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T MARKS
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P)
MASEM-
I 101 CORECOURSE I
NDI
ANCLASSI
C MAPHI
L 5:
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102 CORECOURSE I
NDIAN MAPHI
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C MAPHI
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NDIANPHILOSOPHY MAPHI
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aha(
Sixpadār
tha- huddeśaandpar
s,bot īkṣā)(
40
Hr
s.)
(
ii
)Umāsv
āti
:Tat
tvār
thasūt
ra(
Sel
ect
ions,
excl
udi
ngCh-
VII
)(40Hr
s.)

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L102:I
NDI
ANEPI
STEMOLOGY(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)Gaṅgeśa:Tat
tvaci
ntāmaṇi(
prāmāṇy
avādaupt
ot nat
heendof“ uraj
atat
venapur
ovar
-
ti
nāmiti
”)(
40Hrs.
)
(
ii
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makī
rt
i:Ny
āyabi
ndu(
Upt
o“t
ri
rūpānica”
)(40Hr
s.)

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L103:WESTERNCLASSI
CS(
Mar
ks:
50)
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ti
que ofPure Reason (
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th’
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idged ed.(
up t
othe end of
Transcendent
alAnal
yti
c)(
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L104:WESTERNETHI
CS(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)Nor
mat
iveEt
hics:
Uti
l
itar
iani
sm andDeont
ology(
30Hr
s.)
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ii
)Vi
rt
ueEt
hics(
5Hour
s)
(
ii
i)Metaet
hics:Cogni
ti
vi
sm:Natural
i
sm andInt
uit
ioni
sm;Non-
cogni
ti
vi
sm:Emot
ivi
sm
andPrescri
pti
vi
sm;Descr
ipt
ivi
sm (
25Hrs.
)
(
iv)Appl
iedEthi
cs:Noti
onandMethodol
ogyofAppli
edEthi
cs,Li
feandDeat
hI ssues
(Eut
hanasi
aand/orAbor
ti
on)
,Envi
ronment
alEthi
cs:Def
ini
ti
onandConcerns( 20
Hrs.
)

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
 J.S.Mil
l:‘
Uti
l
itar
iani .Col
sm” l
ect
edWor
ksofJ.S.Mi
l
l,Vol
.X,Uni
ver
sit
yofTor
ont
o
Press
Gr
 Kant: oundwor
kofMet
aphy
sicofMor
als,
Macmi
l
lan
 Ar
ist
otl
e:Ni
chomacheanEt
hics(
ed.Dav
idRoss)
,Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess
Moder
 W.D.Hudson: nMor
alPhi
l
osophy
,Macmi
l
lan
 Pet
erSi Pr
nger: act
icalEt
hics,
Cambr
idgeUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess
 Dav
idS.Oder
ber
g:Appl
i
edEt
hics:ANon-
Consequent
ialAppr
oach,
Blackwel
l
  Tom L.Beauchamp:“TheNatur
eofAppliedEt
hi ,ACompani
cs” ont
oAppl
i
edEt
hics
(eds.R.
G.Frey&C.H.Wel
lman),
Blackwel
l
 Robi
nAt
tfi
eld:Env
ironment
alEt
hics:AVer
yShor
tInt
roduct
ion,Oxf
ordUni
v.Pr
ess,
2018
 Rober
tEl
l
iot(
ed.
):Env
ironment
alEt
hics,
Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess
 MacI
nty
re:“
Af t
erVir
tue”,A Hi
stor
icalI
ntr
oduct
iont
oMor
alPhi
l
osophy(
ed.M.F.
Wagner
),Prenti
ceHall

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L105:SOCI
ALANDPOLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY:I
NDI
AN(
Mar
ks:
50)
1. Mahābhār
ata:Rāj
adhar
ma(
8Hr
s)
2. Manusaṁhi
tā:Div
ineor
igi
noft
heSt
ate,
Admi
nist
rat
ionofJust
i Danḍanī
ce( ti
),St
atus
ofWomen(24Hrs)
3. Kaut
il
yī
yaAr
thaśāst
ra:Danḍanī
ti(
8Hr
s)
4. Kāmandakī
yaNī
ti
sār
a:Sapt
āngaRāj
ya(
8Hr
s)
5. Sr
iSr
iRāmakṛ
ṣṇakat
hāmṛ
ta:Sar
vadhar
masamabhāv
a(12Hr
s)
6.D.D.Upadhy
ay:
Int
egr
alHumani
sm(
7Hr
s)
7.Jy
oti
rao Phul
e : Eradi
cati
on of Unt
ouchabi
l
ity and t
he Cast
e Sy
stem,
Womens’
 
