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FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHILOSOP
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
(Courses effective from Academic Year 2013-14)
SYLLABUS OF COURSES TO BE OFFERED
Disciplinary Courses I, Disciplinary Courses II
& Applied Courses
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PREAMBLE
The undergraduate course in Philosophy is aimed at introducing and familiarizing the student with
the basic issues in philosophy and fundamental problems that the discipline deals with. Apart fromthe study of history of Indian and Western philosophy, the course deals with the core branches of
philosophy. The main questions studied under the aegis of philosophy are inter alia : What is the
definition of knowledge? What are the right means of knowledge? What is a good action? Why
should one be moral? What is the ideal relationship between State, Society and Nation? What are
the normative foundations of law? What is the relationship between philosophy and practice of
Yoga and Meditation? What are the main methodological approaches to deal these issues? The
course would also deal with truth, validity and the methods of argument. It is hoped that a perusal of
the courses shall train a beginner to think critically, analytically and constructively. The course has
been designed in such a manner that at the end of the fourth year the student would have a complete
overview of the different possible areas of study in philosophy along with a good apprehension of the
problematic that each of those areas is concerned with different methods of resolving them. It shall
also help the learners identify the areas that they would like to pursue for their postgraduate studies.
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Discipline-I Courses
DC I ( 4+1)
Odd Semesters Even Semesters
Semester I1. Logic I2. Ethics I
Semester II3. Indian Philosophy-I4. Early Greek Philosophy
Semester III
5. Metaphysics & Epistemology6. Social & Political Philosophy
Semester IV
7. Philosophy of Religion8. Feminism
Optional Exit
Semester V9. Logic II10.Philosophical Classics11.Ethics-II
Semester VI12.Indian Philosophy- II13.Continental Philosophy (Texts)14.Philosophy of Law
Optional Exit
Semester VII
15.Philosophy of Mind (Western)16.Philosophy of Science
17.Research Methodology and Project
Semester VIII
18.Philosophy of Language (Western)19.Philosophy of Language (Indian)
20.Project
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Discipline-II Courses
Year Odd Semesters Even Semesters
I Semester-I Semester-II
II Semester-III Semester-IV
PHIL DC-II 01
Deductive& Inductive Logic
PHIL DC-II 02
Ethics
III Semester-V Semester-VI
PHIL DC-II 03
Social & Political Philosophy (Indian)
PHIL DC-II 04
Social & Political Philosophy (Western)
IV Semester-VII Semester-VIII
PHIL DC-II 05
Philosophical Texts-I
PHIL DC-II06
Philosophical Texts-II
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Applied Courses
Year Odd Semesters Even Semesters
I Semester-I Semester-II
II Semester-III Semester-IV
PHIL AC 1
Aesthetics and Arts appreciation
PHIL AC 2
Issues in Applied Ethics
III Semester-V Semester-VI
PHIL AC 3Bio-Ethics
PHIL AC 4Meditation and the World Today
IV Semester-VII Semester-VIII
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DISCIPLINE COURSE I
PHIL/DC-1: 1. LOGIC-I
Marks: 100
1. What is Logic?
Definitions of logical concepts:
i. Argument and Inferenceii. Truth, validity and soundness.iii. Sentence and propositioniv. Argument and Explanation: Forms and Fallacies/Dilemmav. Deduction and Induction
2. Logic and Language:
i. Definition of a term. What is a word? Difference betweenthe two.
ii. Connotation and Denotation of a term and the relationship between the twoiii. Uses of Language: Three Basic functions of Language.
iv. Agreement and disagreement in Belief and attitude
v. Definition
3. Aristotelian Logic:
A. i. Categorical Propositionsii. Square of Opposition, The Problem of Existential Import
iii. Immediate Inferences
B. i. Categorical Syllogisms: Mood, Figure
ii. Validating / Invalidating Catgorical Syllogisms through syllogistic rules and Special
Theoremsiii. Venn Diagrams
Essential Readings:
1. Copi. I.M,Introductionto Logic, Pearson, Delhi, Hindi.translation of this text is also available with Pearson, 14
thEdition 2012.
