MPYE-010 Philosophy of Religion Solved Assignment 2018-2019

MPYE-010 Philosophy of Religion

Solved Assignment

2018-2019

i) Answer all five questions
ii) All questions carry equal marks
iii) For every question, refer to the texts and write down the assignment-responses in your own
words.
iv) Answers to question no.1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.
1. „Atheism is the denial of theism‟. Do you agree with this statement? 20
Or
Discuss various types of theism based on the philosophical concepts about God.
2. What are the different types of religious experiences? Explain various factors involved in
religious experience. 20
Or
Critically examine the classical proofs for the existence of God.
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each:
(a) Explain how religious thinkers defend religious language against the attacks of 10
“verification” and “falsification” principles.
(b) Explain the three „C‟s of organized religion: creed, code and cult. 10
(c) Differentiate between univocal, equivocal and analogical languages. 10
(d) Discuss the relation among myth, religion, and philosophy. 10
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each:
(a) Differentiate between determinism and indeterminism 5
(b) Briefly explain the problem of evil 5
(c) Differentiate between Atheism and A-theism. 5
(d) Explain the moral argument for God‟s existence. 5
(e) How does Emile Durkheim look at religious experience? 5
(f) Explain evil as privation. 5
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
(a) Evolution in Aurobindo 4
(b) Religious tolerance 4
(c) Kant‟s idea of God 4
(d) Agnosticism 4
(e) Immanence 4
(f) Naturalism 4
(g) Symbolism 4
(h) Teleological argument for the existence of god 4
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