Emanci
pat
ion(8Hrs)
8.Moul
anaAbul
Kal
am Azad:
Soci
o-Pol
i
tical
Phi
l
osophy
(5Hr
s)
RecommendedText
s:
 Vedavyāsa:Mahābhār
ata(
Śānt
ipar
va)
,Chs.56-
57)
,Gi
taPr
ess,Gor
akpur
 ManabenduBandyopadhyay(
ed.
):Manusaṁhi
tā:(
Chs.I
II
,V,I
X),Sanskr
itPust
ak Bhandar
,
Kol
kat
a
 Radhagobi
ndaBasak(
ed.
):Kaut
il
ya:Ar
thasast
ra(Ch.I),Kol
kat
a (1989)
 Di
neshKumarGar
g(ed.
):Kāmandakī
yaNī
ti
sār
a(Ch.I
V),
Var
anasi(
2016)
 Mahendranat a:Sr
hGupt iSr
iRamakr
ishnakat
hamr
it
a(Sel
ect
ions)
,Udbodhan Kar
yal
ay,
Kol
kat
a(2012)
 Deenday
alUpadhy I
ay:nt
egr
alHumani
sm.Hi
ndi
Sahi
tyaSadan,
2014(
InEngl
i
sh)
 Coll
ect
edWor
ksofMahat
maJot
ir
aoPhul
e(sel
ect
ions)
,Gov
t.ofMahar
ast
ra,
Mumbai
,
1991
 G.P.Deshpande(
tr :Sel
.&ed) ect
edWr
it
ingsofJot
ir
aoPhul
e.Lef
tWor
dBooks,
New
Del
hi,
2002
 Moul am Azad:I
ana AbdulKal ndi
a Wi
ns Fr
eedom (
Sel
ect
ions)
,Or
ientLongman,
Kol
kata
  SayedAbdulLati
fMoulana(t
r.:AbdulKal
) am Azad:TheTar
jumanal
-Qur
’an:Al
-Fat
iha
toAl-
Muninun,Ki
tabBhavan,
1990
Ref
erences:
 Bi
bekDebr
oy(
tr.
):TheMahabhar
ata,
Pengui
ne,
2015
 G. Buhl
er(
tr.
):TheLawsofManu,Cl
arendonPr
ess,Oxf
ord(
1886)
 R.P.Kangl
e(t
r.
):TheAr
thasast
ra,
2012
 Manmat haNathDut
t(t
r):Kamandoki
. yoNi
ti
sar
aorTheEl
ement
sofPol
i
ty,El
ysiun
Pr
ess,Cal
cut
ta,
1896
 Swami adananda:Sr
Sar iSr
iRamakr
ishnal
i
lapr
osanga,UdbodhanKar
yal
ay,Kol
kat
a(2012)
 SwamiNi khi
l
ananda (
tr) : The Gospelof Sr
. iRamakr
ishna,Ramakr
ishna
Vi
vekanandaCenter
,NewYork(
1942)
oy Keer:Mahat
 Dhananj ma Joti
rao Phul
e:Fat
heroft
he I
ndi
an Soci
al
Revol
uti
on,
PapularPr
akashan,
Mumbai
 Rosali
ndO’ on:Cast
Hanl e,Conf
li
ctandI
deol
ogy:MahatmaJoti
raoPhul
eand
Low Cast eProt
estinNinet
eent
hCenturyWester
nI ndi
a,Cambri
dgeUniv
.
Press,2002
 Mushi
rulHasan.“Maulana AbulKal
am Azad:The Odd Secul
ari
st"
. 
Indi
a Today
.
Ar
chiv
ed(18October2006)
.
 MerajAhmad:“MoulanaAzad’
sVi si
onofModer
nI ndi
a”.I
nter
nat
ionalJour
nalof
Humanit
iesandSoci
alSci
enceResear
ch,
Vol
.
4,No.
2,2018

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Ful
lMarks:250

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L201:I
NDI
ANETHI
CS(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)Śr
īmadbhagav
adgī
tā(
Chapt
ersI
I&I
II
)(40Hour
s)
(
ii
)LaugakṣiBhāskara:Ar
thasaṁgr
aha(
dhar
ma,
bhāv
anā,
vidhiandi
tsv
ari
eti
es;
ar
thavāda)(40Hrs.)

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L202:I
NDI
ANMETAPHYSI
CS(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)SadānandaYogī
ndr
a:Vedānt
asār
awi
thSubodhi
nī(
Sel
ect
ions)(
40Hour
s)
(
ii
)Iśv
arakṛ Sāṁkhy
ṣña: akār
ikāwi
thTat
tvakaumudī(
Kār
ikā-
s1-
3,9-
22)(
40Hour
s)

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L203:WESTERNEPI
STEMOLOGY(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)Nat
ureandDef
ini
ti
onofKnowl
edge(
20Hour
s)
 (
ii
)Get
ti
erPr
obl
em andResponsest
oit(
20Hour
s)
(
ii
i)Scept
ici
sm andt
hePossi
bil
i
tyofKnowl
edge(
20Hour
s)
(
iv)Justi
fi
cat
ion ofKnowledge Cl
aims:Foundat
ional
i
sm (
incl
udi
ng I
nter
nal
i
sm and
Exter
nali
sm),Coher
ent
ism andReli
abi
l
ism (
20Hours)

Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
I
 J.Dancy:nt
roduct
iont
oCont
empor
aryEpi
stemol
ogy
,Bl
ackwel
l
 R.M.Chi
shol
m:Theor
yofKnowl
edge(
3rded.
)Pr
ent
iceHal
l
 J.Ay ThePr
er: obl
em ofKnowl
edge,
Pengui
nBooks
 J.L.Pol
l Cont
ock: empor
aryTheor
iesofKnowl
edge,
Rowman&Li
tt
lef
iel
d
 A.St
rol
l(ed.
):Epi
stemol
ogy
:NewEssay
sinTheor
yofKnowl
edge,
Har
per&Row
 Kei
thLehr
erKnowl
: edge,
Clar
endonPr
ess
 Sandhy Just
aBasu: if
icat
ion:Concept
sandTheor
ies,
Progr
essi
vePub.
,Kol
kat
a
apaSaha:Ev
 Sut idenceandTr
uth,Al
l
iedPubl
i
sher
s(i
nassoci
ati
onwi
thJadav
pur
Uni
ver
sit
y)

