B.A.

(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 1st Semester

CORE – 1

COURSE TITLE – OUTLINES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY – I

1. Nature of Indian Philosophy : Plurality as well as common concerns.

2. Basic concepts of the Vedic and Upanisadic would – views :

Atman,Jagrata,Svapna,Susupti,Turiya,Brahman,Karma,Samsara,Mukti.

3. Carvaka school : its epistemology,metaphysics and ethics.

4. Jainism : Concepts of sat,dravya,guna,paryaya,jiva,ajiva,anekantavada,syadvada,and

nayavada ; pramanas,ahimsa,bondage and liberation.

5. Buddhism : theory of pramanas,theory of dependent origination,the four noble truths;

doctrine of momentaryness; theory of no soul.The interpretation of these theories in
schools of Buddhism : Vaibhasika, Sautrantrika, Yogacara, Madhyamika.

6. Nyaya : theory of Pramanas; the individual self and its liberation ; the idea of God and
proofs for His existence.

Suggested Readings :

1. M. Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.

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

3. S.N.Das Gupta : A History of Indian Philosophy Vol – I to V.

4. S.Radhakrishnan : Indian Philosophy Vol – I & II.

5. T.R.V.Murti : Central Philosophy of Buddhism.

6. J.N.Mahanty : Reason and Tradition of Indian Thought.

7. R.D.Ranade : A Constructive Survey of Upanisadic Philosophy.

8. P.T.Raju : Structural Depths of Indian Thought.

9. K.C.Bhattacharya : Studies in Philosophy Vol – 1.

10. Datta and Chatterjee : Introduction of Indian Philosophy.

11. A.K.Warder : Indian Buddhism.

12. R Puligandla : Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

13. T.M.P.Mahadevan : A Outline of Hinduism.

14. D.M.Dutta : Six Ways of Knowing.

15. Amal Kr. Harh : Knowing a Negative Facts : Anupolabdhi.

16. Amal Kr. Harh: Towards a Buddhist Social Philosophy

In Bengali :

16. Bharatiya Darsana by Debabrata Sen.

17. Nyaya Vaisesika Darsana by Dr.Karuna Bhattacharjee.

18. Bharatiyo Darsana by Nirod Baran Chakraborty.

19. Carbaka darsana by Panchanan Shastri.

20. Buddha Darsana by Dr. Bhupendra Nath Bhattarya.

21. Nyaya Parichaya by Pt.Phanibhusan Tarkabagish.

22. Bharatiya Darsana by Prodyot Mondal.

CORE – 2

HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS – I

1. Socrates :
2. Plato : theory of knowledge;knowledge (episteme) and (doxa).Theory of Forms ; soul
Idea of Good.
3. Aristotle : Critique of Plato’s theory of Forms ; theory of causation ; form and matter
; potentiality and actuality ; soul ; God ; ethics.
4. Descarts : methods and the needa for methods in philosophy ; methods of doubts ;
cogito ergo sum ; types of ideas ; mind and matter ; mind – body – Interactionism ;
God ; nature and proofs for His existence.
5. Spinoza : substance ; attributes and modes , the concepts of ‘God or Nature’;
pantheism,mind-body problem;three orders of knowing.
6. Leibniz : monadology ; doctrine of pre established harmony; truths of reason and
truths of facts ; innateness of all ideas ; principles of non sufficient reason and
identity of the indiscernibles ; God ; nature and proofs for His existence.

Suggested readings :

1. F. Copleston : A History of Philosophy.

2. D.J.O.Connor : A Critical History of Western Philosophy.
3. A.K. Rogers : A Student’s History of Philosophy.
4. W.K.Wright : A Hstory of Modern Philosophy.
 5. W.T.Stace : A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
6. Roger Scruton : A History of Philosophy from Descartes to Wittgenstein.
7. John Cottingham : The Rationalists.
8. Dr.R.R.Das : A Hand Book of Pure Reason.
9. Falkenberg : A History of Modern Philosophy.
10. Thill & Wood : History of Philosophy.
11. J. Berners : Early Greek Philosophy,Penguine Books.
12. J.Burnet : Greek Philosophy, Thales to Plato.
13. W.C.K. Gutrie : History of Greek Philosophy Vol.I & II.

