UNIT - I - INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
1 General characteristics of Indian Philosophy - Vedic Religion and PhilosophyConcept
of Rta- Upanishad- Central teachings
2. Bhagavat Gita - Nishkama karma-God- Stitha prajna-Lokasamgraha
3. Orthodox and heterodox systems. Charvaka Meaterialism - Metaphysics -
Epistemology and Ethics
4. Buddhism: Four Noble Truths; No soul theory; Doctrine of Momentariness,
theory of dependent origination - AstangaMarga-Nirvana
5. Jainism- Categories- Anekanta vada- Syad vada -Bondage and liberation
6. NyayaVaisesika –Categories-Pramanas- causation-Atomism
7. Samkhya yoga: Metaphysics- Causation- Prakriti-Purusa evolution-Astanga yoga
8. Purva mimamsa- Epistemology - causation – Dharma
9. Advaita-Adhyasa-Maya-Vivarta vada-Satta traya- Jiva-Jivan mukti- Visistadvaita
–Saguna Bhrama-Refutation of Maya-Aprathaksiddhi -Bhakti Prapatti- DvaitaPancha
bheda- saksi-Bhakti.
10. Contemporary Indian Philosophy.
Swami Vivekananda : Practical Vedanta, universal religion
Sri Aurobindo : Evolution –Involution-Supermind-Integral yoga
Iqbal-God-Self-Superman
Radhakrishnan : Intellect and intuition
J.Krishna Murthi-Freedom from the unknown- Analysis of the self.
Mahatma Gandhi-Ahimsa-Satyagraha-Swaraj-Sarvodaya.
Ambedkar-Varna and the caste system –Neo-Buddhism.
UNIT - II - WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
1.
Greek Philosophy :
Socrates-Method- Virtue is Knowledge.
Plato -Theory of Knowledge-Theory of Ideas Soul and God.
Aristotle-Theory of causation-Form and Matter- Potentiality and actuality- Soul
and God.
2. Medival Philosophy
St. Augustine-God-problem of evil
St. Anselem- Faith and reason-Ontological argument
St. Thomas Aquinas- Proofs for existence of God
3. Rationalism:
Descartes- Method-Clear and distinct ideas- Cogito ergo sum- Innate ideas –
Mind-body interactionism.
Spinoza – Substance-God-Pantheism-Mind-body problem.
Leibniz- Doctrine of Monads-Pre-established harmony-The best of all possible
worlds.
4. Empiricism :
Locke- Refutation of innate ideas-theory of knowledge-primary and secondary
qualities.
Berkeley- -Immaterialism-Esse est percipi-Rejection of abstract ideas
Hume- Impression and ideas-causation-self.
Kant- Copernican revolution-Synthetic aproiri judgements- Categories of
understanding-space and time-Phenomenon and noumenon.
5. The critical Philosophy
Idealism
Hegel- Absolute Idealism-Dialectical method-Concept of being-Non-being &
Becoming.
6. Linguistic philosophy and Logical positivism
Wittgenstein- earlier and later Wittgenstein-Ideal language
Ordinary language- Language and Reality- Picture theory- Philosophy and
Language-Use theory of language.
Logical positivism- The verifiability theory of meaning- Verification PrincipleRejection
of Metaphysics- Unity of Sciences.
UNIT - III – LOGIC
1.
Nature and Scope of Logic-Propositions-Categorical-Conditional-Classification
of Categorical Propositions- Distribution of terms in AEIO propositions- Euler's
circle
2. Inference-immediate – Mediate-Opposition of proposition-Square of OppositionObversion
- Conversion
3. Syllogism, Categorical , Hypothetical, Disjunctive – (Structure, rules and
fallacies)- Dilemma – Types – Structure and rule – Methods of meeting a
dilemma.
4. Induction: Induction and Deduction – Problem of Induction – Material and formal
grounds; Scientific Induction; Stages of Induction; Scientific view of causation -
Mill’s methods
5. Symbolic Logic - Advantages – Variables and Constants – Truth and Validity –
Truth functional connectives – statement and statement Form – basic Truth
Tables.
UNIT - IV – ETHICS
1.
Nature and Scope - Normative science – Freedom of the will – law of Karma –
Contemporary influence of Ethics – Hedonism – Psychological and Ethical
2. Utilitarianism of J.S. Mill – Bentham – Kantian Ethics – Categorical Imperative –
Postulates of Morality – Ethical Theory of Bradley.
3. Ethical Sceptism – Origin and development – Approval of logical Positivists –
Ayer and Carnap.
4. Rights and Duties – Cardinal virtues – Theories of punishment – Deterrent –
Retributive and Re informative.
5. Professional ethics – medical ethics – legal ethics – Ethics for teachers and
students.
UNIT- V – CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
1. Phenomenology – Basic characteristics – Edmund Husserl – Doctrine of
Intentionality – Bracketing – Phenomenological Reduction.
2. Existentialism – Origin and Development – Chief Characterestics – Theistic and
Atheistic Existentialism – Satre – Concept of freedom – Heidegger – The problem
of being – Concept of Dasien.
3. Kierkegaard – Meaning and Nature of Existence – Truth is Inward and Subjective
– The Spheres of existence – Aesthetic – Ethical – Religious.
4. Linguistic Philosophy – G.E. Moore – Meaning and Reference – Frege – Concept
and object – Sence and Reference – Russell – Theory of definite Description –
Logical Atomism.
5. Sree Narayana Guru – Unification of Wisdom – Jathi Mimamsa.
6. Chattambi Swamikal – Power and Authority – Vedadhikara Nirupanam –
Redefinition of Chaturvarnyam.
6. M.N. Roy – Radical Humanism.
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