2 Cohen & Nagel,An Introduction to logic and Scientific Method,Allied Publishers,Delhi. 1968.
Further Reading:i. Hurley, Patrick,Introduction to Logic, Wadsworth, Delhi, 2007
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DISCIPLINE COURSE I
PHIL/DC-1 :3. INDIAN PHILOSOPHY I
Marks 100
1. The Idea of Indian Philosophy
1.1 General Characteristics of Indian PhilosophySurendranathDasgupta,A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol.1, Delhi: MotilalBanarsidass
Publishers Private Limited,2004, pp. 67-77.
1.2 The Tenets of Various Schools: An Overview
P.T. Raju, Metaphysical Theories in Indian Philosophy in Charles A. Moore (ed.), The
Indian Mind. Delhi: MotilalBanarsidass Publishers Private Limited2004, pp. 41-65.
2. Trajectories of the Philosophical
2.1 The Vedic Primordial QuestRaimundoPanikkar (ed. & trans.), May Peace Bring Peace [Shanti Mantra]AtharvaVeda XIX, 9, 1-5, 14 in The Vedic Experience: Mantramanjari. Delhi:
MotilalBanarsidass Publishers Private Limited,2006, pp. 305.
2.2 The UpanisadicQuery: The Immanent and the Transcendent, saUpanisad, verses 1 to 11.
S. Radhakrishnan,, saUpanisad in S. Radhakrishnan (ed. & trans.), ThePrincipal
Upanisads,New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India,1987, pp.567-575.
2.3 Early Buddhism: The Four Noble TruthsDavid J. Kalupahana, , The Problem of Suffering, Freedom and Happiness,and The Moral Life in A History of Buddhist Philosophy,1st Indian edition, Delhi:
MotilalBanarsidass,1994,pp.85-109.
2.4 The Moral Question and the Subtlety ofDharma
Gurcharan Das, Draupadis Courage in The Difficulty of Being Good. New
Delhi: Penguin Books, 2012, pp.33-53.
3. The Debate between the Schools
3.1. Crvka, Ngasena and akara on Self and its Other.
3.1.1. The Crvkaview:
Madhavcrya, Sarva-Darana-Sagraha, Chapter 1.
3.1.2. Ngasenas View:
The Questions of King Milinda, II.1.1.
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3.1.3. akaras View:
Brahma-Straakara-bhyaI.2.
3.2. Nyya and Skhyaon Cause-Effect Relation
S. Radhakrishnan, Cause inIndian Philosophy, Vol.2, 2nd Edition, 7th Impression.New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.2012, pp. 76-86.3.3. Nyya on Perceptual Knowledge
SatishchandraChatterjee and Dhirendra MohanDatta,An Introduction to Indian
Philosophy, 8th edition. Calcutta, University of Calcutta, 1984,pp. 170-173.
4. Jainism on the Probability of Knowledge:Naya&Sydvada
S. Radhakrishnan,Theory of Knowledge & Value of Jaina Logic inIndian
Philosophy, Vol.1, 2nd Edition,7th Impression, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.2012,pp. 243-255.
4. Indian Philosophy in Dialogue with other Disciplines
4.1 SudhirKakar, The Indian Mind in The Essential SudhirKakar, New Delhi,
OUP.2011,pp354-371
Further Readings:
1. T.R.V. Murti, The Silence of the Buddha and the Beginnings of the Dialecticin TheCentral Conception of Buddhism, New Delhi: HarperCollins India,1998, pp.36-54.
2. Bimal Krishna Matilal, Dharma and Rationality in The Collected Essays ofBimal Krishna Matilal, Vol.2, Ethics and Epics, Edited by JonardonGaneri. New
Delhi:Oxford University Press,2002, pp. 49-71.
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DISCIPLINE COURSE I
PHIL/DC-1: 4. EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY
Marks 100
1. Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes
2. Pythagoras
3. Heraclitus
4. Eleactics: Parmenides and Zeno
5. Empedocles
6. Anaxagoras
7. Atomists: Leucippus and Democritus
8. Sophists: Protagoras
9. Socrates
Further Readings:
1. Barnes: Early Greek Philosophy. Penguin Books. London. 2001.
2. Kirk Raven & Schofield: The Pre-Socratic Philosophers.Cambridge
University Press. 1983.