In Bengali :

14. N.B.Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas (Plato,Aristotle).

15. Chandrodayo Bhattarya : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.
16. R.P.Das & S.P.Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Ruprekha.
17. Kalian Chandra Gupta : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas ( Prograsive ).

B.A.(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 2nd Semester

CORE -3

COURSE TITLE – OUTLINES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY – II

1. Vaisesika : padarthas ; dravya , guna , karma , samanya , samavaya, visesa,abhava ;

Causation ; asatkaryavada ; karana ; samavayi ; nimitya ; paramanuvada ; adrsta ;
nihsreyasa.

2. Samkhya : Causation ; satkaryavada ; prakrti , its constituents , arguments for its

existence.Evolition , purusa , arguments for its existence,plurality of purusa ; relationship
between prakrti and purusa ; kaivalya ;atheism.

3. Yoga : yoga, chitta ,chittyabritti ,eightfold path ;God.

4. Purva Mimamsa : Sruti and its importance ; classification of sruti vakyas ; Vidhi , nisedha
,arthavada ,dharma , bhabna , sabdanityavada ; jatisaktivada , atheism . The debate
between Kumarilas and Prabhakaras ; triputisamvit ,jnatata,abhava, anupalabdhi
,anvitabhidhanavada , abhihitanvayavada.

5. Advaita concept of nirguna Brahma ; adhyasa ; rejection of difference ; vivartavada ;

maya ; three grades of satta ; pramanas , jiva , jivanmukti.

6. visistadvaita : Concept of saguna Brahma ; refutation of maya ; parinamavada ;

aprthaksiddhi ; jiva ; bhakti and prapatti ; rejection of jivanmukti.
Suggested Readings :

1.M. Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.

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

3.S.N.Das Gupta : A History of Indian Philosophy Vol – I to V.

4. S.Radhakrishnan : Indian Philosophy Vol – I & II.

5. T.R.V.Murti : Central Philosophy of Buddhism.

6. J.N.Mahanty : Reason and Tradition of Indian Thought.

7. R.D.Ranade : A Constructive Survey of Upanisadic Philosophy.

8. P.T.Raju : Structural Depths of Indian Thought.

9. K.C.Bhattacharya : Studies in Philosophy Vol – 1.

10. Datta and Chatterjee : Introduction of Indian Philosophy.

11. A.K.Warder : Indian Buddhism.

12. R Puligandla : Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

13. T.M.P.Mahadevan : A Outline of Hinduism.

14. D.M.Dutta : Six Ways of Knowing.

15. Amal Kr. Harh : Knowing a Negative Facts : Anupolabdhi.

16. Amal Kr. Harh: Towards a Buddhist Social Philosophy

In Bengali :

16. Bharatiya Darsana by Debabrata Sen.

17. Nyaya Vaisesika Darsana by Dr.Karuna Bhattacharjee.

18. Samkhya Patanjala Darsana by Sri Kanak Prava Banerjee ( W.B.Book Board ).

19. Bharatiyo Darsana by Nirod Baran Chakraborty.

20. Carbaka darsana by Panchanan Shastri.

21. Buddha Darsana by Dr. Bhupendra Nath Bhattarya.

22. Nyaya Parichaya by Pt.Phanibhusan Tarkabagish.

23.Bharatiya Darsana by Prodyot Mondal.

