I (Philosophy) - Shivaji University

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Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Revised Syllabus For Master of Arts
M.A. Part-I
Subject :- Philosophy
Syllabus to be implemented from June-2010
Paper-I
Paper-II
Paper-III
Paper-IV
Epistemology and Metaphysics (Indian)
Moral Philosophy
A] Basic Concepts in political Philosophy
OR
B] Modern Indian Philosophers
A] Samikhya Yoga Darshan
OR
B] Vedanta Darshan

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Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Revised Syllabus For Master of Arts
M.A. Part-II
Subject :- Philosophy
Syllabus to be implemented from June-2011
Paper-V
Paper-VI
Epistemology and Metaphysics (Western)
Recent Western Philosophy
Paper-VII
Applied Ethics
OR
Logic and Research Methodology
Paper-VIII
Jainism and Buddism
Symbolic Logic
OR

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Epistemology and Metaphysics (Indian)
Paper-I (Compulsory)
Section- I
1) The Nature of Cognition :
a) Definition and Nature of Prama
b) Definition and Nature of Pramana.
c) Kinds of Pramana.
2) Concept of Perception :
a) Definition and Nature of Perception
b) Kinds of Perception
c) Theories of Perception according to Buddhism and Nyaya
Darshan.
3) A brief study of the following Pramanas :
a) Anuman
b) Upamana and Sabda
c) Arthapatti and Anupalabdhi
4) Theories of Perceptual error :
a) Akhyati and Anyathakhyati
b) Atmakhyati and Asatkhyati
c) Anirvacaniyakhyati :

Section- II
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5) Concept of Dravya :
a) Classification of Padarthas according to vaisesika.
b) Classification of Dravyas according to Jainism
c) Classification of Tattvas according to samkhya.
6) Concept of Causality :
a) Satkaryavada and Asatkaryavada
b) Parinamavada and vivartavada.
c) Pratityasamutpada
7) Concept of self :
a) Nature of self according to carvaka
b) Nature of self according to Jainism
c) Nature of self according to Buddhism and Vaisesika.
8) Concept of Universals and Particulars :
a) Nature of Universals and Particulars according to Nyaya
Darshan.
b) Nature of Universals and Particulars according to Buddhism

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c½ laosnu & izdkj
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M.A. Part-I
Epistemology and Metaphysics (Indian)
Paper-I (Compulsory)
Books for Reading
1. Datta D.N. : Six Ways of knowing, University of Calcutta, 1950
2. Athalye and Bodas Tarksangraha of Annambhatta, Bori, Pune 1963
(Trans and ed.) :
3. Chatterjee : The Nyaya theory of knowledge
4. ds-jk- tks”kh % U;k; fl/nkar eqDrkoyh ¼vuq-½
5. MkW-lkS-ufyuh pkQsdj % rdZlaxzg ¼ejkBh vuqokn o foospu ;klg ½
izdk”ku& e-x- pkQsdj] iq.ks-
6. ds-jk- tks”kh % ¼vuq-½ U;k;fl/nkar eqDrkoyh-
7. M.Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.
8. B.G. Ketkar : Hkkjrh; rRoKkukph :ijs’kk ¼vuq-½
9. Jh-fuokl nhf{kr % Hkkjrh; rRoKku
10. MkW-=-uk- tks”kh % Hkkjrh; rRoKkukpk c`/n~ bfrgkl

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Moral Philosophy
Paper-II (Compulsory)
Section- I
1) Introductory :
a) Definition and problems of Meta- Ethics
b) Normative Ethics and Meta-Ethics
c) Classification of Meta-Ethical Theories
2) Kantian Ethics :
a) Goodwill, Duty and Moral law
b) Nature and kinds of Imperatives
c) Categorical Imperatives.
3) Mill’s Utilitarianism :
a) Nature and Background
b) Principle of Utility
c) Utility and Justice
4) Ethical Naturalism :
a) G.E. Moores Notion of Good
b) Critisism of Naturalism
c) Naturalistic fallacy

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Section- II
5) Emotivism :
a) Definition and Nature of Emotivism
b) Stevenson’s Emotive Theory
6) Prescriptivism :
a) Definition and Nature of Prescriptivism
b) R.M. Hare’s theory of Prescriptivism
c) Criticism and Evaluation
7) Descriptivism :
a) Definition and Nature of Descriptivism
b) Geach’s Theory of Descriptivism
c) Philippa Foot’s Theory of Descriptivism
8) Non-Naturalism :
a) Nature and Background of Non-Naturalism
b) Objectivism and Intuitionism
c) Nowell smith’s Criticism about Intuitionism.

