Modern Philosophy (17th-19th centuries) MCQ Test 1

1. Who is the author of the famous work 'On Liberty'?

2. Who is known for his philosophy of perspectivism and his critique of traditional morality?

3. Who is known for his transcendentalist philosophy and writings such as 'Nature' and 'Self-Reliance'?

4. Who is known for his theory of 'logical positivism' and the concept of 'verificationism'?

5. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'invisible hand' in economics?

6. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'cogito' and the mind-body dualism?

7. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'the mind-body problem'?

8. Who is known for his theory of positivism, which emphasizes the use of scientific methods to study society?

9. Which philosopher is known for his skepticism and empiricism?

10. Who is associated with the concept of 'the absurd' and the theory of 'existentialism'?

11. Which philosophical movement emphasized reason and logic as the primary sources of knowledge?

12. Who is known for his theory of utilitarianism?

13. Who is known for his work 'Being and Time'?

14. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'cogito ergo sum'?

15. Who is the author of the famous work 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'?

16. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'categorical imperative'?

17. Which philosopher is known for his concept of the 'dialectic'?

18. Who is the author of the famous work 'Ethics'?

19. Which philosopher is known for his concept of the 'Übermensch'?

20. Who is known for his theory of 'bundle theory' and the concept of 'impressions' and 'ideas'?

21. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'will to power'?

22. Who is the author of the famous work 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'?

23. Who is known for his work 'The Communist Manifesto'?

24. Who is known for his theory of the 'tabula rasa' and the concept of 'empiricism'?

25. Who is associated with the concept of 'the dialectic' and the theory of 'absolute idealism'?

26. Who is known for his theory of utilitarianism and the principle of the greatest happiness?

27. Who is known for his theory of 'historical materialism' and the concept of 'class struggle'?

28. Which philosopher is known for his theory of knowledge based on innate ideas?

29. Who is known for her work 'The Second Sex'?

30. Who is known for his theory of the 'eternal recurrence' and the concept of the 'will to live'?

31. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'the will to power'?

32. Who is known for his philosophy of absolute idealism and his dialectical method?

33. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'categorical imperative' in ethics?

34. Which philosopher argued that reality is ultimately mental or spiritual in nature?

35. Who is known for his philosophy of empiricism and his skepticism towards the concept of causality?

36. Which philosopher is known for his concept of the 'will to power'?

37. Who is known for his work 'The Communist Manifesto' and the concept of dialectical materialism?

38. Who is considered the father of pragmatism?

39. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'the hermeneutic circle'?

40. Who is known for his work 'Being and Nothingness'?

41. Who is known for his theory of 'immaterialism' and the concept of 'esse est percipi'?

42. Who is known for his philosophy of idealism and his concept of the absolute spirit?

43. Who is known for his philosophy of rationalism and his famous statement, 'I think, therefore I am'?

44. Who is considered the father of existentialism?

45. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'tabula rasa'?

46. Which philosopher is known for his theory of tabula rasa?

47. Who is known for his work 'The World as Will and Representation'?

48. Who developed the concept of the 'categorical imperative' in ethics?

49. Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'the absurd'?

50. Who is known for his work 'Critique of Pure Reason' and the concept of transcendental idealism?