 HISTORY OF WESTERN PHIOSOPHY – II

CORE – 4

1. Locke : refutations of innate ideas ,ideas and their classification, knowledge and its
grades , substance , qualities ;primary and secondary.
2. Berkley : rejection of abstract ideas ; rejection of the distinction between primary
and secondary qualities , , immaterialism , esse est percipi , the problem of solipcism
, role of God .
3. Hume : impression and ideas ; judgments concerning relations of ideas and
judgments concerning matters of fact ; causality ;external world ; self and personal ;
rejection of metaphysics ; skepticism.
4. Kant : Conception of critical philosophy ; classification of judhments ; analytic
,synthetic ,apriori ,aposteriori ,possibility of synthetic apriori judjments ; the forms of
sensibility ,intuition and concepts ,categories of the understanding ,the metaphysical
and transcendental deduction of categories ; schematism of the categories
;phenomena and neumena ; the refutation of idealism , transcendental Ideas of pure
reason , soul ,God and world as a whole ; rejection of transcendent metaphysics.

Suggested readings :

1. F. Copleston : A History of Philosophy.

2. D.J.O.Connor : A Critical History of Western Philosophy.
3. A.K. Rogers : A Student’s History of Philosophy.
4. W.K.Wright : A Hstory of Modern Philosophy.
5. W.T.Stace : A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
6. Roger Scruton : A History of Philosophy from Descartes to Wittgenstein.
7. John Cottingham : The Rationalists.
8. Dr.R.R.Das : A Hand Book of Pure Reason.
9. Falkenberg : A History of Modern Philosophy.
10. Thill & Wood : History of Philosophy.
11. J. Berners : Early Greek Philosophy,Penguine Books.
12. J.Burnet : Greek Philosophy, Thales to Plato.
13. W.C.K. Gutrie : History of Greek Philosophy Vol.I & II.
14. C.R.Moris : Locke ,Berkley , Hume.
15. S.Korner : Kant.
16. Jonathan Bennett : Locke ,Berkley , Hume.

In Bengali :
 17. N.B.Chakraborty: Paschatya Darsaner Itihas (Plato,Aristotle).
18. Chandrodayo Bhattarya : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.
19. R.P.Das & S.P.Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Ruprekha.
20. Kalian Chandra Gupta : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas ( Prograsive ).

B.A.(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 3rd Semester

CORE – 5

COURSE TITLE – INDIAN ETHICS

1. Niskamakarma : Sthitaprajna – The ethics of the Gita.

2. Jaina ethics , eight fold path in Buddhism.
3. Gandhian ethics : satya, ahimsa, ends and means.
4. Concept of truth.
5. Concept of non-injury living creatures.
6. Friendly service to others.

COURSE TITLE –WESTERN ETHICS

CORE – 6

1. William klaas Frankena’s ethics :

COURSE TITLE –INDIAN LOGIC

CORE -7

1.Indian logic - Text.

2 Tarkasamgraha with Dipika - Annambhatta.

SEC – 1

1. Logical rules and fallacies ( Indian ) : Hettavas,sadhya ,paksa ,hetu,samavaya

,asamavaya.

B.A.(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 4th Semester

CORE - 8

COURSE TITLE –WESTERN LOGIC – I

1. What is logic ?
2. Premise , conclusion , argument.
3. Truth falsity.
4. Validity ,invalidity.
5. Criterion of validity ( I.M.Copi ).
6. Categorical proposition ,quality , quantity and distribution , transform the categorical
proposition into standard form.
7. Immediate inference : Conversion ,obversion and their combined application ,square
of opposition of proposition,determine the truth value of another proposition from
the truth value of given proposition.
8. Categorical syllogism : general rules.to test syllogistic arguments for validity ( by
applying general rules for syllogism ).
9. Boolean Interpretation of categorical proposition : Use of Venn diagrams to test
arguments for validity : formal fallacies <informal fallacies as discussed in I.M.Copy’s
Introduction to Logic ( 8th edition )
10. Truth – functions : Negation ,conjunction ,disjunction and material equivalence.
11. Proof procedure : To construct formal proof of validity of arguments.
12. Induction : i) What is induction ? ii) Induction by simple enumeration, iii) Distinguish
between induction and deduction.
13. Arguments by analogy : Appraising analogical arguments.

