M.A (Philosophy) Part-1

Syllabus

M.A (Philosophy) Part-1

(Annual)

2015 and 2016

There are four Papers in M.A.(Philosophy) Part-1. Each Paper carries 100 marks and is of three hours duration. Stipulated teaching hours for each Paper are 125.

Paper-1 : History of Western Philosophy (Compulsory)

Paper-11 : Classical Indian Philosophy (Compulsory)

Paper-111 : Options ( Any of the following)

(i) Advanced Logic

(ii) Philosophy of Culture

(iii) Social and Political Philosophy of Sikhism

Paper-1V : Options ( Any of the following):

(i) Social and Political Philosophy

(ii) Philosophical Psychology

(iii) Aesthetics

Paper-1 : History of Western Philosophy

(Compulsory)

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B, C, D and E. Sections A, B, C, D will have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 15 marks each. Section E will consist of 10 short-answer questions which will cover the entire syllabus uniformly and will carry 40 marks in all. Each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. The candidates are required to give the answer of each short type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the sections A, B, C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The candidates are required to give the answer of each short type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.

Section- A

Problems of Early Greek Philosophy ( Introductory)

Plato : Doctrine of Ideas, Doctrine of Immortiality.

Aristotle : Metaphysics, theory of Causality.

Section- B

Descartes : Methods and criteria of knowledge ,Cogito Ergo Sum,

Proofs for the existence of God.

Spinoza : Substance, Attribute and Mode, Pantheism.

Leibnitz : Concept of Substance : Monadology. The doctrine of

pre-established Harmony.

Section- C

John Locke : Notion of Idea: Theory of Knowledge : origion,extent and

certainty of knowledge. Critique of innate ideas.

Berkeley :Rejection of abstract ideas, Esse-est-percipi, Idealism.

David Hume : Ideas and Impressions, Scepticism and Theory of causation.

Section-D

Kant:Problems of knowledge,Synthetic a priori judgemnets,

Noumena and phenomena, Space an Time as forms of intution,

Categories of understanding, transcendent unity of self

consciousness.

Hegel:Dialectical method, thought and being, spirit and nature.

F.H. Bradley : Idealism, Appearance and Reality.

Books Recommended

1. Collin James:History of Modern Philosophy

2. D.J.O'Conner:A Critical History of Western Philosophy.

3. W.T. Stace:A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.

4. Stumpf:Socrates to Sartre.

5. Windleband:A History of Western Philosophy

6. Copleston:: History of Western Philosophy, Vol. 1-5.

Books Suggested

1. Nahm : Selections of Early Greek Philosophy,

New York, appleton.

2. Plato : Selected Dialogues: Parmenides, Theatetus.

3. Stuart Hampshire : Age of Reason.

4. Issaiah Berlin : Age of Enlightenment.

Paper-11 : Classical Indian Philosophy

(Compulsory)

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Section- A

Early development of Indian Thought.

Vedic and non-Vedic traditions.

The Upanishads : Brahman,Reality, Atman.

Gita: Metaphysics : Atman, prakirti,God.

SECTION-B

Cārvāka:Materialism

Jainism: Syādvāda, Theory of Self, Substance.

Buddhism : Four Noble Truths,Casuality, Sūnyavāda, Vijnānavāda.

SECTION-C

Nyaya : Theory of knowledge (Parmanas),Self,Causality,Error.

Vaisesika : Six Categories

Sankhya : Dualism, Causality ,Evolution.

Yoga : Samadhi,Means of Yoga

SECTION-D

Mimansa : Concept of Dharma,Validity of knowledge,Error.

Vedanta : 1. Sanskara :Advaitavada , Maya,Brahman

2. Rāmānuja Visistadvaitavada

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. S. Radhakrishnan : Indian Philosophy (Vol. I & II)

2. Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.

