IGNOU BPYC-132 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.What is subjectivism ? Discuss David Hume’s views on ethical subjectivism.

Q2.Critically examine Kant’s deontological ethics.

Q3.What is the nature of ethics ? Give a brief outline of different approaches to its study.

Q4.Discuss moral relativism and its different types.

Q5.Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each : 10

(a) Critically evaluate Aristotle’s virtue ethics. 10

(b) What is ethical naturalism ? How is it different from ethical non-naturalism ?

(c) Examine David Hume’s views on ethical subjectivism. 10

(d) What are moral actions ? Discuss the views of Hinduism and Buddhism on the same.

Q6.Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each :

(a) Explain the argument of the teleological theory of ethics. 5

(b) What is virtue ? Mention the four cardinal virtues of Plato. 5

(c) Give a brief introduction of J. S. Mill’s utilitarianism. 5

(d) Compare ethical cognitivism with ethical non-cognitivism. 5

(e) Explain the significance of emotivism in moral philosophy. 5

(f) Give an account of prescriptivism.

Q7.Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each :

(a) Acts and rule utilitarianism 4

(b) Naturalistic fallacy 4

(c) Natural moral law 4

(9) Dharma 4

(e) Intuitionism 4

(f) Moral Realism 4

(g) Divine command theory 4

(h) Hypothetical Imperative