Syllabus of Philosophy

B.A. – I

SESSION - 2011-12

Paper – I: Indian Philosophy

Paper – II: Modern Western Philosophy

B.
A.–I:Pa pe r–I

IN DIAN PHILO SO PHY

M.M. : 100

1. Int
rod uction:Com m on c ha ra ct
e risticsa nd cla ssifica tion of Ind ia n Philosophica l
Sc hools:Astika a nd N a stika
2. Ca r
vaka School— Epistem olog y,M e t
a physics
3. Ja inism — Conc e ptof Sa t
,Dravya ,Pa rya ya ,Guna ;Ane ka nt
a va d a ,Sya d va d a a nd
Sa pt
a b ha ng ina ya .
4. Bud d hism — Fournob le Trut
hs,The oryof De pe nd e ntO rig ina t
ion
(Pra t
itya sa m ut
pa d a va d a ),Definition of Rea lity(Artha kriya ka ritva m sa t
tva m ),
Doctrine of M om e nt
a rine ss(Ksa na b ha ng a va d a ),The oryof no-
soul
(N a ira t
m ya va d a ),a nd N irva na
5. N yaya –Pra m a a nd Pra m a na ,Pra t
ya ksa (Definition),Sa nnika rsa ,Cla ssifica tion of
Pra t
ya ksa :N irvika lpa ka ,Sa vika lpa ka ,La ukika ,Ala ukika ;Anum iti,Anum a na
(Definition),vya pti,pa ram a rsa ,Cla ssifica tion of Anum a na :purva va t
,sesa va t
,
sm a nya t
od rist
a ,ke va la nva yi,ke va la vya tireki,
a nva ya vya tireki,sva rtha num a na ,
pa ra rtha num a na ,U pa m a na ,Sa b d a Pra m a na .
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. V a ise sika— Se ve n Pa d a rtha s,d ravya ,g una ,ka rm a ,sa m a nya ,
visesa ,sa m a va ya ,
a b ha va ,
7. Sa m khya— Sa t
ka rya va d a ,N a t
ure of Pra krti,itsc onstitue ntsa nd proofsforits
e xistence.N a t
ure of Purusa a nd proofsforitse xistence,plura lit
y of purusa s,t
he ory
of e volution.
8. Yog a — Citta,Ci
tta vrtti,Citta b hum i
.Eig htfold pa t
h of Yog a ,
God .
9. M im a m sa (Pra b ha ka ra a nd Bha t
ta ):Artha pa ttia nd Anupa la b d hia ssource sof
knowle d g e .

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10.Ad va ita V e d ant
a — Sa nka ra ’sview of Bra hm a n,Sa g una a nd N irg una Bra hm a n,
Thre e g ra d e sof Sa t
ta :pra tib ha sika ,vya va ha rika a nd pa ra m a rthika ,Jiva ,Ja g a ta nd
M a ya .
11.V isista d va i
ta Vedant
a — Ra m a nuja ’sview of Brahm a n,Jiva ,Ja g a t
.Refut
a tion of t
he
d octrine of M a ya .

Sug g e sted R e a d ing s:

1. O utline sof Ind ia n Philosophy:M .H iriya nna

2. A Critica lSurve yof Ind ia n Philosophy:C. D.Sha rm a
3. An Intr od uc tion to Ind ia n Philosophy:D.M .Dut ta & S.
C.Cha t
te rje e
4. Cla ssica lInd ia n Philosophy:J.N .M oha nt y
5. Ind ia n Philosophy (V ol.I& II):S.Ra d ha krishna n
6. Bha rtiya Da rsha n:Aa loc ha n e va m a nushe e la n:C. D.Sha rm a
7. Bha rtiya Da rsha n:Dut ta e va m Cha t
te rje e
8. Bha rtiya Da rsha n ka sa rve ksha na :S. L.Pa nd e y

BA –I:Pa pe r–II

M O DER N W ESTERN PHILO SO PHY

M.M. : 100

1. Cha ra ct
e risticsa nd rele va nc e of m od e rn philosophy.

2. De sca rtes:Ca rtesia n m e t

hod of d oub t,c og ito e rg o sum ,criterion of trut h,type s
of id e a s,Proofsforthe e xistenc e of God ,m ind - b od yrela tion:inte ra ctionism .

3. Spinoza :Doctrine of sub sta nc e ,a ttrib ut

e sa nd m od e s,e xistenc e of God ,
Pa nt
he ism ,pa ra lle lism

4. Le ib niz:M ona d s,trut hsof re a son,trut

hsof fa c ts,inna t
e ne ssof id e a s,Doc trine of
Pre-esta b lishe d ha rm ony.

5. Locke :Refut a tion of inna te id e a s,t

he orig in a nd form a t
ion of id e a s,sim ple a nd
c om ple xid e a s,sub sta nc e ,m od e sa nd rela t ions,na ture of knowle d g e a nd its
d e g ree s,lim itsof knowle d g e ,prim a rya nd sec ond a ryqua lities.

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. Be rke le y:Refut
a tion of a b strac tid e a s.Criticism of Locke’sd istinction b e twe e n
prim a rya nd sec ond a ryqua lities,Im m a t e ria lism ,esse-est-percipii,role of God .

7. H um e :Im pression a nd id e a s,d istinc tion b e tw e e n jud g e m e ntsconc e rning

rela tionsof id e a sa nd jud g e m e ntsc onc e rning m a t te rsof fa ct,the oryof c a usa lit
y,
the oryof self a nd pe rsona lid e ntity,Sc e pticism .

8. Ka nt:Conc e ption of c ritica lPhilosophy,d istinc tion b e t we e n a prioria nd a

posteriorijud g e m e nts,d istinction b e twe e n a na lytic a nd synt he tic jud g e m e nts.
Possib ilit
y of Synt he tic a priorijud g e m e nts.

Sug g e sted R e a d ing s:

1. H istoryof M od e rn Philosophy:R.Fa lckenb e rg

2. A Critica lH istoryof M od e rn Philosophy:Y. H .M a sih
3. A Hist ory of Philosophy:F.Thilly
4. A Hist ory of Mod e rn Philosophy:W . K.W rig ht
5. A Critica lH istoryof W e stern Philosophy:D.J.O ’ Connor
6. A Hist ory of Philosophy from De sc a rtesto W ittg e nstein:R.Sc rut
on
7. The Fund a m e nta lQ ue stionsof Philosophy:A. C.Ewing
8. A Brief Historyof W e stern Philosophy:A.Ke nny
9. Ad hunik Da rsha n KiBhoom ika :S. L.Pa nd e y
10.Ad hunik Da rsha n Ka V a ijna nik Itiha s:J.
S.Sriva stava