1. EITHER: (a) If space is a form of intuition, can it also be a property of
things in themselves?
OR: (b) What is the distinction between phenomena and noumena a
distinction of?
2. ‘The analytical unity of apperception is only possible under the
presupposition of some synthetic one.’ (KANT) Analyse this claim and
explain its significance for Kant’s argument in the Transcendental
Deduction.
3. ‘Objective significance is conferred on our representations only insofar as
a certain order in their temporal relation is necessary.’ (KANT) Explain and
assess Kant’s argument for this claim in the Second Analogy of
Experience.
4. EITHER: (a) Is Kant’s argument in the Antinomy of Pure Reason
successful? Assess with reference to one of the Antinomies.
OR: (b) In what sense, if any, has Kant given a proof of freedom?
5. Must Hegel reject materialism?
6. ‘Sense-certainty itself has thus to be asked: What is the This?’ (HEGEL)
Does sense-certainty have a good answer to Hegel’s question?
7. EITHER: (a) Examine and evaluate Hegel’s use of dialectic in his analysis
of ‘being’ and ‘nothingness’.
OR: (b) Examine and evaluate Hegel’s use of dialectic in his analysis of
‘lord’ and ‘bondsman’.
8. ‘Hegel’s theory of freedom is intelligible only in the context of his
metaphysics.’ Discuss.
9. ‘It is only as an aesthetic phenomenon that existence and the world are
eternally justified.’ (NIETZSCHE) Discuss.
10. Does the genealogy of a belief make a difference to the truth of that
belief? Answer with reference to Nietzsche.
11. ‘The world itself is the will to power – and nothing else!’ (NIETZSCHE) Is
this a metaphysical claim?
12. What is the value of moral values? Answer with reference to Nietzsche.