10. B.A.

DEGREE COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY

(w.e.f. 2013-14)

FIRST SEMESTER

Name of Course

Exam. Hours
Components

Inst. Hours
Max Marks
Course

Credits

Total
Ext.

Int.
Part – I Foundation Course: Language Paper I 6 3 3 75 25 100
Part – II Foundation Course: English Paper I 6 3 3 75 25 100
Core- Paper 1: Logic & Scientific Methods I 5 4 3 75 25 100
Part - III Core- Paper 2: Western Philosophy - I 5 4 3 75 25 100
Allied 1- Principles of Sociology 5 5 3 75 25 100
Non-Tamil Students – Tamil
Part - IV Tamil Students – Non-major elective 3 2 3 75 25 100
Part -V Soft Skills - 2 3 75 25 100

SECOND SEMESTER
Part - I Foundation Course: Language Paper II 6 3 3 75 25 100
Part – II Foundation Course: English Paper II 6 3 3 75 25 100
Core - Paper 3: Logic & Scientific
Methods - II 5 4 3 75 25 100
Part - III Core - Paper 4: Western Philosophy - II 5 4 3 75 25 100
Allied 2- General Psychology 5 5 3 75 25 100
Non-Tamil Students – Tamil
Part - IV Tamil Students – Non-major elective 3 2 3 75 25 100
Part -V Soft Skills - 2 3 75 25 100

NME-I-Introduction to Philosophy

NME-II- Professional Ethics

 THIRD SEMESTER
Max. Marks

Credits

Exam
Inst.
Hrs.

Hrs.
Course Title of the Paper
Ext. Int. Total
components marks marks

Part –I Language -Paper III 6 3 3 75 25 100

Part – II English Paper – III 6 3 3 75 25 100
Part- III Core V 6 4 3 75 25 100
Indian Philosophy - I
Core VI - Ethics 5 4 3 75 25 100

Allied II Paper – 1 5 5 3 75 25 100

Principles and practice of
Yoga
Part – IV Soft Skill – III 2 3 3 60 40 100

Environmental Studies - Examination will be

held in IV Semester.

FOURTH SEMESTER
Max. Marks
Credits
Exam

Inst.
Hrs

Course Title of the Paper

Hrs Ext.
Int. Total
mark
components s
marks

Part –I Language -Paper IV 6 3 3 75 25 100

Part – II English Paper – IV 6 3 3 75 25 100
Part - III Core VII 6 4 3 75 25 100
Indian Philosophy - II
Core VIII - Applied Ethics 5 4 3 75 25 100

Allied II Paper – 2 - South Indian 5 5 3 75 25 100

Philosophy, Culture and
Tourism
Part – IV Soft Skill – IV 2 3 3 60 40 100
2.
3. Environmental 3 75 25 100
Studies
 FIFTH SEMESTER
Max. Marks

Credits

Exam
Inst.
Hrs

Hrs
Course Title of the Paper Int.
Ext. Total
mark
components marks
s
Part – III Core IX Contemporary Indian
6 4 3 75 25 100
Philosophy
Core X
6 4 3 75 25 100
Symbolic Logic
Core XI
6 4 3 75 25 100
Problems of Philosophy
Core XII
6 4 3 75 25 100
Political Philosophy - I
Elective I Philosophy of Education /
6 5 3 75 25 100
Project
Part IV Value Education

SIXTH SEMESTER
Max. Marks
Credits

Exam
Inst.
Hrs

Hrs
Course Title of the Paper Int.
Ext. Total
mark
components marks
s
Part - III Core XIII 6 4 3 75 25 100
Moral Philosophy of
Thirukkural
Core XIV 6 4 3 75 25 100
Political Philosophy - II
Core XV 6 4 3 75 25 100
Recent European
Philosophy
Elective II Social Philosophy / 6 5 3 75 25 100
Project
Elective III Temple Worship and 6 5 3 75 25 100
Management/ Project
Part V Extension Activities
 10. B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY
SYLLABUS
(WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014)

FIRST SEMESTER

CORE PAPER I - LOGIC AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS I

I Definition and Scope of Logic, Logic and Psychology, Logic and Sociology,
Laws of thought.

II Judgment, Proposition, four-fold Classification, reduction of sentences

to logical form, Distribution of Terms, Euler’s Circles. Connotation
and Denotation.

III Immediate inference – opposition, obversion and Conversion.

