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Prof. B. Mohini DIRECTOR ANDHRA UNIVERSITY VISAKHAPATNAM 530 003 : ANDHRA PRADESH Phone: 7702257813, 0891-2844142, 2550223, 2575745 Fax No.0891-2575752 Website: www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/webnew/sde.php No.SDE /MA Philosophy/PCP-WE/2017 Dear Learner, Greetings from School of Distance Education, Andhra University. Date:01.11.2017 We are happy to inform you that we have scheduled the MA Philosophy Personal Contract Programme at Department of Philosophy, Andhra University Campus, Visakhapatnam as per the schedule given below for the academic year 2017-18 in which lectures will be delivered by well experienced teachers. Your participation in the programme can supplement effectively your study requirements. You are advised to go through the schedule and attend classes. If you intend to attend the programme you are advised to report with your Identity Card at the Centre at 9.00 a.m. Time-table and other instructions about the classes will be given at the time of Registration. Dept. of Philosophy, A.U. Campus, Visakhapatnam. Personal Contact Programme classes : (Ten Days) 1 st to 10 th March, 2018 {Both Previous & Final} Tuition Fee Payment (2016-17 batch Final Year Students) : `. 2,175/- (For details, please see overleaf) Examinations : Announcement of Examination Schedule : April / May, 2018 Examinations (Tentatively) : June / July, 2018 With best wishes, Yours sincerely, (B. MOHINI)
Paper - I : EPISTEMOLOGY 1. Discuss the nature and background of contemporary idealism. düetø± q uû eyê<ä dü«uû yêìï, <ëì H ü< ä πøåá êìï # ]Ã+# +&ç 2. Expound Blanshard s view of Inference. nqte q Á üe DeTTô u HécÕsY uû yê\qt Áyêj T+&ç. 3. Examine G.E. Moore s defence of common sense. G.E. et sy Á ü bõ~+ q kõ<ûës D C q s ø ådqt ü]o*+# +&ç. 4. Give an account of the realistic philosophy of bertrand Russell. u Ásêº+&é s dü Ÿ j T<ës úyê<ä êô«ìï Áyêj T+&ç. 5. Analyse H.H. Price s account of perception. Á ü ø å Á üe DeTT ô H.H. Á üsttdt uû yê\qt $X wæ+# +&ç. 6. Discuss the place of Intuition in Bergson s epistemology. ãsy ZdüHé C q XÊÁdü Ô+ À n+ s T ~ kõúhêìï $e]+# +&ç. 7. Describe William James account of truth. dü ô $* j TyéT CÒyéT uû yê\qt Áyêj T+&ç. 8. Comment on the conceptual pragmatism of C.I. Lewis. C.I. \ sttdt Á ü bõ~+ q uû ehê àø yê evü ]ø dü êôyê<äettô ˇø $ets ÙHê àø yê kõìï Áyêj T+&ç. 9. Discuss the background and principal branches of analytic philosophy. $X wüd Ô«H ü<ûë ìï, <ëì Àì $$<Û ä XÊK\qT # ]Ã+# +&ç. 10. Elucidate the distinction between phenomenalistic analysis and physicalistic analysis. <äè «wüj T $X wüd î, uûö ø $X wüd î et<û ä > \ e ê kõìï $e]+# +&ç. 6
Paper - II : Ethics 1. Define ethics and discuss its subject matter. XÊÁkÕÔìï ìs «# qett # dæ, n~ n<û ä j Tq+ # j TT $wüj ìï # ]Ã+# +&ç. 2. Discuss the nature of moral statements. HÓ ø yêø± \ dü«uû yêìï $e]+# +&ç. 3. Rights and duties are correlative to each other. Discuss. ªªVü îÿ\t, u <Û ä \T üs düœs dü+ã+<ûë\t ø * ñ+{ sttµµ. # ]Ã+# +&ç. 4. The right is a means to the realization of Good. Discuss. ªªeT+ µµ ì dæ~ +# Tø e&é+ À ªˇ üappleµ nh ~ ˇø e s Z <äs Ùø ettµµ ` # ]Ã+# +&ç. 5. State and examine the consequentialist theories of morality. ò ü* ê+ ø (Á üjó»hê ÿ) HÓ ø dæ<ë + ê\qt ù s=ÿì, yê{ïì ü]o*+# +&ç. 6. State the nature of moral determinism and examine its tenability. HÓ ø ìj T yê<ä dü«uû yêìï ù s=ÿì, <ëì s ø åd j T qt ü]o*+# +&ç. 7. Why did Hume consider that there is something illicit in arguing from facts to values? Discuss. j T<Ûësêú\T qt+, $\Te\qT yê~+# &É+ À < wüett ñqï<äì VüA yét m+<ät î uû $+#ê&ét? ` # ]+# +&ç. 8. Elucidate the notion of categorical imperative ìs TbÕ~Ûø $<Û ät\ uû yêìï $e]+# +&ç. 9. Examine Moore s rejection of ethical naturalism. HÓ ø kõ«uû $ø yê<äettô et sy # dæq $ets ÙqqT ü]o*+# +&ç. 10. Do you agree with the view that all value statements are meaningless? Explain. ª$\Te\ L&çq yêø± \T ns ús Væ ê\tµ nh uû ÑeqqT e n+^ø ]kõôyê? ` $e]+# +&ç. 7
Paper - III : Contemporary Indian Philosophy 1. Expound the chief characteristics of contemporary Indian Philosophy. düetø± q uû s rj T Ô«eTT Àì y T*ø \ø åd \qt $e]+# +&ç. 2. Explain the objectives of religious and social reforms of contemporary India düetø± q uû s < XēTT Àì et üs yótæq et]j TT kõ+ ò ætø dü+düÿs D\ ñ< XÊ \qt $e]+# +&ç. 3. Explain the Neo - Vedanta of Swami Vivekananda. kõ«$t $y ø±q+<ätì qe y <ë+ \ø åd \qt $e]+# TeTT. 4. Examine Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan s idealistic view of life. &܈ˆ dü πs«ü* sê<ûëø èwüßí&ét Á üuà~+ q uû ehê àø J$ <äèø Œ< ëìï ü]o*+# +&ç. 5. Discuss Tagore s views on the nature of religion. et ettô sƒê> sy uû yê\qt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 6. Expound Sri Aurobindo s philosophy of supermind. ns $+<ätì n~ etqdüt êô«ìï $e]+# +&ç. 7. According to Gandhiji, what are the characteristics of a Satyagrahi? Explain. >±+BÛJ Ô«eTT À dü ê Á> Væ øï ñ+&ée\dæq \ø åd \T m{ï º$? ` $e]+# +&ç. 8. Attempt an essay on Nehru s views on Democratic socialism. Á üc Á üuû ÑT «kõet yê<ä+ô HÓÁVüA uû yê\qt $e]dü Ô ˇø yê kõìï Áyêj T+&ç. 9. Explain Jiddu Krishnamurti s account of Mind. etqdüt ô õ&ét ø èwü íet ]Ô uû yê\qt $e]+# +&ç. 10. Discuss Prof. K.S. Murti s views on the philosophy of Radhakrishnan. sê<ûë ø èwüßíì Ô«eTTô Ábıˆˆ K.S.eT ]Ô>±] uû yê\qt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 8
Paper - IV : Contemporary Western Philosophy 1. Discuss the nature of linguistic revolution in contemporary philosophy. düetø± q Ô«eTT À uû cõ$ ü e dü«uû yêìï # ]Ã+# +&ç. 2. Explain the significance of Vienna Circle in contemporary western philosophy. düetø± q Ô«eTT À $j THêïe\j T+ ÁbÕeTTK qt $e]+# +&ç. 3. Describe Wittgensten s contribution to philosophy of Language. uû cõ Ô«ìøÏ ${Ÿ Hédü ºsTTHé # dæq ùde\qt $e]+# +&ç. 4. Explain the influence of Wittgenstein on Bertrand Russell s analytic philosophy. u Ásêº+&é s dü Ÿ $X wüd Ô«eTTô, ${Ÿ Hédü ºsTTHé Á üuû yêìï $e]+# +&ç. 5. Describe Husserl s contribution to puenomenology. <äè «wüj T XÊÁkÕÔìøÏ VüQÁdü Ÿ # dæq ùde\qt $e]+# +&ç. 6. Outline Heidegger s views on the life and existence of man. e qe ì J$ ett, ndæ Ô «ettô ôv &Ó> ZsY uû yê\qt Áyêj TTeTT. 7. What are the three stages of life according to Kierkegaard? ø s Z>±sY <äèwæ º À J$ ü< ä+ Àì et &ÉT <äx \T @$? ` $e]+# +&ç. 8. Describe Karl Jaspers views on man and his destinty. e qe &ÉT et]j TT n ì $~Û ô ø±sy C düœsy uû yê\qt $e]+# +&ç. 9. Outline the empirical pragmatism of William James. $* j TyéT CÒyéT Á ü bõ~+ q nqtuû Ñyê àø e evü ]ø dü êôyê<äettqt Áyêj T+&ç. 10. Write an essay on John Dewey s experimentalism. C Hé&É stt Á ü bõ~+ q Á üjó >± àø yê<ëìï Áyêj T+&ç. 9
