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Match the List-I with List-II

LIST ILIST II
A.Defence mechanismI.Michel Foucault
B.Grand narrativesII.Ferdinand de Saussure
C.Meanings are arbitrary.III.Jean-Francois Lyotard
D.'Discursive practices' of powerIV.Sigmund Freud


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Concept and Thinker Matching

A. Defence Mechanism

Defence mechanisms are core concepts within psychoanalytic theory, primarily attributed to Sigmund Freud.

B. Grand Narratives

The critique of grand narratives (or meta-narratives) is a significant element in the postmodern philosophy of Jean-Francois Lyotard.

C. Arbitrary Meanings

The principle that meanings are arbitrary, particularly in language, was established by linguist Ferdinand de Saussure.

D. 'Discursive Practices' of Power

Analyses of power structures through 'discursive practices' are central to the work of Michel Foucault.

Correct Correspondences

Therefore, the correct pairings are:

  • A should be matched with IV (Sigmund Freud).
  • B should be matched with III (Jean-Francois Lyotard).
  • C should be matched with II (Ferdinand de Saussure).
  • D should be matched with I (Michel Foucault).
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Important Questions from Western Philosophers

  1. Match List I with List II:

    List I

    List II

    (A) Knowledge is recollection.

    (I) Berkeley

    (B) Knowledge is either analytic or synthetic.

    (II) Kant

    (C) Knowledge is synthetic apriori.

    (III) Hume

    (D) Knowledge is perception and perception is knowledge.

    (IV) Plato


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  2. Match List I with List II

    List IList II
    Ethical conceptsSource
    A.Categorical imperativesI.Aristotle
    B.UtilitarianismII.John RawI
    C.Golden meanIII.Immanuel Kant
    D.Theory of justiceIV. John Stuart Mill

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  3. "Teaching is the stimulation guidance direction and encouragement of learning". This definition was given by

  4. Which sociologist observed that education perpetuates the culture of the dominant class and called this phenomenon as ‘Cultural reproduction’?

  5. "A problem that has been presented represents an outpost where the unknown has to be reached after a simple battle." Who said this statement?

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