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L204:WESTERNLOGI
C(Mar
ks:
50)
(
i) Pr
oposit
ionalLogi
c:Rul
esofNaturalDeduct
ion,TheRul
eofCondi
ti
onalPr
oof
,
I
ndi
rectProof,
Prov
ingI
nval
i
dit
y(14Hours)
(
ii
) Quanti
fi
cati
on Theory: Singul
ar and Gener
al Proposi
ti
ons, Mul
ti
ply
-General
Proposi
ti
ons,Quanti
fi
cati
onRulesandProvi
ngVali
dity
,Provi
ngInval
i
dit
y,Logical
Tr
uthsInvol
vingQuanti
fi
ers(50Hour
s)
(
ii
i)Tr
uth-
Treeandi
tsAppl
i
cat
ions(
16Hour
s)

RecommendedText
s:
•I
.M.Copi
:Sy
mbol
i
cLogi
c(5t
hedi
ti
on)
,Chapt
ers3and4)Pr
ent
iceHal
lofI
ndi
a,1998
• Ri
char
dJef
frey
:For
malLogi
c:I
tsScopeandLi
mit
s(1stedi
ti
on)
,Tat
aMcGr
aw-
Hil
l
,
1967

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L205:SOCI
ALANDPOLI
TICALPHI
LOSOPHY:WESTERN(
Mar
ks:
50)
i
) Soci
alCont
ractTheor
y:Hobbes,
LockeandRousseau(
10Hr
s.)
i
i
) Li
ber
ali
sm andDi
str
ibut
iveJust
ice:
Rawl
sandSen(
10Hr
s.)
i
i
i)Li
ber
tar
iani
sm:
Nozi
ck(
10Hr
s.)
i
v)Marxi
sm:Origin,Al
i
enat
ion,Di
alecti
calandHistori
calMater
ial
i
sm,Phil
osophyf
or
Change,Sur
plusValueandCapi t
ali
sm,Class-
Struggl
e,Soci
alRev
olut
ion,I
deaof
 St
ate,
Cri
ti
queofMar
xism(
20Hr
s.)
v
) Phi
losophyofGl
obal
izat
ion(
10Hr
s.)
v
i)Communi
tar
iani
sm &Mul
ti
cul
tur
ali
sm(
10Hr
s.)
 Communit
ari
ani
sm:Communi t
ari
anCrit
iqueofLiber
alSel
f,Univ
ersali
sm Vs.
Par
ti
cul
ari
sm,Theor
iesofChar
lesTay
lor,Macl
nty
re,andMichaelSandel
 Mult
icul
tur
ali
sm:Charl
es Tayl
or;Pol
i
tics ofRecogni
ti
on,Wi
l
lKy
mli
cka;
Concept
ionofMi
nor
ityRi
ghts
v
ii
)Femi
nism (
10Hr
s.)

RecommendedText
s:
 Hobbes,
Thomas(1651]1986)Lev
[ iat
han.Har
mondswor
th:
Pengui
nBooks.
 Locke,
John([1690]1963)TwoTr
eat
isesofGov
ernment
.Ed.Pet
erLasl
ett
.NewYor
k:
CambridgeUniv
ersi
tyPress.
 Rousseau,Jean-Jacques([1760]1987)“OntheSocialContr
act
” nRousseau:Basi
,i c
Pol
iti
calWrit
ings.(Tr
ans.)
DonaldCr ess.I
ndi
anapol
i
s,IN:Hacket
tPubl
i
shi
ngCo.
 Rawl
s,John(1971)ATheor
yofJust
ice.Rev
.ed.(
1999)Cambr
idge,MA:Har
var
d
Uni
ver
sit
yPress.
1993)Pol
 ––––( i
ticalLi
ber
ali
sm.NewYor
k:Col
umbi
aUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess.
 Sen,Amar
tya( .I
1992) nequal
i
tyReexami
ned.Cambr
idge,MA:Har
var
d Uni
ver
sit
y
Press.
 ––––(
2009)
:TheTheor
yofJust
ice,
London:Pengui
ne.
1997)OnEconomi
 ––––( cInequal
i
ty.Oxf
ord:
Clar
endon.
 Noz
ick,
Rober
t( Anar
1974). chy
,St
ate,
andUt
opi
a.NewYor
k:Basi
cBooks.
 KarlMarx:Economi
c and Phi
l
osophi
c Manuscr
ipt
s of1884,Moscow:Pr
ogr
ess
Publi
sher
s,1959
 Kar
lMar
x:Sel
ect
edWr
it
ings(
eds.T.Bot
tomor
eandM.Rubel
),Pengui
ne,
1975.
 C.Roldán,
 
D.Br
auer
 and 
J.Rohbeck (
eds.
)( Phi
2018) l
osophyofGl
obal
i
zat
ion,De
Gr
uter
.
 Si
nger
, 2002)OneWor
P.( ld:TheEt
hicsofGl
obal
i
zat
ion,
Yal
eUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess.
 ––––OneWor
ldNow(
Rev
ised)Yal
eUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
NewHav
en,
2016.