3. Guthrie, W.C.K. History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. 1 & 2. Cambridge University Press 1962-
1969.
4. Kerfred, G.B. The Sophists.Cambridge University Press.1981.
5. Tankha, V. Ancient Greek Philosophy, Pearson, India 2006.
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DISCIPLINE COURSE I
PHIL/DC-1: 5. Metaphysics and Epistemology
Marks. 100
1. Introducing Metaphysics
Metaphysics by Peter Van Inwagen, in Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.2007
2. Appearance and Reality
Appearance and Reality: Chapter 1 of Bertrand Russells Problems of Philosophy
3. Universals
The World of Universals: Chapter 9 ofProblems of Philosophy
On our Knowledge of Universals: Chapter 10 of Problems of Philosophy
4. Idealism
Idealism: Chapter 4 inProblems of Philosophy
5. Dualism
Chapter II of Rene DescartesMeditations(In Haldane and Rosss Translation or any other
suitable translation)
6. Freedom and Determinism
The Illusion of Free Will Baron DHolbach (1723-1789) (from his book System of Nature)
http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/wasserr/114/the_illusion_of_free_will.pdf
Freedom and Necessity Chapter 12 of Philosophical Essays, A J
Ayer.http://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/philosophers/ayer/freedom_and_nece
ssity.html
7. Skepticism
The Problem of the External World: Chapter 1 of Barry Stroud.The Significance ofPhilosophical Skepticism, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1984,
http://uvmphil219.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/stroud-ch1.pdf
8. Varieties of Knowledge
Chapters 5, 7 and 8 ofProblems of Philosophy
i Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
iiOn Our Knowledge of General Principles
iiiHow A Priori Knowledge is Possible.
Essential Reading:
1. Russell, Bertrand,Problems of Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Delhi.1924.
Further Readings:
1. Blackburn, Simon, Think! A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy, OUP.1998.
2. Van Inwagen, Peter,Metaphysics,Westview Press,2008.
3. Sosa, Ernest and Jaegwon Kim,Epistemology: An Anthology, Blackwell, 2000.
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DISCIPLINE COURSE I
PHIL/DC-1:.6 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Marks.100
INDIAN
1. Gandhi :Hind Swaraj2. Tagore:Nationalism3. J.P. Narayan:A Plea for Reconstruction of Indian Polity, Kashi 19594. B. R. Ambedkar :Who were the Shudras? Chapters 1-3.
WESTERN
1. Liberty2. Equality
3. Democracy4. Rights
5. Justice
READINGS
1. M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj, Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmadabad, India, NavajivanTrust, 1938.
2. "Ahimsa" in RaghavanN.Iyer (2005), The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi.New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.177-217.
3. Rabindranath Tagore (1917) Nationalism. New York: The Macmillan Company, (availablefree in pdf format).4. J.P. Narayan,A Plea for Reconstruction of Indian Polity, Kashi 1959.5. Rathore, Akash and Verma, Ajay (editors), Ambedkar's Buddha and His Dhamma: Critical
Edition, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2011.
6. AshishNandy, From Outside the Imperium: Gandhis Cultural Critique of the West,7. Berlin, I, Two Concepts of Liberty, in Four Essays on Liberty,Oxford University Press,
1969
8. AnkurBarua, The Solidarities of Caste: The Metaphysical Basis of the Organic Community,The Journal of Hindu Studies, 2009, 97122
9. T. Nagel, EqualityMortal Questions,Cambridge University Press, 1979, pp. 106-127.
10.R. Dworkin, What is Equality? in
Sovereign VirtueHarvard University Press 2000.11.Joseph Schumpeter, Two Concepts of Democracy, in Political Philosophy by Anthony
Quinton, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967; pp. 153-188.12.T. Honderich A difficulty with Democracy Philosophy and Public Affairs, 1974, pp 221-26.13.Feinberg, J., The Nature and Value of Rights, in Rights, Justice, and the Bounds of
Liberty,Princeton University Press, 1980.14.Rawls, John. Justice as Fairness- A Restatement,Chapter-I, edited by Erin Kelly, Harvard
University, Press, 2001.
