IGNOU MPYE 4 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Included:

MPYE 004 (January 2025 - July 2025) - ENGLISH

MPYE-004 Philosophy of Human Person

Note:

i) Give answer of all five questions.

ii) All five questions carry equal marks.

iii) The answer of questions no. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words.

1. Write a note on Locke's understanding of Personal Identity.

or

Explain and examine the idea of intellectual dynamism.

2. Discuss and evaluate the Heidegger's idea of dasein and authentic life.

or

How does one respond to the Freudian challenge of psychological determinism?

3. Give answer of any two questions in about 250 words each.

a) Compare Plato's and Aristotle's idea of Soul.

b) Compare between Bhagvada Gita's and Buddhist's idea of rebirth.

c) How existentialism see human being? Is Existentialism successful in defining human being?

d) Elaborate Skinner's idea of planned society.

4. Give answer of any four questions in about 150 words each.

a) Explain Volitional Dynamism.

b) Compare Oppressive and Liberative understanding of Human Person.

c) Explain Heidegger's idea of 'Concern'.

d) Write a note on the idea of Absurdity.

e) Differentiate between 'freedom from' and 'freedom for'.

f) How does Gabriel Marcel reject Cartesian dualism?

5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.

a) Dasein

b) The Butterfly Affect

c) Somatic Death

d) Dark Energy

e) Sartre's notion of death

f) Marcel's idea of availability

g) Absurdity

h) Absurdity

MPYE 004 (January 2027 - July 2026) - ENGLISH

Assignments for TEE December 2026 and for TEE June 2027

(MAPY First Year)

MPYE-004: PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON

Note:

i) Give answer of all five questions.

ii) All five questions carry equal marks.

iii) The answer of Questions No. 1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.

iv) If any question has more than one part, attempt all parts.

1. Figure out the differences between the concept of Human Person in Indian and Western philosophical perspectives. Critically evaluate their respective approaches.

Discuss and evaluate Heidegger's concepts of Dasein and Authentic Life.

2. Write a critical note on Locke's theory of Personal Identity. Examine its strengths and limitations.

OR

What is Animal Symbolicum? Discuss Ernst Cassirer's view that human beings are "symbol using animals." Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Answer any two questions in about 250 words each.

a) Compare the Bhagavad Gita's and Buddhism's concepts of Rebirth.

b) Explain the basic principles of Maslow's Humanistic Psychology.

c) How does Existentialism define the human being? Critically evaluate the existentialist understanding of human existence.

d) Compare Plato's and Aristotle's theories of the Soul.

4. Answer any four questions in about 150 words each.

a) Distinguish between General Anthropology and Philosophical Anthropology.

b) Explain the concept of Human Dignity.

c) What is Psychological Determinism?

d) Differentiate between "Freedom From" and "Freedom For."

e) Explain Martin Buber's distinction between "I-Thou" and "I- It" relationships.

f) Explain Heidegger's concept of "Being-towards-Death."

5. Write short notes on any five in about 100 words each.

a) Marcel's Idea of Availability

b) Volitional Dynamism

c) Cartesian Dualism

d) Animal Symbolicum

e) Facticity

1) Absurdity

g) The Butterfly Effect

h) Existence

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