 MacI
nty
re,Al
asdai
r(1981)Af
terVi
rt
ue.Not
reDame,I
N:Uni
ver
sit
yofNot
reDame
Pr
ess.
1987)WhoseJust
 ––––( ice?Whi
chRat
ional
i
ty?Not
reDame,I
N:Uni
ver
sit
yofNot
re
 DamePr
ess.

 Sandel
,MichaelJ.( 1982) Li
ber
ali
sm and t
he Li
mit
s of Just
ice.Cambr
idge:
CambrdgeUni
i ver
sit
yPr ess,
2nded.1999.
1996)Democr
 –––– ( acy’
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ent
:Amer
icai
nSear
chofaPubl
i
cPhi
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.
Cambr
idge,
MA:Bel
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 Tayl
or,Char
les (1989a)‘
Cross-Pur
poses:TheLi
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al-
Communit
ari
an Debat
e,’i
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Rosenbl
um(ed. 1989)Li
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Univer
sit
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 ––––(1989b)Sour
cesoftheSel
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ngofModer
nIdent
it
y.Cambr
idge,MA:
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ersi
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1991)TheEt
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hent
ici
ty.Cambr
idge,
MA:
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var
dUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess.
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icult
ural
ism and t
he ‘
Pol
i
tics ofRecogni
ti
on.
’Pr
incet
on,NJ:
Pr
incet
onUniver
sit
yPr ess.
 Ky
mli
cka,
Wil
l(1989)Li
ber
ali
sm,
Communi
tyandCul
tur
e.Oxf
ord:
Clar
endon.
1990)Cont
 ––––( empor
aryPol
i
ticalPhi
l
osophy
:AnI
ntr
oduct
ion.Oxf
ord:
Clar
endon.
 ––––( 1995)Mul
ti
cul
tur
alCi
ti
zenshi
p:ALi
ber
alTheor
yofMi
nor
it
yRi
ght
s.Oxf
ord:
Cl
arendon.
 Moi
tr
a,Sefal
i(2002)Femi
nistTheor
y:Andr
ocent
ri
sm,
Communi
cat
ion,
andObj
ect
ivi
ty,
NewDelhi
:MunshiramManoharlal
.
 Tong,
Rosemari
e(2018).Femi
nistThought
:AMor
eCompr
ehensi
veI
ntr
oduct
i 5thed.
on,
NewYork:
Tal
yor&Francis.
Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
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it
uti
ons,
Kol
kat
a:Wor
ldPr
ess.
 Emi
l
eBur
ns(
1939)
:Whati
sMar
xism,
Creat
eSpace
 Shl
omo Avi
ner
i& AvnerDe-
Shal
i
t(1992)Communi
tar
iani
sm and I
ndi
vi
dual
i
sm,
Oxf
ordUni
v.Pr
ess.
 Nel
son,
Bri 2014)West
anR.( ernPol
i
ticalThought
s,Pear
son.
 Chri
stman, 2002)Soci
John( alandPol
i
ticalPhi
l
osophy
:ACont
empor
aryI
ntr
oduct
ion,
Routl
edge,
London&NewYor k.
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xistAr
chi
ve:
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ion,
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ledge,
2006
• D.
W.Haml
y Met
n: aphy
sics,
Cambr
idgeUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
1984
• P.
F.St
r I
awson:ndi
vi
dual
s:AnEssayi
nDescr
ipt
iveMet
aphy
sics,
Met
heun,
1957
• Ar
ist
otl
e:Met
aphy
sics,
BookZet
a
• B.
A.Br
ody
:Ident
it
yandEssence,
Pri
ncet
onUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
1980
• Gi
l
ber
tRy
l TheConceptofMi
e: nd,
Pengui
nBooks,
1973
• E.J.Lowe:'
Subst ,AnEncy
ance' clopaedi
aofPhi
l
osophy(
ed.G.
H.R.Par
kinson)
,
Rout
ledge
• I
ndr
ani
Sany
alOnEssent
, ial
i
stCl
aims,
All
i
edPubl
i
sher
sPr
ivat
eLi
mit
ed,
2002
• I
ndr
ani
Sany
al,‘
Modal
i
tyandPossi
bleWor
l ,Foundat
ds’ ionsofLogi
candLanguage
(
ed.
 Pr
anabKumarSen)
,Al
l
iedPubl
i
cat
ions,
1990

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1990(
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 Jaf
freyMor
iar
ty:
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osophy
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ed.Rut
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cketal
),Academi
cPr
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1998,
Vol
.IV
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erence:
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gKhat
chadour
ian:
“Ter
ror
ism andMor
ali
ty”
,Appl
i
edPhi
l
osophy
:
Moral
sandMetaphysi
csi
nCont
empor
aryDebat
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eds.Br
endaAl
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Donal
dHil
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),Rout
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cketal
),AcademicPress,
1998,
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 • Joan Tronto:“ An Ethi
c ofCar
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nistTheor
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l
osophi
cal
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hics(
eds.
R.
G.Fr
ey&C.
H.Wel
l
man)
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ackwel
l
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ewBel
seyandRut
hChadwi
ck( )Et
eds. hicalI
ssuesi
nJour
nal
i
sm and
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1992