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PHIL/DC-1:7. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Marks.100
1. Nature of Philosophy of Religion and its distinction from Theology.
2. Conceptions of God/Absolute- Monotheism, Deism and Pantheism.
Ramanuja- God as Infinite, Personal and Good.Sankara- Brahman.
3. Arguments for the Existence of God- Ontological, Cosmological and
Teleological arguments.4. Problem of Evil- God and Evil.
5. Religious Experience
6. Religious Pluralism and Tolerance; Interfaith Dialogue: Vivekananda ChicagoAddress (Lecture).
Further Readings:
1. Plato:Euthyphro, Trans.C. J. Emlyn-Jones,Briston Classical Press, 1991.
2. John Hick, Philosophy of Religion, PHI Publication, New Delhi, 1988.
3. Philosophy of Religion Reader, ed. Chad Meister, Routledge, New York, 2008.
4. Readings in Philosophy of Religion, ed. Baruch A Brody, Part 1, 1.17(pp.168-186),
PHI Publication, New Jersey, 1974.
5. John Locke,Letter on ReligiousTolerance.
6. Swami Vivekananda,Chicago AddressesAdvaitaAshrama, Kolkatta, 2013, editor.
7. David Tracy,Dialogue with the Other: The inter-religious Dialogue, Peeters PressLouvian-1990.
8. A Companion to Philosophy of Religion, ed. Philip L Quinn and Charles Taliaferro,
Blackwell, Publishers, USA, 1999.
9. Tolerance in Indian Culture, ed. R. Balasubramanian, ICPR, New Delhi, 1992.
10. MohommadIqbal,Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam,chapters 1 and 2.
11. John Hick, Philosphy of Religion, Prentice Hall of India, Delhi, 1992.
The Hindi translation of Philosophy of Religion, John Hick is available.Dharmdarshananuvadaka Rajesh Kr. Singh, PHI, New Delhi, 1994.
12.DharmdarshankeMoolSiddhnt, V.P. Verma, Hindi,MadhyamKaryanvaya
Nideshalaya New Delhi, 1991 D.U.
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PHIL/DC-1: 8- FEMINISM
Marks 100
1. Patriarchyand Feminist Movement
Introduction and Chapter 11 entitled The creation of Patriarchy in The Creation of Patriarchy,
Gerda Lerner, OUP, 1986, pp 3-14 & 212-229.
The Risk of Essence, by Diana Fuss in Feminisms,Oxford Readers, (Ed.) Sandra Kemp and
Judith Squires, OUP, 1997, pp250-258.
Feminism: A Movement to end Sexist Oppression, Bell Hooks,Feminisms,Oxford Readers pp
22-27.
2. Epistemology
"Is there a Feminist Method?", Sandra Harding (Feminisms,Oxford Reader) pp160-170.
"The Feminist Critique of Philosophy", Moira Gatens, Feminism and Philosophy: Perspective
on Differenceand Equality,Moira Gatens, Polity Press, UK, 1991, pp 85-99.
3. Body and Gender
"Life as we have known It: Feminism and Biology of Gender", Lynda Birke, pp 243-264,
Science andSensibility, Gender and Scientific Enquiry, 1780-1945, ed. by Mariana Benjamin,
Basil Blackwell, 1991, UK.
"The Self Is Not Gendered: Sulabhas Debate with King Janaka", RuthVanita,NWSA Journal,
2003, Vol 15, pp76-93.
4. Women and Society
"Whatever happened to the VedicDasi? Orientalism, Nationalism and a Script for the Past,
Uma Chakravarti"Recasting Women, Essays in Indian Colonial History, ed by
KumkumSangari and SudeshVaid, pp27-79, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1990.
"Women Religion and Social Change in Early Islam", by Jane I Smith in Women Religion andSocial Change, 1985, pp19-35.
"The Gender and the Environmental Debate Lessons from India" by BinaAggarwal, Feminist
Studies18, No 1, (spring) 1992, pp 119-158.
Further Readings:
Squires, Judith and Kemp, Sandra.Feminisms, Oxford Reader, OUP, USA, 1998.