Suggested Readings :
1. Introduction to Logic – I.M.Copi (relevant chapters ).
2. Methods of Logic – Quine (Part – 1,chap – 5,7,&9).
3. (Chap.-xi & xiii) Elements of Logic –Stephen F. Barker.
4. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic – Basson & O’ Connor.

In Bengali

5. Nabya Yuktibijnan : Rama Prasad Das ( Part – I to IV ).

6. Pratiki Yuktibijnan : Indra Kumar Ray.

CORE – 9

COURSE TITLE – PSYCHOLOGY.

1. Definition and scope of psychology ,nature of psychology as a science.Methods

of psychology – subjective , objective and experimental.
2. Sensation : nature , classification and attribute of sensation.
3. Perception : nature of perception and its relation to sensation.Gestalt theory of
perception , perception of distance ,solidity and motion ,illution and
hallucination.
 4. Percept and image : memory ,its factor and range ,marks of good memory.law of
association , forgetfulness and its causes.
5. Attention : its nature and types , conditions of attention.
6. Learning ; the trial and error theory , the Gestalt theory,Pavlov’s conditioned
response theory.
7. Emotion : nature of emotion ,James Lange theory of emotion.
8. Consciousness : conscious , sub – conscious , unconscious – its evidence ,Freud’s
theory of dream.
9. Personality : factors of personality , heredity and environment.
10. Intelligence : measurement of intelligence ; Binet –Simon test.

Suggested readings :
1. P.N.Bhattacharye : Text Books of Psychology.
2. P.N.Bhattacharye : Monovidya.
3. Debiprasad Chattapadhya : Monovijyana.
4. J. Sanyal : Monovidya.
5. G.D.Boaz : General Psychology.
6. P.B.Sen Gupta : Monovidya.
7. Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharya : Monovidya .
8. Sengupta , Basu & Ghosh : Monovidya Samaj – O Darsan O Rastradarsan.
9. Dr.Pritibhusan Chattapadhya & Sandeep Das : Monovidya Samaj – O
Rastradarsan.

CORE – 10

COURSE TITLE – Philosophy of Religion .

1. Philosophy of Religion : John Hick.

B.A.(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 5th Semester

CORE -11

COURSE TITLE – SOCIO POLOTICAL PHILOSOPHY

1. Nature and scope of social philosophy .

2. Basic Concepts : society ,social group , community , association and Instituition.
3. Social group :its different forms .
4. Social codes : Religious and moral codes , custom and law ,culture and civilization .
5. Social class and caste :principles of class and class .Attitudes and class consciousness.
6. Political ideals : freedom,equality , justice ,liberty , democracy and its different forms.

7. The concepts of welfare state.

8. Individual and state .

9. Humanism : Rabindra Nath Vivekananda .

10. secularism .

11. Socialism and Marxism .

Suggested Readings :

1. Society : MacIver & Page .

2. Problems of Political philosophy : D.D.Raphel.
3. Fundamentals of Sociology :P.Gisbert .
4. Western Political Thought : A.K Mukhopadhya .
5. Introduction to Modern Political Theory : C.E.M. Joad.
6. Hindu Political Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
7. Practical Ethics Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
8. Practical Ethics : Peter Singer.
9. A Companion to Ethics : Peter Singer.
10. Ethics : Frankena.

In Bengali :
11. Samaj tattva : Parimal Bhushan Kar ( W.B.Book Board ).
12. Samaj Darshan Dipika : PritiBhushan Chattapadhya .
13. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar Chattapadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).
14. Darshan O Tar Proyog : Dr.P. Roy & Dr.R.N.Ghosh.
15. Rastra Darsaner Dhara : Dr.Amal K.Mukhopadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).
16. Man and Technology : Dr.Pabitra Kumar Roy ,Jadavpur University.
17. SamajDarsan O Rastra Darsan : Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharjee.
18. Rastra : Sudarshan Roy Choudhury.
19. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar chattapadhya.
20. Sengupta , Basu & Ghosh : Monovidya Samaj – O Darsan O Rastradarsan.