IV Eight rules of categorical Syllogism– Figures and Moods, formal

fallacies.

V Mixed syllogism – hypothetical, disjunctive syllogism, dilemma – sorietes,

enthymimes.

Books for Study:

1. Irving M. Copi – Introduction to Logic 4th Edn.

2. Bholonath Roy – Text book of Deductive Logic
3. T.M. P. Mahadevan – Introduction to Logic
4. T.N. Ganapathi – Invitation to Logic.
5. Cohen and Nagel, Introduction to Logic and Scientific Methods
 CORE PAPER 2 WESTERN PHILOSOPHY I

1. Greek Philosophy:
Socrates – Method, Plato – Theory of Forms, - Aristotle – Analysis of
Form and Matter: Four types of causes.

2. Descartes:
Method of doubt – proofs for the existence of God – The relation
between mind and body.

3. Spinoza:
Substance and attributes – modes.

4. Leibniz:
Theory of Monads – the pre-established harmony.

5. Locke:
Criticism of innate ideas – nature and validity of knowledge – Substance
and qualities.

Books for Study: (Relevant chapters only)

1. Frank Thilly, ‘A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY’, central Book Depot, Allahabad, 1965.

2. B.A.G. Fuller, ‘A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY’, Oxford & I.B.H. Pub. Co. Delhi,
1969.
3. N.T. Jones, ‘HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’, Harcourt, Brace and World,
Inc, New York, 1952.
4. Sammuel Enoch, Stumpf, ‘PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY AND PROBLEMS’,
McGraw Hill, 1971.
5. Y. Masih, ‘A CRITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY’,
Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975.
 ALLIED PAPER 1 - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

1. Primary concepts: Society, Association, Community, Institution, Customs, Folkways and

Mores social norms. Society – The Origin of society – Individuals and society – Organismic
theory – Social contract theory – Group – mind theory, Socialization
2. The family – Origin of the family – Early forms of the family – Changes in the family – The
modern Indian family – Problems faced by modern nuclear family.
3. Culture – Definition of culture – Elements of culture – Culture and Civilization – Culture and
personality – Cultural lag – Heredity and Environment – Inseparability of heredity and
environment.
4. Caste system – The meaning and features of caste system – Origin of caste – theories of
origin of caste system – merits and demerits of caste system – prospects of caste system in
modern India – Distinction between caste and class.
5. Social process and interaction – Meaning of social interaction – Associate and dissociative
process: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict, Accommodation, Assimilation and
Acculturation.

Books for Reading:

1. Bottomore, T.B. – Sociology – A Guide to Problems and Literature

2. Kingsley Davis - Human Society
3. Gisbert, P - Fundamentals of Sociology
4. Maclver and Page - Society: An Introductory Analysis.
 SECOND SEMESTER

CORE PAPER 3 - LOGIC AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS II

I Difference between deduction and induction, Problem and postulates

of induction.

II Kinds of Induction – Simple enumeration, perfect enumeration, analogy.

III Mill’s Experimental Methods.

IV Scientific Induction: Stages, Hypothesis, observation, experiment,

advantages and disadvantages.

V Fallacies – MAL observation, Non – Observation, hasty

generalization, Barren Hypothesis.

Books for Study:

1. Irving M. Copi – Introduction to Logic, 4th Edn.,

2. Bhelonath Roy – Textbook of Deductive Logic
3. T.M.P. Mahadevan – Introduction to Logic.
4. T.N. Ganapathy – Invitation to Logic.
5. Cohen and Nagel, Introduction to Logic and Scientific Methods
CORE PAPER 4 WESTERN PHILOSOPHY II

1. Berkeley : Esse est percipii – Solipcism

2. Hume: Theory of impressions and ideas – Refutation of causality – Denial of self – Scepticism
3. Kant: Synthesis of rationalism and empiricism – Synthetic apriori judgments – Categories –
Phenomena and noumena.
4. Hegel: Absolute Idealism, concrete universal, Dialectic method
5. Bradley: Absolute Idealism, space and time, Degrees of Reality

Books for Study: (Relevant chapters only)

1. Frank Thilly, ‘A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY’, central Book Depot, Allahabad, 1965.

2. B.A.G. Fuller, ‘A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY’, Oxford & I.B.H. Pub.Co.
Delhi, 1969.
3. W.T. Jones, ‘HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’, Harcourt, Brace and
World, Inc, New York, 1952.
4. Sammuel Enoch, Stumpf, ‘PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY AND PROBLEMS’,
McGraw Hill, 1971.
5. Y. Masih, ‘A CRITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY’, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi,
1975.
ALLIED PAPER 2 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

1. Introduction:

Definition nature and scope of psychology? Psychology as a science; Methods of Psychology

– Experimental Method, systematic observation, Case Study Methods, Survey Method;
Schools of Psychology: Structuralism, functionism, Behaviorism, psycho analysis.

2. Attention & Perception:

Sense and sensations

Factors of attention: subjective and objective, types of attention;

Process of perception, errors of perception.

3. Learning, Laws of Learning, Methods of Learning, Learning curve,

theories of learning.
4.Remembering and forgetting; theories of memory; recall and recognition
retention curve, causes of forgetting, amnesia, improving memory.
5. Personality Development: Definition, Types of personality, personality
tests, improving personality.

Reference:

1. C.T. Morgan, R.A. King, J.R. Weiszz, J. Schopler – Introduction to Psychology, Seventh
Edition, Mc Graw Hill International Edition, Psychology Series, 1987.
2. E.R. Hilgard, R.L. Atkinson, R.C. Atkinson – Introduction to Psychology – 7th Ed.
Harcourt – Brace Jovannovich Inc.1979.
3. Arno, F Witting and Gurney William III Psychology – An Introduction – McGraw Hill
Book Co., International Student Edition, 1984.reI Definition and Scope of Logic, Logic
and Psychology, Logic and Sociology, Laws of thought.
4. Murphy, General Psychology
5. Bose, G.D. General Psychology.
 NON-MAJOR ELECTIVE – 1

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Unit-I Introduction to Philosophy

Meaning, Nature and Scope
Logic, Metaphysics and Ethics – basics
Science, Philosophy and Religion

Unit-II An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Religion and Philosophy - Vedic and non-Vedic
Social concern of a Philosopher – Swami Vivekananda
Gandhian Ethics

Unit-III Problems in Western Philosophy

Freedom and determinism,
God - Critical Evaluation of the Cosmological and Teleological proofs for the existence of
God

Unit-IV Applied Philosophy – its nature and content

Ethical Issues – euthanasia, capital punishment
Judgement and Inference
Human Rights

Unit-V Social Philosophy – Aim, Scope and Method

Scope and subject matter
Political obligation and obedience to the State of the individual

Books for Study (relevant chapters):

1. G.T.W.Patrick, Introduction to Philosophy (Chapter 1

2. B.K.Lal, Contemporary Indian Philosophy (chapter 2)
3. Margaret Chatterjee, Philosophical Enquiries (chapter 3)
4. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Applied Philosophy (chapter 4)
5. Peter Singer, Practical Ethics (chapter 4.1)
6. D.L.Das, The Fundamentals of Philosophy (chapter 4.2)
7. J.S.Mackenzie, Outlines of Social Philosophy (chapter 5)

Books for Reference: (Relevant Chapters only)

1. Anand Amaladass, An Introduction to Philosophy (for chapters 1 & 2)

2. Augustine Perumalil, An Invitation to Philosophy (for chapter 1)
3. Datta & Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy
 NON-MAJOR ELECTIVE – 2
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

UNIT-I

Definition, Nature, Function and Scope of Professional Ethics-Distinction between

profession and business.

UNIT-II

Medical and Engineering Ethics

(a) Medical Ethics- some basic issues – code of conduct for Doctors – Rights of
Patients.
(b) Engineering Ethics- Scope and Aim of Engineering Ethics-Professional
rights- the engineer’s responsibility for safety.
UNIT-III

Academic Ethics - Ethics of teachers and students - Problem of the teaching

profession.

UNIT-IV

Media Ethics – treatment of women related issues by the press - advertisement in

television and the ethical problems in child related issues.
UNIT-V

Legal Ethics – Definition - Ethical Standards for Lawyers - Problems facing the legal
Profession.
Books for Reference (Relevant Chapters Only)

1. Bernard Rubin(Ed.),Questioning Media Ethics, New York:Praeger Publishers,

1978.
2 C.M.Francis, Medical Ethics (second edition), New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers
Medical Publishers Pvt, Ltd, 2004.
3 Harold .H.Titus, Ethics for Today, (third edition), New Delhi: Eurasia Publishing
House, Pvt, Ltd,1966.
4 Mike.W.Martin and Roland Schinzinger,Ethics in Engineering (third edition),
Singapore: The McGraw- Hill Companies, 1997.
5 Dr. Subashini Ramaswamy Gandhi and others (ed.). Ethics for the New
Millenium, Chidambaram ; Rasi Prienters, 2005.
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 III SEMESTER
Core – V - Indian Philosophy -I

Unit - I
General Characteristic features of Indian Philosophy

Unit – II - Vedas
Theism in Vedas.
Upanishad: Brahman and Atman.
Gita: Svadharma, Nishkamakarma, Sthithaprajna.

Unit – III – Carvaka

Epistemology - Metaphysics - Ethics.

Unit – IV - Jainism and Buddhism

Syadvada - Jiva and Ajiva - Ethics.
Four noble truths - Eight fold path - Philosophical implications of Four Noble Truths
Kshanikavada, Pratityasamutpada, Nairatmyavada.

Unit – V - Nyaya and Vaiseshika

Definition and classification of Perception, Anumana - structure and kinds - Definition
and establishment of Vyapti, Upamana.
Sabda - conditions of an ideal sentence, concept of God.
Padartha (categories) - Atomism.

Books for Study: (Relevant chapters only)

1) M. Hiriyanna, Outlines Of Indian Philosophy, George Allen and Unwin.

2) S.Radhakrishnan, History of Indian Philosophy, Vols I & II.
3) Chandradhar Sharma, A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass Private
Ltd. Delhi
4) Surendranath Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol I, Motilal Banarsidass Private
Ltd. Delhi
 Core – VI – Ethics

Unit - I
Definition of Ethics: Character and conduct; Relation of Ethics with Psychology,
Sociology and Politics.

Unit - II
Development of Morality - the level of instinct - the level of custom - the level of
conscience.

Relative, Subjective and Naturalistic theories of the Moral standard - absolute and
relative ethics- the standard as subjective - non-subjective naturalism- the naturalistic
fallacy.

Unit - III
Intuitionism - the moral sense school- the theory of Bishop Butler.
The Categorical Imperative of Kant.

Unit - IV
Utilitarianism of Bentham, J.S. Mill and Sidgwick.
Evolutionary Hedonism of Herbert Spencer.

Unit - V
The Ethics of F. H. Bradley
My Station and its Duties - comparison with Gita

Books for Study: (Relevant Chapters Only)

1) William Lillie, An Introduction to Ethics,
2) Harold, H. Titus, Ethics for Today, Eurasia Publishing House, New Delhi.
3) Mackenzie, J.S., A Manual of Ethics, University Tutorial Press, London.
4) M. Hiriyanna, Outlines of Indian Philosophy, (Chapter IV only)
5) Anthony Weston, A 21st Century Ethical Tool Box, Second Edition, Oxford University Press,
New York
ALLIED – III PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF YOGA

UNIT – I – Introduction
Historical background of Yoga – Definition – Nature and scope of Yoga.

UNIT – II – Kinds of Yoga

Yoga of Thirumular – Yoga of Swami Vivekananda – Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo – Simple
Kundalini yoga of Vethatri Maharishi.

UNIT – III – Practice of Yoga

Eight fold path of Yoga – Moral – Physical (Biological) Pyschological and Mystical
developments.

UNIT – IV – Development of Yoga

Yoga as developed in the Bhagavat Gita – Karma, Bhakti, Raja and Jnana Yoga. Yoga as
developed in Saiva Siddhanta – Yoga in Carya, Kriya, Yoga and Jnana.

UNIT – V – Relevance of Yoga in the Modern World

Yoga for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health – Yoga and stress Management – Yoga and
Personality development.

Books for Study and Reference :

1. Swami Abhedananda, 1967, Yoga theory and practice, Ramakrishna Math, Calcutta.
2. Swami Abhedananda, 1967, Yoga Psychology, Ramakrishna Math, Calcutta.
3. I.P Sachdeva, Yoga & Depth Psychology, Motilal Baanarsida, Delhi
4. S. N. Dasgupta, Yoga Philosophy, Motilal Baanarsida, Delhi
5. James Hewitt, Yoga Teach Yourself Books, London
6. T.N. Ganapathy & K.R. Arumugam – The Yoga of Thirumoolar, Yoga Research Centre,
Chennai – 2007
7. Swami Prabhavananda, Pathanjali Yoga Sutras, Ramakrishna Math, Chennai – 2008.