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M.A. Part-I
Moral Philosophy
Paper-II
Books for Reading
1. Paton H.J. The Moral Law
Kant,s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals-
Hute chinson University Press
2. Mill J.S. Utilitgrianisu Everyman’s Library, London
3. Moore G.E. Principia Ethica
4. Smith Nowell Ethics
5. Stevenson C.L. Ethics & Language
6. Hare R.M. Language of Morals
7. Hudson W.D. Modern Moral Philosophy Macmillan, 1983
8. Foot, Philippa Theories of Ethics
9. Warnock, Mary Ethics since 1900
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12. ns”kikaMs fn-e- uhrh”kkL=kps iz”u
13. jsxs es-iq- Ikk”pkR; vkf.k uhfr”kkL=kpk bfrgkl
14. c[kys lq-ok- vkn”kZuhfr”kkL=

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Basic Concepts in Political Philosophy
Paper-III (a)
Section- I
1) The Concept of Freedom :
a) The meaning of Freedom
b) Determinism and indeterminism
c) J.S. Mill’s Concept of freedom
2) The Concept of Equality :
a) The meaning of Equality
b) Various aspects of Equality
c) Mahatma Phule and Dr.Ambedkar on Equality
3) The Concept of Justice :
a) The meaning of Justice
b) Various aspects of Justice
c) J.Rowel’s Concept of Justice
4) The Concept of Fraternity :
a) The meaning of Fraternity :
b) Equality, Freedom and Fraternity – relation
c) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar on Fraternity

Section- II
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5) The Concept of Democracy
a) The Meaning and foundation of Democracy
b) H.J. Laki;s Concept of Democracy
c) Pt. Nehru’s Views on Democracy
6) Marxism and Socialism :
a) Fundamental Principles of Marxism
(Dialectical Materialism and Class-struggle, Concept of
Revolution and Communism)
b) Concept of Socialism its nature and foundation
c) J.P. Naryan on Socialism
7) Secularism :
a) The Meaning of secularism
b) Various Aspects of Secularism
c) The Indian Context of the Problem of Secularism
8) Rights and Duties :
a) The Meaning of Rights and Duties
b) The Theory of Natural Right
c) Duties of Citizens

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d½ MkW-ch-vkj- vkacMsdj ;kaps ca/kqRofo’k;d fopkj

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v½ yksd”kkghpk vFkZ o vk/kkjrRos
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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Basic Concepts in Political Philosophy
Paper-III (a)
Books for Reading
1. Problems of Political Philosophy D.D. Raphael
2. An Introduction to political Philosophy Alan Ryan.
3. Political Philosophy Authony Quinton
4. Political Theory Brecht
5. The Theory of Justice J. Rowels
6. Political Theory G.C. Field
7. A History of political Theory Sabine G.H.
8. Republic Plato
9. On Liberty J.S. Mill
10. Equality F.H. Tawn
11. Political Ideals C.D. Bruns
12. Communist Manitesto Karl Marx
13. Philosophy of Right Hegel
14. Thinkers of Indian Renaissance Bishop
15. Hkkjrh; jktdh; fopkjoar Hkk-y- HkksGs
16. jktdh; fo”ys’k.k Hkk-y- HkksGs
17. Lkekftd rRoKku gseapanz /kekZf/kdkjh
18. Ikk”pkr; jktdh; rRoKku ch-lh- tks”kh
19. izkjafHkd lekt ,oa jktuhfr n”kZu v”kksddqekj oekZ
20. fopkj'kykdk MkW-ukxksjko dwaHkkj
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1) Vivekananda :
a) Practical Vedanta
b) Universal Religion
c) Views on Education
M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Modern Indian Philosophers
Paper-III (B)
Section- I
2) Aurobindo :
a) The Concept of Evolution
b) Mind and supermind
c) The Concept of Intergral Yoga
3) Lokmanya Tilak :
a) The Concept of Swaraj & Views on Swadeshi
b) Critique of Bhagadgita - Karmayoga
c) The Concept of National Education
4) M.K. Gandhi :
a) Truth and Non-Violence
b) Sattyagraha and Sadhan Sucita
c) Swaraj and Critique of Modern Civilization

