History and Problems of Philosophy:
- Plato and Aristotle:’Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality.
- Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz):’Cartesian Method and Certain Knowledge; Substance; God; Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and Freedom.
- Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume):’Theory of Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self and God; Scepticism.
- Kant:’Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments; Space and Time; Categories; Ideas of Reason; Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of God
- Hegel:’Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism
- Moore, Russell and Early’Wittgenstein: Defence of Commonsense; Refutation of Idealism; Logical Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete Symbols; Picture Theory of Meaning; Saying and Showing.
- Logical Positivism:’Verification Theory of Meaning; Rejection of Metaphysics; Linguistic Theory of Necessary Propositions.
- Later Wittgenstein:’Meaning and Use; Language- games; Critique of Private Language.
- Phenomenology (Husserl):’Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism.
- Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger):’Existence and Essence; Choice, Responsibility and Authentic Existence; Being-in-the ‘world and Temporality.
- Quine and Strawson:’Critique of Empiricism; Theory of Basic Particulars and Persons.
- Carvaka :’Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities.
- Jainism:’Theory of Reality; Saptabha’ginaya; Bondage and Liberation.
- Schools’of Buddhism: Prat’tyasamutpada; Ksanikavada, Nairatmyavada
- Nyaya- Vai’esika: Theory of Categories;’Theory of Appearance; Theory of Pramana; Self, Liberation; God; Proofs for the Existence of God; Theory of Causation; Atomistic Theory of Creation.
- Samkhya: Prakrti;’Purusa; Causation; Liberation
- Yoga:’Citta; Cittavrtti; Klesas; Samadhi; Kaivalya.
- Mimamsa:’Theory of Knowledge
- Schools of Vedanta:’Brahman; ”vara; Atman; Jiva; Jagat; Maya; Avidya; Adhyasa; Moksa; Aprthaksiddhi; Pancavidhabheda
- Aurobindo:’Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga.
Paper ‘ II
Socio-Political Philosophy:
- Social and Political Ideals: Equality, Justice, Liberty. Sovereignty: Austin, Bodin, Laski, Kautilya. Individual and State: Rights;
- Duties and Accountability Forms of Government: Monarchy; Theocracy and Democracy. Political Ideologies: Anarchism;
- Marxism and Socialism Humanism; Secularism; Multiculturalism. Crime and Punishment: Corruption, Mass Violence, Genocide, Capital Punishment.
- Development and Social Progress. Gender Discrimination: Female Foeticide, Land and Property Rights; Empowernment.
- Caste Discrimination: Gandhi and Ambedkar Philosophy of Religion: Notions of God: Attributes; Relation to Man and the World. (Indian and Western).
- Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian and Western).Problem of Evil. Soul: Immortality; Rebirth and Liberation.
- Reason, Revelation and Faith. Religious Experience: Nature and Object (Indian and Western).Religion without God. Religion and Morality.
- Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute Truth. Nature of Religious Language: Analogical and Symbolic; Cognitivist and Noncognitive.