8. V.R. Vijayakumar, Yoga and Nature of man (Tamil) Ayagiriva Publishers, Chennai,
2008.
9. Sanjeev Rastogi, Philosophy for Health, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2002.
10. Ananda Balayog Bhavanani, A primer of Yoga Theory, Divyananda Creation, 2002.
11. Yoga for Human Excellence (Tamil), 4 Volumes, Vedhadri Publication, Erode, 2007.
 IV Semester

Core – VII - Indian Philosophy II

Unit – I - Sankhya

Satkaryavada - prakriti and its gunas - proofs for the existence of prakriti- purusha and its
proof- plurality of purushas - theory of evolution - relation between prakriti and purusha –
Liberation.

Unit – II – Yoga
Chitta Vrittis and Chitta bhumis - Samadhi and its kinds - ashtanga-yoga - place of god - self - Liberation.

Unit – III – Mimamsa

Validity and invalidity of knowledge - theory of error- pratyaksha, anumana, upamana,
sabda, arthapatti, anupalabdhi - authority of the Vedas - concept of dharma ethics.

Unit – IV – Vedanta
Advaita - nature of Brahman - world - Maya, god - soul:' Relation between Brahman,
jiva, and world. Moksha-nature, means, jivan mukti.

Visistadvaita - nature of Brahman, world and soul -. Relation between Brahman, soul and
world - Criticism of Maya - Nature of bondage and liberation - Bhakti and Prapatti.

Dvaita - god- prakriti- World - Reality of difference - Jiva - categories - concept of Moksha.

Unit –V - Saiva Siddhanta

Pati - Pasu - Pasa - carya, kriya, yoga, jnana, moksha.

Books for study: (Relevant chapters only)

1. M. Hiriyana, Outlines of Indian Philosophy, George Allen and Unwin.
2. S. Radhakrishnan, History of Indian Philosophy Vols I and II, George Allen and Unwin.
3. Datta and Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, University of Calcutta, Calcutta.
4. T.M.P. Mahadevan, An Invitation to Indian Philosophy, Arnold Heinemann, New Delhi.
5. VA. Devasenapathy, Saiva Siddhanta, University of Madras, Madras.
6. T.B. Siddalingaiah, Origin and Development of Saiva Siddhanta upto Fourteenth Century, Madurai.
7. Chandradar Sharma, A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, Vamasi.
8. Surendranath Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol I, Motilal Banarsidass Private
Ltd. Delhi
 Core – VIII – APPLIED ETHICS

Unit – I - The Nature and Scope of Applied Ethics.

Physical and mental health:
The importance and cultivation of physical and mental health.
Alcoholic and other narcotic drugs - Their Impact on physical and mental health.
Use and abuse of medicines
Medicines Vs Nature Cure.

Unit – II – Legal Ethics

Laws protecting property - Impact
Illegal practices of laws and their effect
Laws governing human rights.

Unit – III – Professional Ethics

Ethics for Teachers and Students.
Problems of Students and solutions

Unit – VI –Business Ethics

Ethical standards of business.
Immoral and illegal practices - solutions.

Unit – V –Ethics of Mass Media

Impact of newspaper - Maladies and Remedies
Impact of Radio and Television - Suppression and Exaggeration of facts - Ethical
solutions.
Impact of Movies - violence and obscene- Ethical solutions.

Books for Study:

1) Herald H. Titus Ethics for Today, Eurasia Publishing House private Ltd., Ram Nagar, New Delhi.
2) Peter singer, Practical Ethics.
3) An Introduction to Applied Ethics, (Ed.,) John H. Piet and Ayodhya Prasad, Cosmo
Publications.
4) Anthony Weston, A 21st Century Ethical Tool Box, Second Edition, Oxford University Press,
New York
5) Roger Bradburn, Understanding Business Ethics, Continuum, London.
6) R.S.Peters, Ethics & Education, George Allen & Unwin, London.
 Allied –IV South Indian Philosophy, Culture and Tourism

Unit – I - Religions – Philosophy

Saivism, Vaisnavism, Cult of Murugan and cult of Sakthi and Bhakthi Movement – Vira Saivism

Unit – II - Culture and Civilization

Characteristic features of Indian Culture and Civilization – Dravidian Heritage
Social Movements – EVR, Vemana and Sri Narayana Guru

