Detailed solutions and analysis for the UPSC Philosophy Optional Paper of 2024, covering both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
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This section provides the complete question paper for the Philosophy Optional from the 2024 UPSC Civil Services Main Examination, along with links to detailed solutions for each question.
Paper 1
Section A
Q1. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:
- Differentiate between Plato’s and Aristotle’s conceptions of form.
- How does Kant respond to Hume’s scepticism with regard to a priori judgments? Discuss.
- What arguments are offered by Moore to prove that there are certain truisms, knowledge of which is a matter of common sense ? Critically discuss.
- Why does later Wittgenstein think that there cannot be a language that only one person can speak - a language that is essentially private? Discuss.
Paper 2
Section A
Q1: Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: