PDU3701 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023 GRADED A+

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3 MEMORANDUM: ASSIGNMENT 01

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QUESTION 1
The earliest forms of African Philosophy can be traced back to …


1 the ancient Greeks
2 the ancient pharaohs
3 the ancient Semites
4 the ancient Hamites


QUESTION 2
The feature that distinguishes African thought from Western thought is the emphasis that
African Philosophy places on 


1 the male as the centre of all life
2 the community as the centre of life
3 the individual as the centre of life
4 the tribe as the centre of life



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QUESTION 3
African Philosophy, in its search for truth, focuses on concerns relating to  .


1 questions of meaning and their significance.
2 the empowerment of individuals
3 the establishment of an African identity
4 thinking logically, cohesively and clearly


QUESTION 4
What, according to empiricism, gives us the most reliable form of truth?


1 Knowledge derived from our senses.
2 Knowledge learned at our schools.
3 Knowledge derived through experience.
4 Knowledge derived from spirituality.


QUESTION 5
Which one of the following is a quality of empiricism?


1 It accepts only that which can be analysed.
2 It accepts only that which is critical.
3 It places great emphasis on science.
4 It places great emphasis on society.


QUESTION 6
Which of the following statements is applicable to empiricism?


1 Empiricism regards human beings as spiritual beings.
2 Empiricism emphasises human morals and values.
3 Empiricism takes human emotions into consideration.
4 Empiricism understands how our physical world operates.




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,QUESTION 7
One of the limitations of scientific rationalism is that  .


1 it does not enable us to deal with scientific problems.
2 it is problematic in dealing with moral issues.
3 it does not enable us to deal with social problems.
4 it does not encourage dialogue between the sexes.


QUESTION 8
In terms of Karl Popper's theoretical views regarding the search for truth, which of the
following statements holds true?


1 Truth should be searched for by exposing error.

2 Truth is arrived at by the method of trial and error.

3 Truth is equal to those ideas that can be proved right.
4 Truth is discovered by constantly questioning.


QUESTION 9
The method of enquiry adopted by phenomenologists relates to  .


1 the analysis of the meaning of words and sentences
2 reflecting on ourselves and the world in which we live
3 the exploration of the communal and social meaning of life
4 the unmasking of power structures through ideological critique


QUESTION 10
Phenomenology, more than any other perspective, enables us to  .


1 search for our true place in the universe
2 challenge the claims of Western superiority.
3 regard science as independent of morality
4 avoid authoritarianism in the creation of meaning.




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QUESTION 11
Which of the following is a shortcoming of phenomenology?


1 It tends to be immorally demanding.
2 It tends to be morally undemanding.
3 It tends to be morally demanding.
4 It tends to be immorally undemanding.


QUESTION 12
Which philosophical method of enquiry focuses specifically on literature, art, music,
poetry and craft?


1 Phenomenology
2 Modernism
3 Postmodernism
4 Hermeneutics


QUESTION 13
As a philosophy, hermeneutics has certain good qualities. Identify three from the list
below.


A It overcomes injustice.
B It creates meaning.
C It helps people to understand each other.
D It resists scientific arrogance.


1 a, b and c
2 b, c and d
3 a, b and d
4 a, c and d




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