Unit – III – Music and Dance

Mystical compositions of Mummurthigal – Thiyagarayar, Shyama Shatrigal and Muthuswamy

Dhikshitar

A brief sketch of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam and Yakshagana

Unit – IV – Tourism Thorough Ages

Classification of Tourism: Economical, Social, Cultural, Religious and Environmental impact

Unit – V – Tourism and Development

Agencies: ITDC – TTDC – Travel Agents and Guide – Mode of developing Tourism: Rail,
Road, Air and Sea - Health Tourism

Books for Reference:

1) S. Krishnaswamy Iyanger, Contribution of South India to Culture

2) Gil ert StateDravidian Elements in Indian Culture
3) Sinha, R.K., Growth and Development of Modern Tourism
4) Lajpathi Rai, Development of Tourism in India
5) Dougoas nFoster, Travel and Tourism Management
6) Lavkush Mishra, Religious Tourism in India
7) Pushpinder, S. Gill, Tourism, Economic and Social Development
 V Semester

Core – IX - Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Unit – I – Swamy Vivekananda

Vedanta - Spiritualism - Application of Spiritualism at the Social level - on Education –

Harmony of Religions.

Unit – II - Ramana Maharshi

God, Self - Advaita.

Unit – III - Sri Aurobindo

The Integral Method - The two Negations - Absolute Involution - Evolution ¬Inconscient
Life - Mind - Super Mind - Intuition - Chaitya Purusha - Gnostic Being ¬Maya – The
Divine Life.

Unit – VI - Mahatma Gandhi

Truth, Ahimsa - Religion - Sathyagraha - Sarvodaya.

Unit – V - S. Radhakrishnan
Idealism - The modern challenge to Religion substitute for Religion - Religious
affirmation - Intuition and Intellect - Absolute - Maya - Individual

Books for Reference:

1) Aurobindo, Life Divine.
2) Maitra, S.K. Introduction to the Philosophy of Aurobindo
3) Ramnath Saram, The Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
4) Radhakrishnan, S. An Idealist view of life.
5) Radhakrishnan, S. Recovery of Faith; Other works.
6) Datta, D.M. Chief Currents of Contemporary Philosophy.
7) Vivekananda, Complete Works.
8) Datta, D.M. The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
9) Gandhi, M.K. Stories of Experiments with Truth.
10) Gandhi, M.K. Complete Works.
11) Sarma, D.S. Hinduism through ages
12) Srivastava, S.L.S. Contemporary Indian Philosophy.
 Core – X – Symbolic Logic

Unit – I - Elements of Propositional Logic

Sentences - proposition - atomic and molecular propositions - truth - value and truth - function.

Unit – II - Use of Symbols in Propositional Logic

Variables, sentence letters – Constants: Conjunction, Implication, Disjunction – inclusive
and exclusive and Equivalence – Brackets - translation of sentences to symbolic form

Unit – III - Truth-Table Method

Construction of Truth-Tables, use of Basic Truth-Tables - Tautology, Contradiction and
Contingency - Case Analysis Method – Short- cut Truth Table Method.

Unit – VI - Other Decision Procedures

Use of Rules of Inference and Rules of Equivalence: Natural Deduction as a system of
proof - Conditional Proof Method – Reductio Ad Absurdum Method – Truth Tree
Method.

Unit – V - Predicate Logic

Use of Symbols - Propositional Function - Singular Propositions - Singularly General
Propositions - expression of Four Traditional propositions in Predicate Symbolic Form –
use of UG, UI, EG and EI rules - limited to the general rules only.

Books for Study: (Relevant Chapters Only)

1) P. Balasubramanian, An Invitation to Symbolic Logic, Madras.

2) Guttenplan & Martin Tammy, Logic a Comprehensive Introduction, Basic Books, Inc.,
Publisher, New York, 1971.
3) Irvin M.Gopi, Introduction to Logic, 3rd Edn., The Mac Millan Company, London. 1969.
4) Norman L. Thomas, Modern Logic, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1966.
5) Chhanda Chakraborti, Logic, Informal, Symbolic & Inductive, Prentice Hall of India Private
Ltd New Delhi.
6) Krishna Jain, A Text Book of Logic, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
 Core – XI - Problems of Philosophy

Unit – I - Problems of Metaphysics

Materialism, Realism, Idealism

Unit – II - Problems of Truth and God

Theories of Truth:
Correspondence theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic theory.

Proofs for the Existence of God

Cosmological, Ontological and Teleological proofs.

Unit – III - Body-Mind Problem

Interaction, Parallelism, Double - aspect theory.

Unit – IV - The Problem of Substance

Substance, qualities and causality - Views of Locke, Berkeley and Hume.

Unit – V - The Problems of Human Existence

Freedom and determinism
Idea of the Self

Books for Study:

1) Herold H. Titus: Living Issues in Philosophy, 4th Edn., Eurasia Publishing House, Delhi, 1964.
2) G.T.W. Patrick, Introduction to Philosophy.
3) From Socrates To Sartre, The Philosophic Quest, Bantam Books New York.
 Core – XII - Political Philosophy – I

Unit - I
Nature and Scope - Methodology - Relationship with other social sciences – State –
Definition, Elements, Distinction between State, Society, Association, Government,
Community and Nation – Nationality and Nation State.

Unit - II
Sovereignty - Definition, Characteristics, Types, Austin's theory, Pluralistic views, power
theory, Power and Authority grounds limits of political obligation.

Unit - III
Law - Liberty - Equality - Definition, Types- Sources, law as a safeguard of liberty, law
authority- law and morality - justice - Rights- Types - Theories of rights - fundamental
rights - Rights & duties.

Unit - IV
Democracy Types, Pre-requisites, merits and demerits -Theories of representation
¬Minority representation - Election direct and indirect - Franchise, theories of franchise.

Unit - V
The sphere of the State activity - Issues relating to the authority of the state and the iberty
of the individual - The end and functions of the State - Individuals, Idealist, Liberal,
Socialist and Marxian theories.

TextBooks:

1) Political Theory, M.P. Jain (Authors Guild Publications)

2) Political Theory, G.C. Field (B.I.Publications)

Reference Books:
1) Amal Ray and Mohit Bhattacharya, Political Theory, Ideas and Institutions, The World Press,
Calcutta, 1988.
2) Laski, H.J. Introduction to Politics, OUP, 1980.
 Elective – I – Philosophy of Education

Unit – I
The Meaning of education, Philosophy of education, education as a science - contribution
of psychology and sociology to education.

Unit – II
Aims of education, social and individualism - meaning of individuality.

Unit – III
The educational outlook - school, society and individual.

Unit – IV
The curriculum - principles of curriculum - construction – correlations of studies
curricular and co-curricular activities.

Unit – V
The problem of examination - The role of the teacher - The problem of discipline.

Books for Study: (Relevant Chapters Only)

1) R.S. Ross, Groundwork of Education Theory.

2) Bhata and Bhata, The Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education, Doaba House,
New Delhi, 1974.
3) Swami Vivekananda, (Ed) by T.S. Avinashilingam, Education, Sri R.K. Mission Vidyalaya,
Coimbatore.
4) D.J. O'Cornor, An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education, Rout ledge and Kegan Paul,
London, 1969.
 VI Semester
Core – XIII – Moral Philosophy of Thirukkural

All Chapters in Arthuppaal (Virtue)

1) G.U. Pope, (Trans.) Tirukkural, The South India Saiva Siddhantha Works
Publishing Society, Chennai.
2) Thirumathi Sornammal Endowment Lectures on Tirukkural I & II Volumes,
University of Madras, 1971.)
 Core – XIV – Political Philosophy-II

Unit – I - Greek Political Thought

Plato – Republic – Democracy – State
Aristotle – Origin of the State – Political and Ethical Constitution – Citizenship

Unit – II - Modern Political Thought – I

Machiavelli – The Prince – modern absolutism – Republicanism and Nationalism
Thomas Hobbes – Social Contract Theory – State of nature – Sovereignty – Powers,
Function and Limitation
John Lock - Social Contract Theory – State of nature – Natural Rights

Unit – III - Modern Political Thought – II

Rousseau: Social Contract Theory – General Will – The Paradox of Freedom
Jeremy Bentham – Law, Liberty and Government, Rights, State, Sovereignty
Karl Marx – The Class Struggle – the State – Idealism and Materialism, Communism

Unit – IV - Indian Political Thought

The Theory of State – The Doctrine of Matsya-Nyaya, Danda
The Theory of Property, Law and Social Order – Doctrine of Mamatva, Doctrine of
Dharma: Law, Justice, Duty and Varnasrama
Right to Revolt

