The fact seems to be that all our a priori knowledge is concerned with entities which do not, properly speaking, exist, either in the mental or in the physical world. These entities are such as can be named by parts of speech which are not substantives; they are such entities as qualities and relations. Suppose, for instance, that I am in my room. I exist, and my room exists; but does exist Yet obviously the word has a meaning; it denotes a relation which holds between me and my room. This relation is something, although we cannot say that it exists in the same sense in which, I and my room exist. The relation is something which we can think about and understand, for, if we could not understand it, we could not understand the sentence am in my room'. Many philosophers, following Kant, have maintained that relations are the work of the mind, that things in themselves have no relations, but that the mind brings them together in one act of thought and thus produces the relations which it judges them to have. This view, however, seems open to objections similar to those which we urged before against Kant. It seems plain that it is not thought which produces the truth of the proposition am in my room'. It may be true that an earwig is in my room, even if neither I nor the earwig nor any one else is aware of this truth; for this truth concerns only the earwig and the room and does not depend upon anything else. The Problems of Philosophy /B. Russell

1. Why is a priori knowledge concerned with entities which lack existence

2. Why are the entities of a priori knowledge not denoted by the names of substantives

3. Explain the sense in which I and my room exist but the relation between me and my room does not.

4. Are the relations work of mind Explain.

5. How does the author react to the view that relations are products of mind

6. State two reasons in favour of Abhihitanvayavada.

7. Distinguish between Svarthanumiti and Pararthanumiti.

8. Explain the Buddhist concept of Pancasila.

9. What is meant by Varnadharma Explain the Varnadharma as depicted in the Gita.

10. Explain the nature of Pratyaksa according to Nyaya system.

11. Distinguish between Vyavaharika sat and Paramarthika sat. Is the book on the table
Vyavaharika sat or Paramarthika sat Explain.

12. Discuss Regularity theory of cause.

13. Explain S. Alexander's conception of space and time.

14. Examine the importance of the concepts of being and becoming.

15. What are Cardinal Virtues Explain.

16. What, in your view, is the most satisfactory theory of punishment Give reasons.

17. Explain the laws of thought.

18. State the rules of quantification.

19. Discuss parasamanya and aparasamanya.

20. What are the three types of Rna How can these be repaid

21. Are religious values intrinsically other-worldly Discuss.

22. Is there an essential difference between the world-view as found in tribal religions and traditional religions Discuss.

23. Can there be just one way of understanding the Divine Being Discuss.

24. What, according to you, are the preconditions of a successful inter-religious dialogue and why

25. Discuss the nature and destiny of man in the light of Hinduism and Jainism.

21. Explain Russell's theory of logically proper names.

22. Explain Quine's arguments against the analytic synthetic distinction.

23. Explain Frege's arguments for introducing sense in his analysis of meaning.

24. Examine Wittgenstein's notion of rule-following.

25. Explain Searle's distinction between different speech acts.

21. Does phenomenological approach lead to solipsism Discuss.

22. Examine Gadamer's critique of hermeneutics as a method.

23. Examine Heidegger's critique of modernity.

24. How does hermeneutic attempt to overcome objectivism and relativism Explain.

25. Explain the notion of 'intentional consciousness'.

21. Bring out the nature and significance of Maya in Advaita Vedanta

22. Discuss the concept of Brahman in the light of Shankar and Ramanuja.

23. Discuss the concept of Bheda in Dvaita Vedanta.

24. Evaluate Nimbarka's system of bhedabheda.

25. Why Vallabha's system is called Suddha Advaita Explain.

21. What according to Gandhi is the ideal relationship between truth and love

23. How does Gandhi explain the importance of brahmacarya Explain.

24. Is Gandhi's notion of Trusteeship relevant in the contemporary world Explain.

25. What, according to Gandhi, are the prerequisites for the success of Pancayati Raj Discuss.

26. Is Secularism an Utopia

27. Karma and Re-birth as postulates of Indian Philosophy.

28. Gandhi's vision of Social justice.

29. Moksa in Indian Philosophy.

30. Language and Philosophy.