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PHIL/DC-1: 9. LOGIC II
Marks 100
MODERN TRUTH FUNCTIONAL LOGIC
1. LOGIC OF COMPOUND PROPOSITIONS(Sentential):
i. Logical Connectives: And (), Or (V) and Not ()
ii. Material Conditional () and Biconditional ()iii. Truth Tables for Logical Connectivesiv. Truth functions: Symbols and Translationv. Statements and statement-forms: Logical statusvi. Truth table Methodvii. Shorter Truth Tables (Reductio ad absurdum)
1.1 PROVING VALIDITY (PROOF PROCEDURES)
i. Formal Proofsii. Conjunctional Normal form &Disjunctional Normal Formiii. Indirect Proofiv. Conditional Proof
2. LOGIC OF SINGULAR/ UNIVERSAL PROPOSITIONS (Predicate):
i. Symbolization of Propositions
ii. Quantification Rules (19 rules)
iii. Proving Validity
iv. Proving Invalidity
3. PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC
i. Logical Appraisal
ii. Logical Form
iii. Truth Function constants and ordinary words
Essential Readings:
1. Copi. I.M.Introduction to Logic, 14thEdition, Pearson, India, 2012.Hindi translation also available with Pearson details.
2. Copi. I.M,Symbolic Logic, Pearson, India, 2008.
3. Strawson. P.F,Introduction to Logical Theory, B.I.Publications, India, 1976.
Further Readings:
1. Hurley. Patrick,Introduction to Logic, Wadsworth, Delhi, 2007.
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PHIL/DC-1: 10. PHILOSOPHICAL CLASSICS
Marks.100
1. Aristotle:Metaphysics: On substance, actuality and potentiality (books Zeta. Eta and Theta)
2. Immanuel Kant: Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysic
3. Martin Heidegger: What is Metaphysics?
Further Readings:
David Bostock, Aristotles Metaphysics Books Zeta and Eta, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996
Stephen Makin, Aristotle: Metaphysics theta, Oxford University Press 2006
Immanuel Kant, Gary Hatfield- Prolegomena to any future metaphysics, Cambridge 2005
Heidegger, Martin, What is Metaphysics?, http://wagner.wpengine.netdna-
cdn.com/psychology/files/2013/01/Heidegger-What-Is-Metaphysics-Translation-GROTH.pdf
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PHIL/DC-1: 11. ETHICS II
Marks.100
1. The Socratic QuestionReading: Socrates Question in B. Williams,Ethics and the limits of
Philosophy, Routledge: London, 1985, pp 1-21.
2. Virtue ethicsReadings: Aristotle Nichomachean Ethics books 1-4 (Selections) John
McDowell Virtue and Reason in Roger Crisp and M. Slote eds. Virtue Ethics, Oxford
University Press 1997, pp 141-162; Iris Murdoch, The Sovereignty of Good over other
concepts in Crisp and Slote (1997) pp. 99-177.
3. Deontological Theories: Reading: Immanuel Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals
chapters 1-2; Christine M. Korsgaard Self-Constitution: Action, Identity and Integrity (TheLocke Lectures 2002).
4. Consequentialist theories:J. S. Mill Utilitarianism (chapter 2) J. J. C. Smart, In Defence of
Utilitarianism; Bernard Williams both essays in J.J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams (ed.)
Utilitarianism For and Against,Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1973).
5. Contractarianism: John Rawls: The original position and the two principles in A Theory
of JusticeHarvard University Press 1971, Thomas Scanlon, Contractualism and
Utilitarianism inBeyond Utilitarianismeds. Amartya Sen and Bernard Williams, Cambridge
University Press, 1982, 103-28.
Further Readings:
1. Phillipa Foot, (ed) Theories of Ethics, Oxford University Press, 1976.
2. Williams, B.,Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Harvard 1985.
3. Alasdair MacIntyre,After Virtue, Bloomsbury, USA, 2013.
4. Sandel, Michael,Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Cambridge University Press, New
York, 1982.
5. Brian Barry,A Liberal Theory of Justice, Claredon Press, Oxford, 1973.
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PHIL/DC-1: 12. Indian Philosophy II
Marks.100
Essential Reading
Pratyakaparicchedaof DigngasPramnasamuccayawith Svavrtti, with Sanskrit Text,
Translation, and Annotations by Masaaki Hattori,Dignga on Perception, Harvard
University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968.