Unit – V – State, Law and Justice –

Views of: Kautilya, Mannu and Thiruvalluvar

Text Books:

1) Ebenstein, William - Great Political Thinkers from Plato to Present, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi.
2) Bhandari, History of European Political Thought, , Bangalore.
3) Sabine, GA. History of Political Theory, George G Harra.b and Company Ltd.
4) Masters of Political Thought, Vols. I, II, & III, P.T. Jones.
5) J. Charles King & James A. McGilvary, Pollitical and Social Philosophy,McGraw-Hill Book
Company, New Delhi
6) Dr. Venkataraman, A Guide to Political Philosophy
 Core – XV – Recent European Philosophy

Unit – I – Logical Positivism

A.J. Ayer: Principles of Verification (strength and weakness) – Elimination of
Metaphysics
Roudolf Carnap: Unity of science – Logical Syntax

Unit – II – Analytical Philosophy

Bertrand Russell: Logical Atomism
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Picture of theory of meaning, Language Game

Unit – III – Phenomenology

Edmund Husserl: Method, epoche (Reduction), Eidetic (Essence), Transcendence

Unit – IV – Existentialism
Soren Kierkegaard: Truth inward and subjective, subjectivity
Martin Heidegger: Dasein, Time and Being

Unit – V – Pragmatism
Charles Sanders Peirce: Belief and Fallibilism
William James: Concept of Truth; Pluralism

Books for Study

1. D.M. Datta, Chief Currents in Contemporary Philosophy, University of Calcutta

2. Marry Warnock, Existentialism, Oxford University Press
3. M. Munitz, Contemporary Analytical Philosophy, Mc Millen
4. Mrinal Kanti Bhadra , A Critical Survey of Phenomenology and Existentialism, ICPR
Publication, New Delhi.
5. From Socrates To Sartre, The Philosophic Quest, Bantam Books New York.
 Elective – II – Social Philosophy

Unit – I - Social Philosophy

Problem and need - nature and scope - subject matter and methods - relations with ethics
and politics.

Unit – II - Individual and the Society

Association and institutions - group, community and society and traditions, language.

Unit – III - Nature and Development of Social Functions and Institutions

Marriage and family - castes and labour - work and leisure - civilization and culture - religion.

Unit – VI - State as Social Institution

Theories of the origin of the state - nature and forms of the state- nation state and
Government- nature of sovereignty - function and instrument of consideration, decision
and execution in a state - responsible government - nature and function.

Unit – V - State and Individual

Basis of political obligation and obedience to the state rights and duties of the individual
nature, content and source of law - limits of law and state action right of disobedience
and pros and cons.

Books for Study: ( Relevant Chapters Only)

1) Mackenzie, J.S, Outlines of Social Philosophy, Allen & Unwin.

2) Barker, E. Principles of Social And Political Theory, University Press, Oxford.
3) Ellwood, c.A.: A History of Social Philosophy, Prentice Hall.
4) Srinivas, M.N.: Social change in India.
5) J. Charles King & James A. McGilvary, Pollitical and Social Philosophy,McGraw-Hill Book
Company, New Delhi.
6) T.S. Devadoss, - Hindu Family & Marriage, University of Madras, 1979.
 Elective – III – Temple Worship and Management

Unit – I – Religious Attitudes and Practice

Rituals, their significance in Temples - Their significance: Meaning of Idol worship; Pra
Fasting -Pilgrimage Service.

Unit – II – Religion and Temples - Temple Management

Hindu Temples H.R.&CE. Board. A General Survey of Management of Temples (Hindu)
under the H.R & CE. Board.

Mode of worship: As prescribed in the "Agamas" - Different kinds of Agamas

"The applications of the principles" in the temples.

Unit – III –Temple Management

What is H.R. & CE. Board? - The functions of H.R. & CE. Board. - The constitution of
H.R. & CE. Board. - Maintenance of Temples by H.R. & CE Board.

Unit – IV – Various personnel constituting the H.R. & CE.

Their Definition and Duties. - Budget, Accounts, Audit & Finance. - A brief outline of
the Trust Acts and I.T. Acts in relation.

Unit – V – Hindu Charitable Institutions

Books for Study:
1) A.C Bousquet - Comparative Religion (Pelican Books)
2) The Tamil. Nadu Hindu Religions and Charitable Endoments Act of 1959.
3) Arumuga Navalar - Indhu Samaya Inaippu Villakkam.
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