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Which of the followings are applicable to Post-structuralism?
A. Reading a text differently from what the author intended.
B. Belief in structural disunity of the text
C. Multiplicities of meaning
D. Fragmented analysis of texts
E. To look for contradictions and conflicts present in the language of analysed texts.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is
A, B, C, D, E only

Understanding Post-structuralism Applicability

Post-structuralism challenges traditional notions of meaning, structure, and authorship. We examine each point to see if it aligns with these principles:

  • A. Reading differently from author's intent: This is central to Post-structuralism, emphasizing the 'death of the author' and the reader's role in creating meaning.
  • B. Belief in structural disunity: Post-structuralism often focuses on deconstructing texts to reveal inherent contradictions and lack of a unified, stable structure.
  • C. Multiplicities of meaning: A key tenet is that texts possess multiple, often unstable or competing, meanings rather than a single, fixed interpretation.
  • D. Fragmented analysis: This aligns with deconstruction, where texts are broken down to expose underlying assumptions and inconsistencies.
  • E. Looking for contradictions in language: Deconstruction specifically involves identifying paradoxes, ambiguities, and conflicts within the language of a text.

Conclusion on Applicability

All the points listed (A, B, C, D, and E) accurately describe key concepts and methodologies associated with Post-structuralism. Therefore, the approach encompasses all these aspects.

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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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