Question pattern:

1. Three types of questions:

a. Critical/reflection: Where student is required to critically evaluate/analyse the

argument or policy decision or case studies etc. Critical evaluation requires the
proper understanding of principles especially the strength and weakness of the
principle. Being an examiner, I will seek consistency and soundness in your
justification rather than being right or wrong. Key to consistency and soundness is
the in-depth knowledge of the topic which is possible through in-depth reading
and understanding.

b. Problem bases: A case study or real life situation would be given to students.
Students would be asked to offer solution. Try to justify your solution by using
some principle or theory. Citing principle or theory can strengthen your
judgement.

c. Theoretical: Include what, why and how in any theoretical answer. In other
words, state what is the issue/problem with the topic, why the issue/problem
occurs and how to resolve the issue/problem in any theoretical question.

Wish you all the best

End Term-2022 Syllabus of Philosophy-II

Ethics:

1. Killing Marry to Save Jodie (Compendium page no-50-56)

2. Utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill (Compendium page no-105-116)

3. Libertarianism (Compendium page no-136-143)

4. Market and Moral (Compendium page no-146-158)

5. Immanuel Kant’s deontological ethics (Compendium page no-162-172. Apart from

compendium have proper understanding of three categorical imperatives. In the above
mentioned page only 2 imperatives have been covered. The third maxim is not
covered in the compendium. Understand 3 maxims properly to answer any question
on Immanuel Kant. Read from internet about 3 maxims.)

6. Aristotle’s virtue ethics (Apart from lecture notes, read about intellectual and moral
virtue of Aristotle from internet, compendium from page-213-221. Because lecture
note contains a brief idea of moral virtue)
 7. Affirmative action (Compendium page no-192-199)

8. Buddhist collective responsibility (Read lecture notes and internet sources. Find out
some present issues which could help us to understand collective responsibility e.g.,
global warming etc).

Epistemology:

9. Knowledge and it’s sources

10. Theories of Truth

11. Knowledge of the external world

Readings:

 What is Knowledge? In Philosophy Gym, Compendium page-57-65.

 Why Expect the Sun to Rise Tomorrow? In Philosophy Gym, Compendium

page-33-40.

 For knowledge of the external world read lecture notes along with the
compendium from page-245-57.

Metaphysics:
12. Meaning of life

Readings: Lecture notes plus Albert Camus from compendium page-325-328.

13. Free will

Readings:

 Do We Deserve to be Punished? In Philosophy Gym, Compendium page-41-

49. (Read the case study of Charles Whitman and the following link

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/man-jailed-for-six-
years-for-killing-sister-17-1.1210997%3fmode=amp)