Gauhati University Proposed Syllabus for T.D.C. Major Course in Philosophy Approved by C.C.S. in its meeting held on - 06. 06. 13. To be effective from the Academic session starting 2016 Semester Name of the paper Unit wise distribution of marks III Major 1. Logic I: a. Nature and Scope, Argument and argument form, 20 Truth and Validity b. Development of symbolic logic and its characteristics 20 c. Logical constants, Propositional variables, 15 Truth-function d. Truth-table method 15 e. Proposition, modern classification of propositions 15 f. Set Theory 15 _ Major 2. Indian Philosophy I: a. Upanisadic philosophy (Atman, Paravidya, apara vidya), 25 b. Carvaka ( Theory of Knowledge, Materialism) 25 c. Buddhism (Four Noble Truths, Doctrine of dependent origination, No-soul theory, Momentariness) 30 d. Jainism (Syadvada, anekantavada) 20 _ Major 3. History of Western Philosophy I: a. Plato (Knowledge and Idea) 20 b. Aristotle (Matter and form) 20 c. Descartes (Method, Cogito ergo sum, Mind-body dualism) 30 d. Spinoza (Substance) 15 e. Leibniz (Monadology) 15 _ 1
Semester Name of the paper Unit wise distribution of marks IV Major 4. Logic II: a. Formal proof of Validity 30 b. Quantification 20 c. Categorical syllogism and its test by Venn Diagram 30 d. Induction nature and kinds 20 Major 5. Indian Philosophy II: a. Nyaya (pramanas) 20 b. Vaisesika (Dravya and Abhava) 15 c. samkhya (purusa, Prakriti, evolution) 25 d. Yoga (psychology) 10 e. Vedanta (Samkara and Ramanuja on Brahman and Maya) 30 Major 6. History of Western Philosophy II: a. Locke (empiricism) 15 b. Berkeley (Esse est percipi), 15 c. Hume (Impressions and ideas, causation) 25 d. Kant ( Synthetic a priori judgments, Space and Time metaphysical and transcendental expositions, categories) 30 e. Hegel (Dialectical method) 15 2
Semester Name of the paper Unit wise distribution of marks V Major 7. Contemporary Western philosophy I: a. Analytic Philosophy 15 b. Moore (Refutation of idealism) 20 c. Russell (Logical atomism) 20 d. Wittgenstein (Fact, picture theory of proposition, language games), 25 e. Logical positivism (Meaning and Verification) 20 Major 8. Ethics I: a. Morality and Moral Philosophy 10 b. concepts of good, right, duty, virtue 20 c. Normative ethics, meta ethics and practical ethics 20 d. Teleological ethics (hedonism and Utilitarianism), 25 e. Deontological ethics (Kant and Gita) 25 Major 9. Ethics II: a. Fact and value 25 b. Moore (indefinability of good) 25 c. Ayer 25 d. Stevenson (emotivism) 25 Major 10. Contemporary Indian Philosophy: a. Gandhi (Truth, non-violence, Trusteeship, sarvodaya, satyagraha) 40 b. Vivekananda (practical vedanta) 20 c. Radhakrishnan (intellect and intuition) 20 d. Aurobindo 20 Major 11. Epistemology: a. knowledge and opinion (Plato) 15 b. knowing how and knowing that (Ryle) 25 c. knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description (Russell) 25 d. knowledge as justified true belief (JTB) 20 e. scepticism (Hume) 15 3
Semester Name of the paper Unit wise distribution of marks VI Major 12. Metaphysics: a. Possibility of metaphysics (Kant, logical positivists) 30 b. Ryle s concept of mind 25 c. Descriptive metaphysics and Revisionary metaphysics 20 d. Concept of person (Strawson) 25 Major 13. Contemporary Western philosophy II: a. Existentialism: a general introduction and characteristics 20 b. Kierkegaard (three stages of life) 15 c. Nietzsche (will to power) 15 d. Sartre (freedom) 15 e. Phenomenology general outline 15 f. Husserl (bracketing) 20 Major 14. Social Philosophy: a. Nature and scope 15 b. Society and individual 20 c. terrorism, globalization, 30 human rights d. Feminism 15 e. Marxism (alienation, class struggle) 20 Major 15. Philosophy of Religion: a. Nature and scope of religion 15 b. Origin of religion 20 c. Religious language and symbolism 20 d. Mysticism 15 e. Arguments for the existence of God 30 Major 16. Comparative Religion: a. Nature and scope of comparative religion 10 b. Religious tolerance 10 c. Acquaintance with the Salient features of: Hinduism, 15 Christianity, 15 Islam, 15 Sikhism; 15 Neo-Vaisnavism of Sankaradeva 20 4
BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Logic (Major 1 & 4): 1. Introduction to Logic: I.M. Copi, Carl Cohen 2. Symbolic Logic: I.M. Copi 3. Introduction to Logic: P. Suppes 1. Introduction to Symbolic Logic: Basson & Connor 2. Logic: Informal, Symbolic and Inductive: Chhanda Chakraborti Indian Philosophy (Major 2 & 5): 1. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy: Dutta and Chatterjee 2. Outlines of Indian Philosophy: M. Hiriyana 3. Indian Philosophy A Popular Introduction: D.P. Chattopadhyaya (For Carvaka System) 4. A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy: C.D. Sarma 5. Outlines of Indian Philosophy: J.N. Sinha 1. Indian Philosophy (in two volumes): S. Radhakrishnan 2. A History of Indian Philosophy: S.N. Dasgupta History of Modern Western Philosophy (Paper 3 & 6): 1. A History of Philosophy: F. Thilly 2. Critical History of Western Philosophy: Barlingay and Kulkarni 3. A Critical History of Modern Philosophy: Y. Masih 1. Routledge History of Philosophy (in ten volumes) 2. A New History of Philosophy: Anthony Kenny (in four volumes) 3. History of Philosophy: F. Copleston (in nine volumes) 4. A History of Western Philosophy: D.W. Hamlyn (Penguin) Contemporary Western Philosophy I: 1. Logic and Language: B. Russell (ed. Marsh) 2. The Concept of Mind: G. Ryle (Ch. I) 3. Refutation of Idealism (Article): Moore 4. Philosophy of Wittgenstein: G. Pitcher 5. Wittgenstein: A.C. Grayling 6. Ludwig Wittgenstein: A. J. Ayer 1. Classics of Analytic Philosophy: R.R. Ammerman 2. Tractatus Logico Philosophicus: L. Wittgenstein 3. Philosophical Investigations: L. Wittgenstein Ethics (Major 8 & 9): 1. Ethics: W.K.C. Frankenna 2. Introduction to Ethics: William Lillie 3. Problems of Analytical Ethics: D.K. Chakravarty 4. Ethics Since 1900: Mary Warnock 5. Manual of Ethics: J.N. Sinha 6. Concepts of Indian Philosophy: Saraswati Chennakeshavan 7. Contemporary Indian Ethics: Nilima Tandon 5
8. Ethics of the Hindus: S.K. Maitra 1. Principia Ethica: G.E. Moore (Ch. I) 2. Morality: Bernard Williams 3. Modern Moral Philosophy: W.D. Hudson 4. Traditional and Contemporary Ethics Indian and Western: H.M. Joshi Contemporary Indian Philosophy: 1. The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: D.M. Datta 2. The Moral and the Political Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi: Raghavan N. Iyer 3. Contemporary Indian Philosophy: B. K. Lal 4. An Idealist View of Life: S. Radhakrishnan (relevant chapters) 5. Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (Vol. II) 6. An Introduction to Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo: S.K. Maitra 1. Chief Currents of Contemporary Philosophy: D.M. Datta 2. Twentieth Century Indian Philosophy: Nilima Sharma Epistemology: 1. Theatetus: Plato 2. The Concept of Mind (Relevant Chapters): G. Ryle 2. Problems of Philosophy: Bertrand Russell 3. Knowledge and Belief: A.P. Griffith 4. Justification of Knowledge: J. Pollock 5. Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: Hume 6. Problem of Knowledge (Relevant Chapters): A.J. Ayer 1. Fundamental Questions of Epistemology and Metaphysics: D.K. Chakravorty 2. Theory of Knowledge: Chisholm 3. Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (Relevant Chapters): Hospers 4. The Philosophy of David Hume: N.K. Smith Metaphysics: 1. Critique of Pure Reason (Relevant Chapters): Kant 2. Language, Truth and Logic (Relevant Chapters): A.J. Ayer 3. The Concept of Mind (Relevant Chapters): G. Ryle 4. Individual (Relevant Chapters): P.F. Strawson 1. Fundamental Questions of Epistemology and Metaphysics: D.K. Chakravorty 2. Metaphysics: Taylor Contemporary Western Philosophy II: 1. Six Existentialist Thinkers: H.J. Blackham 2. Existentialist Outlook: Margaret Chatterjee 3. Existentialism and Phenomenology: M.K. Bhadra 4. Existentialism: Mary Warnock 5. Existentialism: John Macquirre 1. Existentialism and Humanism: J.P. Sartre 2. Logical Investigations: E. Husserl 6
3. Concluding Unscientific Postscript: Kierkegaard 4. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Nietzsche Social Philosophy: 1. A Hand Book of Social Philosophy: P.B. Chatterjee 2. Feminism: Margaret Chatterjee (OUP) 3. Globalisation: N. B. Stegger (OUP) 4. Marx s Writings on Sociology and Social Philosophy (Penguin) 5. Society: McIver & Page 1. The Second Sex: Simone de Beauvoir 2. The Whole Woman: Germaine Greer Philosophy of Religion: 1. Introduction to Religious Philosophy: Y. Masih 2. Philosophy of Religion: John Hick 3. Philosophy of Religion: D.M. Edward 4. Classical and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy of Religion: John Hick 1. Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion: Petersen and others Comparative Religion: 1. Comparative religion: A.C. Bouquet 2. Studies in Comparative Religion: Chatterjee 3. Comparative Religion: James 4. Comparative Religion: R.C. Zaehner 5. Philosophy of Sankaradeva: An Appraisal: Nilima Sharma (Ed.) 6. The Unsung Colossus: Sivanath Barman 1. Eastern Religions and Western Thought: S. Radhakrishnan 2. East and West in Religion: S. Radhakrishnan 3. Concordant Discord: R.C. Zaehner 4. Sankaradeva and His Times: Maheswar Neog XXXX 7