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| Paper | Year / session | Questions in this view | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) 2026 | 2026 | 2 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2025 | 2025 | 1 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2024 | 2024 | 4 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2023 | 2023 | 3 | View paper |
| Humanities & Social Sciences-Philosophy (XH-C4) 2022 | 2022 | 2 | View paper |
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On the basis of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, we can say the following about virtue:
Which of the following statement[s] is/are NOT true in relation to Kant’s concept of the will?
In J. S. Mill’s articulation of utilitarianism which of the following statements about justice are valid?
According to which of the following theories of punishment, can capital punishment be justified? (i) Deterrent theory of Punishment (ii) Reformative theory of Punishment (iii) Retributive theory of Punishment
Aristotle uses phronesis (practical wisdom) as a special function of reason for which one of the following?
Match the ethical frameworks in Group I with their corresponding ethical theories in Group II.
| Group I | Group II |
|---|---|
| (a) Ethical Cognitivism | (i) Emotivism |
| (b) Ethical Non-cognitivism | (ii) Prescriptivism |
| (iii) Descriptivism |
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| (P) A statement expressing a deontic quality | (i) It is morally wrong to promote the well-being of others if it diminishes one's own well-being |
| (Q) A statement expressing Psychological Egoism | (ii) It is good to donate money to charities that help people |
| (R) A statement expressing Ethical Egoism | (iii) One ought to keep one's promises |
| (S) A statement expressing an evaluative quality | (iv) The only non-instrumental motivation to act for humans is a perceived increase in well-being |