Further Readings
1. Dravid, R.R., The Problem of Universals in Indian Philosophy, MotilalBanarsidass, Delhi,1972.
2. Dreyfus, Georges, Recognizing Reality:Dharmakirtis Philosophy and Its TibetanInterpretations, Indian Reprint, Satguru Publications, Delhi, 1997.
3. Hayes, Richard,Dignga on the Interpretation of Signs, Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht,
1988.
4. Prasad, H.S., Understanding Buddhist Epistemology, in his The Centrality of Ethics inBuddhism: Exploratory Essays, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 2007, pp. 397429.
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PHIL/DC-1: 13. CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY (Texts)
Marks.100
1. HegelAlexandreKojeve.Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on The
Phenomenology of the Spirit. Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1980, pp.3-30.
2. Soren Kierkegaard,The Task of Becoming Subjective in Concluding Unscientific PostscriptTranslatedby David F. Swensen and Walter Lowrie, Princeton, Princeton University Press,
2002, pp115-167..
3. NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche, On the Natural History of Morals, inFrederich Nietzsche,Beyond Good and Evil. New York: Penguin Books, 2002, pp. 90-109.
4. Merleau-PontyMaurice Merleau-Ponty, What is Phenomenology?, In T. Toadvine & L. Lawlor
(eds). The Merleau-Ponty Reader, Evanston (Illinois), North western University
Press, 2007, pp. 55-68.
5. SartreJean-Paul Sartre. Look in Kim Atkins (ed.), Self and Subjectivity. Oxford:
Blackwell Publishing, 2005, pp. 87-100.
6. HeideggerMartin Heidegger. 1977. The Question Concerning Technology. inBeing and
Nothingness, Part-3, Chap.1 Sec IV. Hazel E. Barnes: NewYork.1966. pp. 340-51.
Further Readings:
1. Atkins, Kim (ed.), Self and Subjectivity. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2005.
2. Critchley, Simon, Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2001.
3. Glendinning, Simon, The Idea of Continental Philosophy, Edinburgh: Edinburgh
University Press, 2006.
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PHIL/DC-1: 14. PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Marks.100
1. Traditional Natural Law Theory: Law for the Common Good; Legal Positivism: Law as
Command; Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules. The Separation of Law and
Morality; the morality of Law, The obligation to obey the law; sources of legal authority.
2. Constitutional law: A Brief Introduction to the Indian Constitution and its History; The
"Basic Structure" Doctrine. Separation of Church and State: Affirmative Action.
3. Rights: The Hohfeldian Framework; Positive and Negative Rights; Fundamental Rights
4. Criminal law: Theories of Punishment; the Death Penalty; Criminal Responsibility:
Justifications and Excuses,Mensrea, etc.
5. Contract law: The obligation to fulfil a contract; Contracts and Promises; Blackmail
6. Tort Law: Causation in the Law.
Further Readings:
1. Joel Feinberg, Jules Coleman, Christopher Kutz, Philosophy of Law, 9th
edition Pearson,
USA, 2013.
2. The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal TheoryEdited by Martin P.
Golding and William A. Edmundson, Blackwell, London, 2004.
3. Andrei Marmor, Philosophy of Law, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2010.
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PHIL/DC-1: 15. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (Western)
Marks. 100
Part I. Mind and Body
1. Introduction, the mind/body problem, and Descartes dualismText: Descartes, Meditations II and VI (Chalmers article #1)
2. BehaviourismText: Ryle, Descartes Myth, (Chalmers #5)
3. Identity TheoriesText: Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes, (Chalmers #9)
4. FunctionalismText: Putnam, The Nature of Mental States, (Chalmers #11).
5. Problems with Functionalism: The Knowledge ArgumentText: Epiphenomenal Qualia, (Chalmers #28)
Part II. The Mental: Consciousness and Content
6. ConsciousnessText: Nagel, What is it Like to be a Bat? (Chalmers #25).
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
1. David J. Chalmers,Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings, Oxford
University Press, Oxford, 2002.
FURTHER READINGS
1. Crane, T., The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines andMental Representation,(2nd edition), Routledge,New York, 2003.