3. C.D. Sharma : A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.

Books Suggested

1. Das Gupta : History of Indian Philosophy, Vol.1

2. Radhakrishnan : Source Book in Indian Philosophy

and Dr. Moore

3. Upanishads : Mandukya , chanogya

4. Daya Krishna : Indian philosophy : A Counter Perspective.

5. B.K. Moti Lal : Language, Logic and Reality.

Paper -111 : Option( Any one of the following) :

(i) Advanced Logic

(ii) Philosophy of Culture.

(iii) Social and Political Philosophy of Sikhism

Option (1) Advanced Logic

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Section -A

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Section -A

Traditional and Deduction

Introduction : What is the logic? Logic and language, Laws of Thought.

Proposition : Propositions, Sentences and judgements,Traditional Schedule

of Propositions Modern classification of Propositions,

Distribution of terms,

Immediate inference : conversion , obversion and contraposition.

Syllogism : (a) Standard form of categorical Syllogism

(b) The formal nature of syllogistic argument.

(d) The dilemma

Section-B

Scientific Method and Induction

Scientific enquiry : Common Sence and Scientific Thinkikng , Scientific

Methods.

Causality : Mill"s Methods.

Hypothesis : Nature, Kinds and Validity.

Section-C

Symbolic Logic-1

(a) symbols for conjuction, negation,disjunction,implication and equivalance.

(b) Statement forms and Statements.

Tautologies, Contradictions and Contingencies.

Section -D

Symbolic Logic-11

(a) Formal proof of Validity.

(b) The Rules of conditional proof(C.P.) and indirect proof (I.P.)

shorter Truth Table Technique, Reductioned Absurdum method.

Proving invalidity.

Quantification method (Preliminary)

Books Recommended

1. Cohen and Negal : Logic and Scientifc Method.

2. Copi,lrving M. : Symbolic Logic.

3. copi,lrving M. : Introduction to Logic.

4. R.D.Nirakari : Uchera Tark Shastra (Uni.Pub.)

Option -(ii) :Philosophy of Culture.

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

1. Origins of Culture

2. Culture and Civilization .

SECTION - B

3.Concept of Tradition.

4. Cultural Death and Evolution of New culture .

SECTION - C

5. The Role of Ideology and Utopia.

6. Unity Vs. Plurality of Historical Culture

SECTION -D

7. Human destiny in 21st Century.

8. The Problem of World Peace.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. E.Cassierer : An Essay on Man (N.York, doubleday)

2. F.S.C.Northrop : Logic of the Sciences and Humanities (Meredian Books)

3. Bronislaw Malinowsky : Scientific theory of Culture.

4. Zygmunt Bauman : Culture as Praxis (Routledge and Kegan Paul, London)

5. Pitrim Sorokin : social Philosophies in an age of crisis.

Books Suggested

1. Sri Aurbindo : The Human Cycle.

2. A.L.Kroeber : Style and Civilization.

3. Albert Schwitzer : Civilization and Ethics.

4. Dr. Gurjit Singh : ''Sabhiyachar da Phalspha''. ( Publication Bueruo)

Option -(iii) :Social and Political Philosophy of Sikhism

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Section-A

Introductory : Nature and Problems of Social and Political Philosophy, Guru Granth Sahib as Eternal Source of Sikh Philosophy.The Concept of Ideal man and Ideal Society.

Section-B

Social Institutions: Guruship, Sangat, Pangat, Langar, Dharmsal.

Section-C

Political Institutions: Miri- Piri, Sarbat,Khalsa , Gurumata.

Section-D

Values : Sat, Prem, Nirbhai, Nirvair, Parpukar, Sewa, Justice, Equality, Universal Brotherhood, Power and Authority.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Dr. Sher Singh : Social and Political Philosophy.

2. Tarlochan Singh : Social Philsophy of Guru Gobind Singh

3. Teja Singh : Ideals & Institutions of Sikhism.

4. Avtar Singh : Ethics of the Sikhs.

5. Nirbhai Singh : Philosophy of Sikhism ( 7th Chapter).

6. Balkar Singh : Sikh Rahaswad ( 2nd Part)

7. Santokh Singh: Philosophical Foundations of Sikh Value System.

8.Lajwanti Lahri : The Concept of Man in Sikhism.

