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LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR KNOWLEDGE

ASSESSMENT, TOPICS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS

AND REPORTS

TOPIC 1

Knowledge assessment questions
1. Where, when, why and how has philosophy emerged?
2. Which spiritual need does philosophy give an answer to?
3. What are the peculiarities of philosophical knowledge?

4. Describe the correlation between philosophy and science.
5. How is philosophy related to ideology? Why can’t philosophy be
treated as ideology?

6. Prove common and differing features between religion and
philosophy.
7. Analyze structure and main social and cultural functions of
philosophy.

Topics for research papers and reports
1. Ideological nature of philosophical knowledge.

2. Dialectical and epistemic modes of thought.
3. Philosophy as a sense-creating nucleus of culture.
4. Mythology and philosophy as forms of knowledge: common and
differing features.

5. Faith and knowledge: problems of recognition.
6. Philosophy as a way of living.
7. Philosophy as a methodology of scientific cognition.

TOPIC 2
Knowledge assessment questions

1. Compare main characteristics of western and eastern civilization
types.
2. Outline main ideas of Veda as a spiritual canon of Ancient India.

3. Characterize main ideas and ideological accomplishments of
leading philosophical schools of Ancient India.
4. Characterize main ideas and ideological accomplishments of
leading philosophical schools of Ancient China.

5. Explain modern meaning of ideological acquirements of Ancient
eastern philosophy.

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