Paper - V : (Optional - II) Sankara Advaita Vedanta 1. Discuss the impact of Buddhism on Gaudapada s Mandukya Karika. >ö&ébõ<ätì e +&É ø ø±]ø ô uö<ä et Á üuû yêìï # ]Ã+# +&ç. 2. Outline the Chapterization and contents of Gaudapada s Mandukya Karika. >ö&ébõ<ätì e +&É ø ø±]ø Àì n<ûë j \qt yê{ï yêwüj \qt î ü Ô+>± Áyêj T+&ç. 3. Discuss the significance of the dialogue between Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. ãèvü <ës D ø ñ üìwü TÔ Àì j» e\tÿ&ét ` yótæá stt dü+yê<ä ÁbÕeTTK qt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 4. Discuss the essence of Yajna Valkya - Gargi Dialogue. j» ü\tÿ&ét ` >±]Z dü+uû wüd\ kõs ettqt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 5. Discuss the contents of Brahma Sutras. ÁãVü à dü Á ett\ n<û ä j Tq $wüj \qt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 6. Bring out the plance of Brahma Sutras in Prastana Traya. Á ükõúqá j TeTT À ÁãVü à dü Á ê\ kõúhêìï # ]Ã+# +&ç. 7. Elucidate Bhagavad Gita s teaching on the distinction between Ksetra and Ksetrajna. πøåá, πøåá» uû yê\ et<û ä > \ e ê kõìï uû Ñ> ebz uà~û+ q rs TqT Áyêj T+&ç. 8. How do you distinguish between Renunciation of action and action with renunciation of desire. ªªø s àdühê kõìøïµµ, ªªø ]ø \qt õ+ q ø s à\ îµµ et<û ä > \ e ê kõìï m $e]kõôe? 9. Examine Sankara s views Brahma Satyam. Jagat Mithya. ªªÁãVü àdü ett,»> Y $T<Û ä µµ nh X +ø s Tì uû yê\qt ü]o*+# +&ç. 10. Eludicate Sankara s view that Brahman in identical with Jiva. ªªÁãVü àett, Je &ÉT ê<ë êù \Tµµ nh X +ø s Tì uû yêìï $X Bø ]+# +&ç. 10
Paper - V : (Elective 3) Gandhian Studies 1. Describe the Indian and Western influence on Gandhiji s Thought. >±+BÛJ Ä À# q\ô uû s rj T et]j TT bõxêã Á üuû yêett\qt $e]+# +&ç. 2. Expound Gandhiji s conception of religion. et ettô >±+BÛJ uû yê\qt Áyêj T+&ç. 3. How did Gandhiji explain the relation between Truth and God? Explain. dü ` uû Ñ> e+ Tì dü+ã+<ûë\ô >±+BÛJ $e]+ q rs T m{ï º~? ` # ]Ã+# +&ç. 4. What are the environmental challenges? How could Gandhian Thought help in overcoming them? ü]düs dü+ã+<û äyótæq düetdü \T m{ï º$? yê{ïì n~ûø $T+# T À >±+BÛJ Ä À# q\t m < Vü <ä+ # kõôstt? 5. Give an account of Gandhiji s conception on Sarvodaya. >±+BÛJ düs «<äj T uû yêìï $e]+# +&ç. 6. Discuss Gandhiji s views on Caste and untouchability. î\ett et]j TT n+ sêì qettô >±+BÛJ uû yê\qt Áyêj T+&ç. 7. What is the meaning of Satyagraha? Discuss its kinds. ªdü ê Á> Vü µ ü<ä ns úett m{ï º~? <ëì Àì $$<Û ä s ø ett\qt (<äx \qt) # ]Ã+# +&ç. 8. Write an essay on the relevance of Gandhian Philosophy for World Peace. Á ü ü+# XÊ+ øï >±+BÛJ Ô«ÄeX ø ô ˇø yê kõìï Áyêj T+&ç. 9. Describe the ethical basis of Trusteeship. <Û äs àø s Ôè «dæ<ë + ett À HÓ ø et \qt $e]+# +&ç. 10. Discuss the relevance of Gandhian Philosophy to the modern times. Ä<Û ätìø Á ü ü+#êìøï >±+BÛJ Ô«ÄeX ø qt # ]Ã+# +&ç. 11