Paper-1V: Options ( Any of the following):

(i) Social & Political Philosophy.

(ii) Philosophy Psychology.

(iii) Aesthetics.

Option -(i) :Social and Political Philosophy

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Section-A

1.Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, Relation with Ethics

and Sociology.

2. Plato's Theory of State and Philosopher King.

3. Aristotle's Theory of State.

Section-B

4. Theory of State-Hegal, Hobbes and Rousseau.

5. Satyagraha and Non-Violenence-Gandhian Political Thought.

Section-C

6. Democracy, Sarvodya, Socialism, Communism.

7. Fascism, Liberalism.

Section-D

8. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Justice, Human rights, Political Obligations.

9. ' Parpukar' and 'Sarbat Da Bhala' in Sikh Philosophy.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Robert N.Beck : Perspective in Social Philosophy.

2. King and McGilvary : Political and Social Philosophy ( Readings).

3. Deinierger : Problems in Social and Political Thought.

( Introduction, Ethics and Political Thought)

4. Rapheel : Problems of Political Philosophy.

5. Sher Singh : Social and Political of Guru Gobind Singh.

6. Sandhu.G.S. : Social and Political Philosophy of Bertrand Russell.

BOOKS SUGGESTED

1. Sabine and Thorson : A History of Political Theory.

2. Quinton A (Edited) : Political Philosophy.

3. Lancaster : Masters of Political Thought.

4. B. Russell : Principles of Social Recontruction.

5. B.Russell : Fact and Fiction (Relevant Chapters)

6. Barker : Principles of Social and Political Theory

( Nation State, Sovereignity, Justice, Fascism.).

7. Laski : The State : Its Theory and Practice.

8. Milue : Freedom and Rights ( Freedom, Totalitarianism,

International Relations, Welfare State).

Option- (ii) : Philosophical Psychology

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the sections A, B, C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The candidates are required to give the answer of eachshort type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.

Section-A

Nature and Scope of Philosophical Psychology.

Mind-Body Problem.

Free will and Determinism.

Section- B

Behaviourism.

Psycho-analysis.

Existential-Phenomenological approach to the study of persons.

Section-C

Development of Ego and Self.

Consciousness and Emotions.

Section-D

Personhood and Personal identity.

Self-Knowledge and Knowledge of others.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Ryle Gilbert : Concept of Mind.

2. Sartre.J.P. : The Emotions ( Philosophical library)

3. Shaffer, Jerame : Philosophy of Mind ( Perntice Hall)

4. Skinner, B.F. : Beyond Freedom and Dignity.

5. Freud : Introductory Lectures in Psychology.

6. White, A.R. (ed.) : Philosophy of Actions.

BOOKS SUGGESTED

1. Ayer, A.J. : Concept of Reason and other essays ( Macmillan)

2. Piaget, Jean : Genetic Epistemology.

3. Woodworth, R.S. : Schools of Psychology.

Option- (iii) : Aesthetics.

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks : 100

Total teaching : 125 hrs Pass Marks :35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the sections A, B, C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The candidates are required to give the answer of eachshort type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.

Section-A

Definition & Scope of Aesthetics.

Relation of Aesthetics to Art History.

Psychology of Art & Art Criticism.

Section-B

Nature of Art Object.

Art as imitation.

Art and Reality.

Section-C

Nature of Aesthetic Experience.

Nature of Aesthetic Emotion.

Sublime & Beautiful.

Section-D

The Ontological Status of Art Object.

Nature of Aesthetic judgement.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. kant : Critique of Judgement ( Part-1)

2. J.Hospers : Meaning and Truth in the Arts.

3. Vivas and kriegar : The problem of Aesthetics.

4. Croce : Aesthetics.

BOOKS SUGGESTED

1. J.P.Sartre : What is Literature?

2. Elton : Aesthetics and Judgement.

3. Gilbert and Kuhn : History of Aesthetics.