CORE -12
COURSE TITLE – WESTERN LOGIC – II
1. Quantification Theory : (a) syllogistics and the method as antilogism. (b)
Translating ordinary language in to the language of quantification.
2. To construct a formal proof of validity of arguments and argument – forms
involving (monadic) quantification.
3. To prove invalidity of quantification – arguments and argument forms.

Suggested Readings :
1. Introduction to Logic – I.M.Copi (relevant chapters ).
2. Methods of Logic – Quine (Part – 1,chap – 5,7,&9).
3. (Chap.-xi & xiii) Elements of Logic –Stephen F. Barker.
4. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic – Basson & O’ Connor.

In Bengali

5. Nabya Yuktibijnan : Rama Prasad Das ( Part – I to IV ).

6. Pratiki Yuktibijnan : Indra Kumar Ray.

Any two from Group A given below DSE – 1 & DSE – 2 .

Group A

Special Text : Bertrand Russell : Problems of Philosophy.

Special Text : Kathoponisad.

Special Text : Rene Descartes : Meditations.

Special Text : Debiprasad Chattopadhayay : Lokayata Darsana.

Special Text : Shibaditya Misra : Saptapadarthi.

Special Text : Visvanatha : Bhasaparichheda with siddhantamuktabali .

(Karika -57 – 65 & 125 – 157).

Special Text : Immanuel Kant : Critique of Pure Reason.

Special Text : Sadananda Yogindra . Vedantasara .

 B.A.(HONOURS) in Philosophy: 6th Semester

CORE -13

COURSE TITLE – PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY : INDIAN.

Swami Vivekananda : Universal Religion , Practical Vedanta.

Sri Aurobindo : Mind and Super mind , Integral Yoga.

Rabindra Nath Tagore : Man and God ,Religion of Man, Tagore’s Humanism, Ideals of
Education, Relation of man and woman, Patriotism.

Mahatma Gandhi : Non-violance, the techniques of Ahimsa,satyagraha,ideal state and

sarbodaya, education.

Sir Mohammad Iqbal : Nature of intuition, nature of the self, the world as an ego, God as the
Suprime ego, importance of prayer.

B.R.Ambedkar : Critique of social evils, neo-Buddhism.

S.Radhakrishnan: Life,nature of his philosophy,nature of ultimate reality,the nature of the

Brahman ,the infinite aspects of man.

Suggested readings :

1. Contemporary Indian Philosophy: Basant Kumar Lal

2. Indian Philosophy: Basant Kumar Lal

3. Swami Vivekananda : Complete Works of Vivekananda : Advaita Ashram.

4. Samakalin Bharatborsho: Shankari Prasad Basu

5. Sri Aurobindo :Life Devine :Pondichery.

6.Political Philosophy of Rabindranath: Progressiv

CORE -14

COURSE TITLE – PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY : WESTERN.

L.Wittgenstein : Logical Positivism.

Jean-Paul-Sartre : Existentialism.

Edmund Husserl : Phenomenilogy.

William James : Pragmatism.

A.J.Ayer : Language Truth and Logic.

G.Frege : Sense and Reference.

Jacques Derrida : Post-structuralism.

: Peace & Conflict.

: Humanism & Globalisation.

: Modern Ethical value.

: Gender Studies.

:Post modernism .

Any two from Group B given below DSE – 3 & DSE – 4 .

Group B

Special Text : Hume : An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.

Special Text : Dhammapada.

Special Text : Rabindranath Tagore : Sadhana.

Special Text : Plato : The Republic.

Special Text : Logic :

Special Text : J.A.Shaffer : Philosophy of Mind.

Special Text : Dharmakirti :Nyayabindu ( up to swarthanumana).

