are 3) the 5 categories are right and accurate about Europeans and wrong about Africans 4) the 5 categories can best explain the bang of an African and a European The fact that there are 4 or even more trends In African philosophy IS Indicative of the following 1) the poverty of African philosophy 2) the non-existence of African philosophy 3) the lack of vision of African philosophy 4) the diversity and richness of African philosophy One of the main points In Bewajl's work, 'Ethics and morality In Yoruba culture' IS the following 1) moral obligations In African morality are social rather than Individual 2) ethics In Africa has IS anti-humanistic 3) the basis of morality In African societies IS human welfare and not a yearning for reward from the divine being 4) Africans are religions in all things they do One of the contributions of Post-modernism to African philosophy IS Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 1) the Idea that there IS no one school of philosophy that can capture the truth once and for all 2) the Idea that all philosophies must fall in favor of party-politics 3) the belief that African philosophy IS better than every philosophy in the world 4) None of the above According to Imbo, the question "what IS African philosophy" IS a complex question because 1) we have to consider what counts as philosophy in the strictest sense 2) we have to consider who IS making the definition and for what audience 3) we must take into consideration one's Ideological commitments 4) all of the above Why IS African philosophy offered at Unisa? 1) So that students embark on the philosophical study arising from the African experience 2) So that students can be shown that African philosophy does not exist 3) So that students can be taught about the scientific method 4) none of the above Which IS the worst reason to register for the module 'Introduction to African philosophy' 1) As a foreigner I am eager to learn the philosophies coming from the African continent 2) My experience as an African automatically qualifies me as a competent philosopher 3) My Ghanaian parents encouraged me to do so 4) Philosophy, Practical and Systematic theology offers It as a course The origin of the term 'Africa' within this module IS said to have come from which of the following 1) The historical and cultural life of the people of the continent 2) The experience of climatic conditions by those who 'visited' 3) Greek and Roman experiences of 'Northern Africa' and Its settlement 4) All of the above Which term does not best define the AFRICANITY of African philosophy? 1) Ethno-African 2) Geo-temporal African 3) Meridian-African 4) Techno- African Why It Important to understand the 'discourses' on Africa and Africans? 1) It can Influence your beliefs on the existence of African philosophy 2) It shows the capacity of orderly thought or procedure, rationality that IS only done by western thinkers 3) It shows a verbal Interchange of Ideas, conversation that IS unique to an African and meridian people 4) It assumes the universality through the ability of western philosophy in being able to explain the lived experience Why do Philosophers differ in the way in which they develop their philosophies? 1) They differ in their ability to engage in rational thought 2) They differ in their fields of Interest and academic experience Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 3) They differ solely due their psychological Inclinations 4) They don't differ because practically speaking philosophy IS universal Which statement IS used to describe Anglophone African philosophy according to your study guide? 1) Early philosophers of this trend were critical of the Eurocentric thought 2) It deals with questions regarding the dilemma of Modernism 3) It provides a critique of Africanist discourses 4) Propounded by philosophers from previously colonies that are French speaking Which statement IS used to description Francophone African philosophy in the study guide? 1) It IS Influenced by the analytical style of philosophizing 2) One of Its discourses Involved the questioning of Identity 3) Odera Oruka and Mogobe Ramose are some of Its leading figures 4) Propounded by philosophers from previously English colonial lands In Africa Which trend does Kwast Wiredu Identify In his classification? 1) Traditional African philosophy 2) Professional African philosophy 3) Sage African Philosophy 4) Techno-African Philosophy What IS Cosmology the study of 1) The various trends in metaphysical philosophy 2) The universe In Its totality, and by extension, humanity's place In It 3) The community and their collective behavioural norms 4) The ways in which Africans understand their place in the universe What IS the name of this module? 1) African Philosophy 2) Introduction to African Law 3) Introduction to African Philosophy 4) Advanced African Philosophy The term 'African' In African philosophy refers to 1) The universality of African Philosophy 2) The particularity of African Philosophy 3) The term does not mean anything 4) The peculiarity of African Philosophy The term 'philosophy' In African Philosophy refers to 1) The wisdom of African Philosophy 2) The scientificity of African Philosophy 3) The universality of African Philosophy 4) The particularity of African Philosophy Which of the following statements does not define communitarianism? 1) Community life IS not optional for any Individual Downloaded by Bonga Ngubo () lOMoARcPSD| 2) the human person must not live in Isolation from other persons 3) the human person an Individualist and must always be independent of others 4) the human person IS naturally oriented toward other persons and must have relationships with them In this module we argue that the controversy of the term 'Africa' stems from the fact that 1) Africans were colonized by non-Africans 2) Africans do not like the term 3) The term is not home-grown, but IS an Imposition from outside 4) The term Itself IS complex The main pant of Biakolo's work, 'Categories of cross-cultural cognition and the African condition' is that 1) the 5 categories explain in precise terms who and what Africans are 2) the 5 categories are right and accurate about Europeans and wrong about Africans 3) the 5 categories can best explain the bang of an African and a European 4) the 5 categories are an outdated explanatory tool of the African condition The fact that there are 4 or even more trends In African philosophy shows that 1) African philosophy in non-existent 2) African philosophy lacks wisdom 3) African philosophy is diverse and rich 4) African philosophy is concaved poorly.