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.Kant
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it
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1963
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ions ofAr
it
hmet
ic,(
tr.
)by J.L.Aust
in,Bl
ackwel
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,
Oxf
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consequent
ial
i
sm,
deont
ology&vi
rt
uet heory
Uni
t-
II
I:COREI
SSUESI
NDARŚANA(
20Hour
s)
•Epi
stemologicalI
ssues:Thekeyi
ssuesconcer
ning(
i)nat
ure,(
ii
)val
i
dit
y,(
ii
i)f
act
ors
and(
iv)sourcesofknowledge.
•Met
aphy
sical
Issues:Thekeyi
ssuesconcer
ning
(
i)Ont
ologi
cal
stat
ust
hephenomenal
thi
ngs,
(
ii
)At
tai
nabi
l
ityofr
eal
i
ty,
(
ii
i)Thewayt
oat
tai
nreal
i
ty.
(
iv)St
agesorl
evel
sofr
eal
i
ty.
•I
ssuesConcer
ningOntologi
calandMoralSt
atusofMani
nthef
ramewor
kofmaj
or
Worl
d-v
iews:
Thekeyissuesconcer
ning
(
i)Thef
rame-
wor
kofmaj
orWor
ld-
Views,
(
ii
)Ont
ologi
cal
Stat
usofMani
nthef
rame-
wor
kofaWor
ld-
view,
(
ii
i)Mor
alSt
atusofMani
nthef
rame-
wor
kofaWor
ld-
view,
Uni
t-
IV:REALLI
FEI
SSUESI
NPHI
LOSOPHYANDDARŚANA(
20Hour
s)
•Envir
onmentali
ssues:(
i)Thekeyi
ssuesr
elat
ed t
o Deep Ecol
ogyand i
tsI
ndi
an
count
erpar
ts
•Soci
o-pol
it
icali
ssues:Thekeyissuesconcer
ning(
i)Non-
viol
ence,(
ii
)Humani
sm,(
ii
i)
Ter
ror
ism,and(iv
)Genderinequal
i
ty,
•Bi
o-medicali
ssues:Thekeyissuesconcer
ning(
i)Medi
calr
esear
chonhumans,(
ii
)
Sur
rogacy
,and(i
ii
)Populat
ionGenomi
c
 •Spi
ri
tuali
ssues:Thekeyi
ssuesconcer
ning(
i)summum bonum ofhumanl
i
feandt
he
waytoatt
aini
t.
Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
 S.Radhakr
i I
shnan:ndi
anPhi
l
osophy
 D.M.Datt
a& S.C.Chat
ter
jee:I
ntr
oduct
iont
oIndi
anPhi
l
osophy
,Uni
ver
sit
yof
Cal
cut
ta
 S.N.Dasgupt
a:Hi
stor
yofI
ndi
anPhi
l
osophy
,Cambr
idgeUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess
 S.C.Chat
ter
j ThePr
ee: obl
emsofPhi
l
osophy
,Uni
ver
sit
yofCal
cut
ta
 Har
idasBandy
opadhy
ay:
Bhar
ati
yaDar
shnerMar
makat
ha(
inBengal
i
)
 Ramaprasad Das& Shi
bapadaChakr
abor
ty:Paschy
aty
aDar
shanerRupr
ekha(
in
Bengal
i
)
 Kant
,Cr
it
iqueofPur
eReason,
tr.N.K.Smi
th,
Macmi
l
lan,
1963
 Rashbi
har
i AHandbookt
Das: oKant
’sCr
it
iqueofPur
eReason
 R.M.Chi
shol
m:Theor
yofKnowl
edge(
3rded.
)Pr
ent
iceHal
l
 Sandhy Just
aBasu: if
icat
ion:Concept
sandTheor
ies,
Progr
essi
vePub.
,Kol
kat
a
 W.K.Fr Et
ankena: hi
cs
 Wal
terGl Bi
annon: omedi
calEt
hics,
Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
2005
 J.Hosper
s:AnI
ntr
oduct
iont
oPhi
l
osophi
calAnal
ysi
s
 A.P.Gr
if
fi
t Knowl
hs: edgeandBel
i
ef,
OUP,
1967
 D.W.Haml
y Met
n: aphy
sics
 A.J.Ay
erThePr
: obl
em ofKnowl
edge
 B.Russel
l
:ThePr
obl
emsofPhi
l
osophy
 H.J.Gensl
er:Et
hics:ACont
empor
aryI
ntr
oduct
ion
 B.K.Lal
:Cont
empor
aryI
ndi
anPhi
l
osophy
 V.Geet Gender
ha:
 Haig Khat
chadouri
an:“Ter
rori
sm and Mor
ali
ty”Appl
, ied Phi
l
osophy
:Mor al
sand
Metaphysi
cs in Contemporar
y Debat
es (
eds.Brenda Almond & Donald Hi
l
l)
Rontl
edge,1992
.
SEMESTER–I
V
FULLMARKS:
270
CORE COURSE:MAPHI
L400:COMMUNI
TY ENGAGEMENT [
20 MARKS]
:PHI
LOSOPHI
CAL
COUNSELLI
NG

