PHI-HC-3016
Western Philosophy (Descartes to Hegel)
Unit I: Rationalism
Descartes: Cartesian Method, mind-body dualism
Spinoza: God and Substance
Leibnitz: Theory of monads, pre-established harmony
Unit II: Empiricism
Locke: critique of innate ideas, substance and qualities
Berkeley: esse est percipi
Hume: Impression and ideas, concept of self
Unit III: Kant
Possibility of synthetic a priori judgement
Space and time
Categories
Unit IV: Hegel
Dialectic Method
Absolute Idealisms
Master-slaves dialectic
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PHI-HC-3026
Indian Philosophy II
Unit I
Sāṃkhya: Puruṣa; Prakṛti; Causation
Yoga: Cittavṛtti and its Nirodha; Aṣṭaṅgika Mārga
Unit II
Nyāya: Pramānas
Vaiśeṣika: Padārthas; Atomistic theory of Creation
Unit III
Mimāṃsa: Pramānas
Mimā̄ṃsa: Pramānyavāda; Khyātivāda
Uniit IV
Śaṅkara: Brahman; Atman; Adhyāsa and Avidyā
Rāmanuja; Brahman; Jiva and Jagat; Apṛthaksiddhi
Sankardeva’s concept of God and Bhakti
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PHI-HC-3036
Ethics
Unit I
Nature, Scope and Utility of study of Ethics
Object of Moral Judgement, Moral Obligation
Postulates of Morality
Unit II
Virtue Ethics: Aristotle
Deontological Ethics: Kant
Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill
Unit III
Theories of Punishment
Professional Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Unit IV
Law of Karma, Varṇa and Aśrama Dharma, Puruṣārtha
Buddhist Pan͂caśīla; Brahmavihāra
Jaina Triratna, Aṇuvrata and Mahāvrata
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PHI-HG-3016
Ethics
Unit I
Nature, Scope and Utility of study of Ethics
Moral Consciousness, Object of Moral Judgement, Moral Obligation
Postulates of Morality
Unit II
Virtue Ethics: Aristotle
Deontological Ethics: Kant
Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill
Unit III
Theories of Punishment, Capital Punishment
Professional Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Unit IV
Law of Karma, Varna and Asrama Dharma, Purusarthas
Buddhist Pancasila; Brahmavihara; Bodhisattva Bhumis
Jaina Triratna, Anuvrata and Mahavrata
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