2. Kim, J., Philosophy of Mind,(3rd edition), Westview Press, 2010.
3. Heil, J., Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction (3rd edition), Routledge, London,2012.
4. Churchland, P., Matter and Consciousness: A Contemporary Introduction to the
Philosophy ofMind, MITPress, USA, 1988.
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9. Ladyman, James, Understanding Philosophy of Science, Routledge, London, 2002.
10.Dilworth, C., Scientific Progress, D. Reidel, London, 1981.
11.Swinburne, R, (ed.). The Justification of Induction, Oxford University Press, Oxford,1974.
12.Nola, R. and Sankey, H. (eds.), After Popper, Kuhn and FeyerabendKluwerAcademicPublishers, London, 2000.
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PHIL/DC-1: 17. Research Methodology and Project
Marks.100
This paper aims to impart the students with those research skills and methods that are
essential for undergraduate research. The syllabus comprises of four main components namely
handling primary sources (written texts, visual texts, archives, oral); bibliographical processes
and materials; framing the research question; and developing, managing and writing the central
issues in the research paper. In addition the paper also aims at training the students with
interpreting and conceptualisation of findings which emerge at the end of the study on the
specific topic chosen for research. Since literature survey is an essential part of any research
study, this paper would have a component on understanding of the use and citation of electronic
resources as well.
Apart from the above writing a proposal for undergraduate research or an Honours
dissertation is one of the most important parts of the undergraduate research process as it
provides clear signposts to the students' research for the rest of the session. This paper would
focus on some of the key components of a proposal making such as the Aim, the Rationale, the
Methodology and the Literature review. Students would be taught step-by-step process that must
be followed to prepare a good research proposal.
Bibliography:
1. Allison, B, The Student's Guide to Preparing Dissertations and Theses (London: Kogan Page,
1997).
2. Preece, R A, Starting Research: An Introduction to Academic Research and
Dissertation Writing (London: Pinter Publishers, 1994).
3. Watson, G, Writing a Theses: A Guide to Long Essays and dissertations (London:
Longman, 1987).
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PHIL/DC-1: 18. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (Western)
Marks.100
1. The Relation of Language with the World
1. GottlobFrege, On Sense and Reference,
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_Sense_and_ReferenceTranslation by Max Black)2. Bertrand Russell, On Denoting, Mind, 1905, 479-493.
3. P F Strawson, On Referring, Mind, New Series, Vol. 59, No. 235. (Jul., 1950), pp. 320-
344.
4. Russell, Response to Strawsons Logical Theory
2. Meaning and Dogmas
1. W V O Quine, Two Dogmas of Empiricism, Philosophical Review, January 1951.
2. Donald Davidson, On The Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme, Proceedings and Addresses
of the American Philosophical Association, Vol. 47, (1973 - 1974), pp. 5-20.
3. Philosophy and Language
1. Austin, How to do things with words
Further Readings:
Austin, How to do things with wordsClarendon Press. Oxford.1962
Bertrand Russell. The Philosophy of Logical Atomism, in R C Marsh,Logic and
Knowledge.Routedge, New York, 1918.
Donald Davidson.Subjective, Objective, Intersubjective, Oxford University Press, USA.2001.
Donnellan,Keith. "Reference and Definite Descriptions", Philosophical Review, 1966, 281-
304
Dummett, MichaelFreges Philosophy of Language,Duckworth, London, 1993.
Katz. J.Jerrold, The Philosophical Relevance of Linguistic theory in The Philosophy of
Language, (ed.) Searle, Oxford University Press,1971.Lycan, William.Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction, Routedge, New
York, 2008.
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PHIL/DC-1: 19. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (Indian)
Marks. 100
Essential Reading:
abdakhndaofNyyasiddhntamuktavliof Vivantha
Translation by John Vattanky, S.J.,Nyya Philosophy of Language (Text, Translation, and
Interpretation), Sri Satguru Publications, Delhi, 1995.
Further Readings:
1. Jha, V.N., abdakhndaof theNyyasiddhntamuktavli, Sambhasa, Vol. 13, 1992.2. Kunjuni Raja, K.,Indian Theories of Meaning, Adyar Library, Madras, 1963.
3. Matilal, B.K.,Logic, Language, and Reality, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986.
4. Shastri, D.N., Critique of Indian Realism, Agra University, Agra, 1964.
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