Section- II
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5) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar :
a) Freedom, Equality and fraternity
b) Dhamma and Dharma
c) Views on Education
6) Ravindranath Togore :
a) Religion of Man
b) Views on God.
c) Views on Nature and Art
7) Dr. Radhakrishnan
a) Intellect and Intuition
b) Idealistic View of Life
c) Views on Education
8) J. Krishnamurth :
a) Main characteristics of his philosophy
b) Freedom from the known
c) The Concept of mind

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c½ eu vkf.k vfrekul
d½ ,dkfRed ;ksxkph ladYiuk
3½ yksdekU; fVGd %
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d½ LojkT; vkf.k vk/kqfud lH;rsph leh{kk

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c½ /kEe vkf.k /keZZ
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6½ jfonzukFk Vkxksj %
v½ ekuo/keZ
c½ bZ”oj fo’k;d fopkj
d½ fulxZ o dykfo’k;d fopkj
7½ MkW- jk/kkd`’.ku %
v½ cqf/n vkf.k var%izKk
c½ thoufo’k;d vkn”kZoknh n`’Vhdksu
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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Modern Indian Philosophers
Paper-III (b)
Books for Reading
1. foosdkuan xzaFkkoyh jked`’.keB izdk”ku
2. Selections from The complete
works of Swami Vivekananda
3. Philosophy of Shri. Aurobindo Dr.Ramnath Sharma
4. Introductions to shri.Aurobindo’s DR.S.K. Maitra
Philosophy
5. eqfDrxk;k egkukeokph izkpk;Z f”kokthjko Hkkslys
6. Hind-Swaraj M.K. Gandhi
7. Satyagraha N.K. Boas
8. lR;kps iz;ksx egkRek xka/kh
9. lexz yksdekU; fVGd [kaM & 6 ok] dsljh izdk”ku iq.ks-
10. MkW-ckcklkgsc vkacsMdj MkW-Hkkypanz QMds Jh-fo|k izkdk”ku
11. MkW-vkacsMdj vkf.k R;kapk /kEe MkW-vkacsMdj
12. jfoanzukFk Vkxksj & ¼vuqokfnr½ MkW-x-uk- tks”kh
13. vk/kqfud Hkkjr vkpk;Z tkoMsdj
14. Modern Indian Thought Prin.V.S. Narawane (Baroda)
15. Kkrkiklwu eqDrh ts-d`’.kewrhZ ¼vuqokfnr½
16. izFke vFkkZr vafre eqDrh ts-d`’.kewrhZ ¼vuqokfnr½
17. Hkkjrh; jktdh; fopkjoar d`- fn- cksjkGdj fiaiGkiqjs vW.M daiuh

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Samkhya Yoga Darshan Paper-IV (A)
Section- I
Samkhya Darshan
1) Samkhya : An Introduction
a) Nature of Samkhya Philosophy
b) Relation between samkhya – Yoga philosophy
c) Nature of suffering, Three kinds of suffering, Means for the
removal of suffering
2) Prakrti
a) Nature and Proofs for the existences of Prakrti [Ultimate cause]
b) Theory of causation [satkaryavada]
c) Evolution of Prakrti
3) Purusa :
a) Nature and proofs for the existence of Purasa
b) Plurality of Purasas
4) Other Concepts :
a) Bondage and Liberation
b) Nature and objects of pramanas
c) Theory of three Guna’s

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Section- II
Yoga Darshan
5) Yoga – An Introduction
a) Nature of Yoga Philosophy
b) Chittavrttis, Vrttis- Praman, Viparyaya, vikalpa, Nidra, smrti
c) Chittabhumi- Ksipta, Mudha, Viksipta, Ekagra, Niruddha
6) Ashtang-Yoga and Samadhi
a) Eightfold – Path of Yoga System -Yama, Niyama, Asana,
Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samathi.
b) Kinds of Samadhi
Samprajnata and Asamprajanta samathi
(Sabeeja and Nirbeeja samathi)
7) Klesas and Kaivalya :
a) Klesas- Avidya, Asmita, Raga Dvesa, Abhinivesa
b) Kaivalya (Liberation)
8) Isvara :
a) Yoga and Isvara- Nature, Importance and proofs for the
existence Isvara.
b) Importance of Yoga Philosophy in the modern word