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L401:CONTI
NENTALPHI
LOSOPHY(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)Phenomenology
:Dev el
opmentofHusserl
’sPhenomenol
ogy,Reduct
ion,Essent
ial
I
ntui
ti
on,I
ntent
ional
i
ty,Sol
i
psi
sm andI
nter
subj
ect
ivi
ty,
TheLi
fe-
World(
30Hour s)
(
ii
)Exist
enti
ali
sm:Sart
re’
sExist
ent
ial
ism,Nothi
ngness,Bei
ng-
for
-i
t fv
sel i
s-a-
visBei
ngi
n-
i
tsel
f,Fr
eedom andResponsi
bil
it
y,Badf
aith(30Hours)
(
ii
i)Hermeneut
ics:BasicNoti
ons:TheI deaofText,Expl
anat
ion and I
nter
pret
ati
on,
Cri
ter
iaofAcceptabi
li
tyofInt
erpr
etati
on;Hei
degger
'sHer
meneuticsofBeingand
Dasei
n(20Hours)
Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
 EdmundHusser
l:I
deas,
Book-
I,Mar
ti
nusNi
j
hof
f
 Edmund Husser
l: The Cri
sis of Eur
opean Sci
ences and Tr
anscendent
al
Phenomenol
ogy,
Nor t
h-West
ernUni
v.Press
 Herber
tSpei
gel g:ThePhenomenol
ber ogi
calMov
ement(
Vol
s.I&I
I)
,Mar
ti
nus
Ni
jhoff
 J.N.Mohanty&W.R.Mckenna( :Husser
eds) l’
sPhenomenol
ogy
:ATextBook,
Uni
ver
sit
yPressofAmer
ica
 M.K.Bhadra:A Cr
it
icalSur
veyofPhenomenol
ogyandExi
stent
ial
i
sm,I
CPR-
Al
l
iedPub.
 J.N.Mohanty:‘
TheDevel
opmentofHusser
l’
sThought
’,Cambr
idgeCompani
on
toHusser
l,Cambri
dgeUni
ver
sit
yPress
 Der
motMor I
an:nt
roduct
iont
oPhenomenol
ogy
,Rout
ledge
 Debabr
ataSi Phenomenol
nha: ogyandExi
stent
ial
i
sm:AnI
ntr
oduct
ion,
Papy
rus
 Jean-
Paul
Sar
tr Bei
e: ngandNot
hingness,
Phi
l
osophi
cal
Libr
ary
 Kr
ishnaRoy:Hermeneuti
cs:EastandWest
,Al
l
iedPubl
i
sher
s(i
ncol
l
abor
ati
on
wi
thJadavpurUni
ver
sit
y)
 Mart
inHei
degger:Bei
ngandTi
me(
trans.J.Macquar
ri
e&E.Robi
nson)
,Har
per
andRowPubli
shers

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L402:WESTERNPHI
LOSOPHYOFLANGUAGE(
Mar
ks:
50)
(
i)I
ssuesandProbl
ems:ProperNames,Def i
nit
eDescri
pti
ons,SenseandRef er
ence;
Concept
sandObject
s;Negat
iveExi
stent
ial
s,Per
for
mative-
Constat
ive,SpeechActs.
(40Hour
s)
 (
ii
)Wi tt
genst
ein:LanguageandRealit
y,Fact
sandObjects,NamesandProposit
ions,
the
Pict
ureTheory,Rejecti
onofthePictur
e-model
,Phi
losophyandLanguage,Meaning
andUse,FormsofLi fe.(
40Hours)
Suggest
edReadi
ngs:
 Mi
chael
Beaney(
ed.
):TheFr
egeReader
,Bl
ackwel
l
,1997
 P.Mar
ti
nich( )ThePhi
ed. l
osophyofLanguage,
Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
1985
 Russel
l
:Logi
candKnowl
edge,
R.C.Mar
sh(
ed.
),Al
l
enandUnwi
n,1956
 Russel
l
:Int
roduct
iont
oMat
hemat
icalPhi
l
osophy
,Al
l
enandUnwi
n,1919
 L. Wi
tt
genst n: Tr
ei act
atusLogi
co-
Phil
osophi
cus,(
trans.
) D.
F. Pear
s and B.
F.
McGui
ness,Routl
edge&KeganPaul,1961
 L.
Witt
genst
ein: Phi
l
osophi
cal I
nvest
igat
ions(
tran.
)G.
E.M.
Anscombe, Basi
l
Bl
ackwel
l,
1953
 G.Pi
tcher
:ThePhi
l
osophyofWi
tt
genst
ein,
Prent
ice-
Hal
l
,1985
 J.L.Aust
in:How t
oDoThi ngswi
thWor
ds,(
eds.G.
T.War
nockandJ.
OUr
mson),
Oxfor
dUniver
sit
yPress,
1980
 J.L.Austn:Phi
i l
osophi
calPaper
s(eds.G.
T.War
nockandJ.
O Ur
mson)Oxf
ord
Uni
ver
sit
yPress,
1979
 Kamal
aBandy
opadhy
ayAust
: in’
sPhi
l
osophyofLanguage,
Grant
hani
l
ay,
Kol
kat
a
 JohnR.Sear
le(
ed.
):ThePhi
l
osophyofLanguage,
Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
1971

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ŚEṢI
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amukt
aval
ī(kār
ikā-
s51-
55&125-
137)
(80Hour
s

