Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Philosophy Past Paper 2017
Optional · 80 marks · three hours
Original FPSC paper
DownloadInstructions specific to this paper
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
- Q. 220 marks
Discuss the Skepticism of Hume in-depth; how has it affected his ideas regarding Cause and Self ?
- Q. 320 marks
How did Ghazali refute the Philosophers’ argument about Eternity of the Universe?
- Q. 420 marks
Elaborate the way Iqbal has reconciled Divine Power (Omnipotence) and Knowledge with human freedom.
- Q. 520 marks
What do you understand by Dialectics? Critically evaluate Hegel’s Dialectical Method.
- Q. 620 marks
Elucidate Heidegger’s Theory of Being with special reference to Dasien.
- Q. 720 marks
What is Historical Materialism? Elaborate Karl Marx’s contribution in its development.
- Q. 820 marks
Write comprehensive notes on any two of the following: (10 each) (a) Three types of Knowledge by Spinoza. (b) Kant’s Categorical Imperative. (c) Stare’s Bad Faith.
Standard FPSC instructions
Printed on this and every CSS paper.
- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
- No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
- Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
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