Special Text : Husserl : Phenomenology.

Special Text : Jean-Paul-Sartre : Existentialism.

 B.A.PROGRAM COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY
1ST SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE – OUT LINES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
CORE - 1
UNIT – 1
1. Nature of Indian Philosophy.
2. Basic concepts of Indian Philosophy.
3. Indian Epistemology.

UNIT – 2

1.Introduction to Uponisads.

i)Meaning of Upanisads.

2.Introduction to Indian Scriptures.

i)Introduction. ii) Subject matter of Veda / Smriti.

3.Unity in diversity.

4.The analysis of mind.

5.Moksha and knowledge or realization.

UNIT – 3

1. Divisions of Indian Philosophy.

i)Orthodox system. ii)Heterodox system.

iii) Carvaka iv) Buddha v) Jaina.

Suggested Reading :

1.Dutta and Chatterjee : An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.

2.Dr.Nirodboran Chakraborty : Bharatio Darsan.

3.Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharjee : Bharatio Darsan.

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

2nd SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE –HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
 CORE - 3
UNIT – 1

1.Theory of knowledge.

i)Plato’s theory of knowledge.

ii)Rationalism.
iii)Empiricism.
iv)Kant’s critical theory.

2.Realism : Naive realism,scientific realism,critical realism.

3. Idealism : Subjective Idealism (Berkley),objective Idealism (Hegel).
4. Causal theory : Entailment theory and regularity theory.
5.Mind-body problem : Interactionism,parallelism and identity theory.

Suggested Reading :
1.Niradboron Chakraborty : Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika.
2.Ramaprasad Das and Shiba pada Chakraborty : Paschatya Darshaner Ruporekha.
3.Satyojyoti Chakraborty : General Philosophy.

3rd SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE – WESTERN ETHICS.
CORE - 5
UNIT – 1

1.Introduction to Ethics.
2.what is ethics.
3.Nature and scope of ethics.

UNIT – 2

1.Moral and non moral actions.

2.The nature and object of moral judgment.
3.Postulates of morality.

UNIT – 3

1.Rights and good.

2.Hedonism.
3.Teleology and deontological theories.
4.Ethics and Niskama Karma (Gita).
Suggested Reading :
1.Somnath Chakraborty : Nitibidyar Tattakotha.
2.Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharya : Nitibidya.
3.William Lillie : An Introduction to Ethics.

SEC - 1

UNIT – 4

LOGICAL RULES AND FALLACIES (INDIAN)

1.Indicates sadhya, paksha and hetu.

2.Nyaya rules and indicates hetavasa.

4th SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE –LOGIC.
CORE - 7
UNIT – 1

1. Categorical proposition and class.

2. Traditional square of opposition.
3. Further Immediate inference.
4. Existential import of categorical proposition.
5. Truth table method for statement and arguments.

SEC - 2

UNIT – 2

LOGICAL RULES AND FALLACIES (WESTERN)

1.categorical syllogism.Testing syllogism by syllogistic rules and venn diagram.

2.Inductive logic : analogy,hypothesis,nature and conditions of cause.

Suggested Reading :

1.I.M.Copi : An Introduction To Logic.

2.Rama Prasad Das : Paschatya Darsan o Juktivijan.
 3. Jagadiswar Sanyal : Juktivijan.
5th SEMESTER
DISCIPLINE -1.

1.Special Text :Debi Prasad chattopadhya : Lokayata Darsan.

2.Special Text : Plato : The Republic.

DISCIPLINE -2

1.MacIver and Page : Society.

2. Piter Singer : Practical Ethics.

6th SEMESTER

DISCIPLINE – 1

1.Special Text : Shibaditya Mishra : Saptapadarthi.

2.Special Text : Rene Descartes : Meditations.

DISCIPLINE – 2

1.Special Text :St.Anselm : Proslogion

2.Special Text : Rabindranath Tagore : Religion of man.