MAJORELECTI
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Mar
ks:
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Vy
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il
akṣaṇa)(
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 Bādar
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ībhāṣy
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ra)(
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GROUP-
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CS
MAJORELECTI
VECOURSE:MAPHI
L403CE:APPLI
EDETHI
CSI
NINDI
ANCONTEXTS(
Mar
ks:
50)
1.Dif
ferent Moral Standar
ds of Acton: Lokopadeśa,Lokapr
i asi
ddhi
,Lokast
hit
i,
Lokasiddhi
,Sukhav
āda, Pr
eyas,
Śrey
as(15Hours)
2.TheJai
nav
iewofPañcav
rat
a(15Hour
s)
3.TheNy
āyav
iewofCi
ki
rṣā,
Dveṣa(
10Hour
s)
4.Vi
vekananda’
svi
ewofPr
act
ical
Vedant
a(15Hour
s)
5.Env
ironment
alEt
hicsi
nAnci
entI
ndi
a(25Hour
s)
)Pr
i it
hiv
īsūkt
a:At
har
vaVeda
)Vi
i
i ṣṇupur
āṇa(
2.6&3.
11)

RecommendedText
s:
 Umāsv
āti
:Tat
tvār
thasūt
ra(
Ch-
VII
)
 Vi
swanat Bhāṣapar
ha: ichheda:kār
ikā-
s147-
152wi
thSi
ddhānt
aMukt
āval
ī
 Got Ny
ama: āy
asūt
ra1.
1. Vāt
22, syāy
anabhāṣy
a
 Badar
ay Br
ana: ahmasut
ra4.
4. Saṅkar
1—4, abhāṣy
a
 At
har
vaVeda(
XII
,1)
 Vedav
y Vi
āsa: ṣṇupur
āṇa
 SwamiVivekananda:TheCompl
etewor
ksofSwamiVi
vekanandaVol
.2(
Pract
ical
Vedant
a:Part
sI-I
V)
Ref
erences:
• S.KMoi
tr
a:TheEt
hicsoft
heHi
ndus
• Si
ncl
airSt
ev TheHear
enson: tofJai
nism
• Kast
urChandLal
wani
:Daśav
aikal
i
kasūt
ra
• Nat
hmal
Tant
i Umāsv
a: āti
’
sTat
tvār
thasūt
ra(
Ch-
VII
)
 SwamiVi
vekananderBanioRachana,
khanda2(
Kar
maj
i
baneVedant
a:pr
ast
ab1-
4
 Di
nesh Chandr
a Bhat
tachar
ya: Vi
vekanander Vedant
achi
nta, Ramakr
ishna
 Mi
ssi
onI
nst
it
uteofCul
tur
e

MAJORELECTI
VECOURSE:MAPHI
L404C(
E):
ENVI
RONMENTALETHI
CS:(
Mar
ks:
50)
i
)Ant
hropocent
ri
sm andSpeci
esi
sm (
25Hour
s)
RecommendedText
s:
 Ti
m Hay ward:‘
Anthr
opocentr
ism:AMisunder
stoodProbl
em’
,Par
t-
I,Chapt
er-
3ofhi
s
Pol
it
icalTheoryandEcol
ogicalVal
ues,
Poli
tyPress,
1988
 DonaldA.Gr
aft
:‘Speci
esi
sm’,Ency
clopedi
aofAppl
i
edEt
hics(
ed.Rut
hChadwi
cket
al
),Academi
cPress,
1998,Vol
.IV
i
i
)Bi
ocent
ri
sm andAni
mal
Right
s(15Hour
s)
RecommendedText
s:
•PaulTayl
or:‘
TheEthicsofRespectforNatur
e’Env
, ironment
alPhil
osophy
:From Ani
mal
Right
stoRadicalEcology
(eds.Michael
E.Zimmermanetal)
,Prenti
ceHall
,1993
•Tom Regan:‘
AnimalRights,HumanWr ,Env
ongs’ ironment
alPhi
losophy:From Ani
mal
Ri
ghtstoRadicalEcol
ogy(eds.Mi
chaelE.Zi
mmer manetal)
,Pr
enticeHall
,
1993]
i
i
i)Ecocent
ri
sm:
TheLandEt
hicandDeepEcol
ogy(
30Hour
s)
RecommendedText
s:
• AldoLeopol
d:‘
TheLandEt hi ,Env
c’ i
ronment
alPhil
osophy
:Fr
om AnimalRi
ght
sto
Radi
calEcol
ogy
(eds.Mi
chaelE.Zimmermanetal
),Pr
enti
ceHal
l
,1993
• ArneNaess: ‘
TheShall
owandt heDeep,
Long-
RangeEcologyMov ement:ASummary’,
Phil
osophicalDi
alogues:ArneNaessandtheProgressofEcophilosophy
(eds.Ni
na
WitoszekandAndrewBr ennan)
,RowmanandLit
tl
efi
eld,
Lanham,1999
• Arne Naess:‘The Deep Ecologi
calMovement:Some Phil
osophicalAspects’
,
Envi
ronmentalPhi
losophy:Fr
om Ani
malRi
ghtstoRadi
calEcol
ogy(eds.MichaelE.
Zi
mmer manetal),
Pr ent
iceHal
l,
1993
i
v)Ecof
emi
nism (
10Hour
s)
RecommendedText
:
• Karen J Warren:‘Powerand Pr
omise ofEcologicalFemini
sm’,Envi
ronment
al
Phi
losophy:Fr
om AnimalRight
stoRadicalEcol
ogy(eds.MichaelE.Zi
mmer manet
al
),Prent
iceHal
l,1993
GROUP-
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ONS&DEDUCTI
VESYSTEMS
(
Marks:
50)
Sect
ion-
I:TheLogi
cofRel
ati
ons(
Mar
ks:
35)
 (
i)Sy
mbol
i
zingRel
ati
ons(
10Hour
s)
(
ii
)Ar
gument
sInv
olv
ingRel
ati
ons(
15Hour
s)
(
ii
i)SomeAt
tr
ibut
esofRel
ati
ons(
15Hour
s)
(
iv)I
dent
it
yandDef
ini
teDescr
ipt
ions(
10Hour
s)
Sect
ion-
II
:Deduct
iveSy
stems(
Mar
ks:
15)
(
i)Def
ini
ti
onandDeduct
ion(
5Hour
s)
(
ii
)Eucl
i
dianGeomet
ry(
2Hour
s)
(
ii
i)For
mal
Deduct
iveSy
stems(
5Hour
s)
(
iv)At
tr
ibut
esofFor
mal
Deduct
iveSy
stems(
7Hour
s)
(
v)Pr
oof
sofConsi
stencyandI
ndependence(
8Hour
s)
(
VI)Logi
sti
cSy
stems(
3Hour
s.)

