IGNOU BPYC-132 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.What is consequentialism ? Discuss Mill’s utilitarianism with reference tothe same.

Q2.Describe Emotivism and explain its significance in Moral Philosophy.

Q3.Discuss in detail Kant’s Categorical imperative.

Q4.How is it different from the Hypothetical imperative ?

Q5.What is Subjectivism ? Discuss David Hume’s views on Ethical Subjectivism.

Q6.Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each :

(a) What is the difference between Ethical Naturalism and Ethical Non-Naturalism ?

(b) Write a short note on Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics and its appraisal by Elizabeth Anscombe. 10

(c) Discuss Prescriptivism and its importance in Moral Philosophy. 10

(d) Explain the different approaches to the study of ethics.

Q7.Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each :

(a) Discuss the characteristics of Teleological Theories. 5

(b) Write a short note on Metaethics. 5

(c) What is the role of reason in Morality? 5

(d) Explain the difference between Act and Rule Utilitarianism. 5

(e) Describe the principles of Buddhist Moral Views. 5

(f) Write a short note on Christian Vices.

Q8.Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each :

(a) Socrates’ views on virtue 4

(b) Simple subjectivism 4

(c) Intuitionism 4

(d) Plato’s Cardinal Virtues 4

(e) Virtues in Hinduism 4

(f) Eudaimonia 4

(g) Moral Action 4

(h) Ethical Cognitivism