PHI-HC-1016
Indian Philosophy I
Unit I
Development of Indian Philosophy: the Vedas, the Upaniṣads, BhagavadgītāMeaning and scope of Indian Philosophy
Schools of Indian Philosophy; the Common Characteristics of Indian Systems
Unit II
Carvaka Materialism: Epistemology (Denial of Inference and Testimony); Metaphysics Four elements; denial of soul; denial of God; Ethics
Jainism: Anekāntavā̄da; Syadvada; Saptabhaṅgi Naya
Jainism: Navatattva
Unit III
Buddhism: Four Noble Truths; Suffering; Cause of Suffering and Chain of Twelve Links; Cessation of Suffering and Nirvana; Way of Cessation of Suffering and Astangika Marga
Buddhism: Theory of Dependent Origination
Buddhism: Theory of Impermanence; Theory of No-soul
Unit IV
Abhidharma Schools: Vaibhāṣika (bāhya-pratyakṣa-vāda); Sautrānika (bahyānumeya vāda)
Madhyamaka: Sunyavāda
Yogacāra: Vijn͂ānavāda
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PHI-HC-1026
Logic –I
Unit I:
Argument and Argument Form
Truth and Validity
Deduction and Induction
Unit II:
Categorical Propositions; Translating Ordinary Proposition into Standard Form;Square of Opposition.
Categorical Syllogism; Figures and Moods
Immediate Inference
Unit III:
Venn Diagrammatic Representation of Propositions and Arguments
Idea of Existential Import
Testing Validity by Venn Diagram
Unit IV:
Concept of Set
Operations of Set- Union, Intersection and Difference
Symbolization of Sentences by Set Notations
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PHI-HG-1016
General Philosophy
Unit I
Definition, Nature and Scope of Philosophy
Branches of Philosophy
Realism and Idealism
Unit II
Substance
Causality
Space and Time
Unit III
Empiricism, Rationalism
Criticism
Scepticism
Unit IV
Correspondence
Coherence
Pragmatic and Semantic
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