RecommendedText
:
•M.Copi
:Sy
mbol
i
cLogi
c(5t
hedi
ti
on)
,Macmi
l
lan(
Chapt
erV&VI
)
 A.H.Bassonand D.J.O’ :I
Connor nt
roduct
iont
o Sy
mbol
i
cLogi
c,Uni
ver
sit
y
Tutor
ial
Press,
1953
Ref
erenceBooks:
•Ri dC.Jef
char f
rey
,For
malLogi
c:I
tsScopeandLi
mit
s(1sted.
),Tat
aMcGr
aw-
Hil
l
(
Chapter
s6,
7and9),1962
•W.
V.O.Qui Met
ne: hodsofLogi
c,Rout
ledge,
1982

MAJORELECTI
VECOURSE:MAPHI
L404D(
L):PROPOSI
TIONALLOGI
C(Mar
ks-
50)
Sect
ion:I[
Deduct
iveSy
stem:
PM](
Mar
ks:
25)
(
i)P.M.System:I
tsPrimi
ti
veI
deas,Synt
acti
calRul
es,Defi
nit
ions,thePostul
ates,Rul
es
forDeducti
onofTheor
ems,
ProofsofTheorems(Proposi
ti
onal Part
)(40Hours)
Sect
ion:I
I[ModalLogi
c](
Mar
ks:
25)
(
i)
Modal
Proposi
ti
onal
Logi
c:TheSy
stem T(
20Hour
s)

(
ii
)Thr
eeGr
adesofModal
Inv
olv
ement
s(20Hour
s)

RecommendedText
s:
 B.Russel
l&A.
N.Whitehead:Pri
nci
piaMathemat
ica(
abr
idgeded)
,Par
t-
I:*
1,*
2
upt
o2.41,
Cambr
idgeUniver
sit
yPress,1970
 G.
E.Hughes&M.Cr :AnI
esswel
l ntr
oduct
iont
oModalLogi
c,Met
huen,
Chapt
ers
1&2,
1972
  W.
V.O.Qui TheWay
ne: sofPar
adoxandOt
herEssay
s,Random House,
1965
Ref
erenceBooks:
 G.
E.Hughes&D.
G.Londey
:TheEl
ement
sofFor
malLogi
c,Met
huen,
1965
 Ambr
oseandM.Lazer
owi
tzFundament
: alsofSy
mbol
i
cLogi
c,NewYor
k,1962
 I
.M.Copi:Symbol
i
c Logi
c(5t
h edi
ti
on)
,Pr
ent
ice Hal
lofI
ndi
a,Pv
t.Lt
d.,
1998(
Chapt
er-
8)
 BassonandO’ :I
Connor nt
roduct
iont
oSy
mbol
i
cLogi
c,Oxf
ordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess,
1993

GROUP-
E(S)
:SĀṀKHYA-
YOGA

MAJORELECTI
VECOURSE:MAPHI
L403ES:LATERSĀṀKHYA(
Mar
ks-
50)
Sāṁkhyapravacanasūt
rawi h Sāṁkhy
t aprav
acanabhāṣy
aofVi
j
ñānabhi
kṣu(
Sel
ect
ions
fom adhy
r āya-Iandadhyāy
a-II
)(80Hours)

MAJORELECTI
VECOURSE:MAPHI
L404E(
S):
PATAÑJALAYOGA(
Mar
ks-
50)
Pat
añj
al:Yogasūt
i rawi
thYogasūt
rabhāṣy
aofVy
āsa(
Sel
ect
ionsf
rom sūt
raI
. osut
1t ra
I
I.
29)(
80Hours)

CORECOURSE:MAPHI
L405:PROJECTWRI
TING[
Mar
ks:
50]
Pr
ojectWor
k:(
80Hour
s/Pr
act
ical
Classes)
Writ
tenPar
t(Disser
tat
ion)
:Marks:40
I
nternal
Assessment(SeminarPresent
ati
on/
Viv
aVoce)
:Mar
ks:
10
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