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Samkhya – Yoga Darshana
Paper-IV (a)
Books for Reading
1. Esther A. Soloman ‘The Commentaries of the Samkhya Karita –
A Study’ Ahmadabad-1974
2. Pulimbechari
Chakravarti
‘Origion and Development of Samkhya
System of Thought’ Calcutta-1950
3. Anima Senagupta ‘Classical Samkhya- A Critical Study’
Lucknow- 1969
4. S. Radhakrishnan ‘Indian Philosophy’
5. Dvivedi M.N. (Tr.) ‘Patanjali’s Yogasutra’ ‘Adyar’-1947
6. Surendranath ‘The Study of Patanjali, Calcuatta-1920
Dasgupta
7. Sri Aurobindo ‘The Synthesis of Yoga’
8. Jadunath Sinha ‘Outlines of Indian Pholosophy’
9. Jhfuokl nhf{kr Hkkjrh; rRoKku
10. MkW-x-uk- tks”kh Hkkjrh; rRoKkukpk c`/nbfrgkl

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Vedant Darshan Paper-IV (B)
Section- I
[ Samkara ]
1) Early Vedic Literature :
a) Samhita, Brahmane, Aranyake, and Upanishadas.
b) Vedic Deities [Devata]-
Monotheism and Polytheism
c) Nature of Prasthantrayi
2) The Advaita Vedanta of Samikara :
a) Nature of ultimate Reality –
Brahman as absolute reality
b) Brahman as Atman (Sat, Citt, Ananda)
c) Para Brahman and Apara Brahman
(Brahman and Isvara)
3) Illusory character of the world :
a) Jaganmithya – Badhitattvatha, ¼ckf/krRokr½ Kshanika ¼{kf.kd½
Dik, Kal and Cause-effect relation ¼fnd]dky] o dk;Zdkj.k laca/k½
Namrupa ¼uke:i½
b) Mayavada, Satatraya Theory, Maya and Avidya.
c) Theory of Knowledge
4) Theory of Self :
a) The nature of Self
b) Ekatmavada and Anekavada
c) Samkaras Interpretation of Tat Tvam Asi.

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Section- II
[Ramanuja, Madhav and Nimbarka]
5) Ramanuja : The Philosophy of visistadvaita
a) Chit, Achit and Jsvar
b) Tat Tvam Asi
c) Theory of knowledge.
6) Ramanuja
a) Nature and Reality of the world
b) Relation between Isvar, man the world.
c) Nature of individual Self (Jiva)
7) The Dvaitavada of Madhav :
a) Madhava’s Critique of Advaita and Visistadvaita
b) Concept of Bheda- Five kinds of Bheda.
c) Reality of the world
8) Davaitadavaitavada of Nimbarka :
a) Rejection of Nirguna Brahma and Maya
b) The Three Tattvas – Brahma, Cit and Achit
c) Nature of Jiva and Moksa

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M.A. Part-I (Philosophy)
Vedanta Darshana
Paper-IV (b)
Books for Reading
1. T.M.P. Mahadevan ‘The Philosophy of Advaita’ Madras-1957
2. M.V.K. Ayer ‘Philosophy of Advaita’ Asia/Allied Publication
3. P.N. Srinavasachari ‘Philosophy of Visistavada’ Adyar Library, Madras.
4. Dr.S.N.Das Gupta ‘A History of Indian Philosophy’
5. Dr. Anima Sengupta ‘A Critical Study of Ramanjua’s Philosophy’
Motilal Banarasidas
6. S.M. Srinavasachari ‘Advaita and Vivartavada’ Delhi-1976
7. T.P. Ramchandra ‘Dvaita Vedanta’
8. B N.K. Sharma ‘Philosophy of Madhavacarya’ Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan
9. Swami
‘Bhakti School of Vedanta’ Madras-1990
Taspasyananda
10. M.C. Parekh ‘Sri Vallabhacarya Life, Teaching and Movement –
A Religion of Grace’
11. Mrudula L Mafatia ‘The Philosophy of Vallabhacarya’ Delhi-1967
12. R.G. Bhandarkar ‘Vaishnavism, Saivism and minor Religious System
Varanasi 1965
13. K.C. Bhattacharya ‘Studies in Vedanism’
14. Jhfuokl nhf{kr Hkkjrh; rRoKku
15. MkW-x-uk- tks”kh Hkkjrh; rRoKkukpk c`/nbfrgkl
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Equivalence of M.A.-I and M.A.-II Philosophy (special)
Sr.
M.A.-I Old
Sr.
M.A.-I New
No.
No.
1 Epistemology (Indian western)
Paper-I
1 Epistemology and Metaphysics
(Indian) Paper-I
2 Contemporary Moral philosophy 2 Moral philosophy Paper- II
Paper-II
3 Indian Logic Paper- III (C) 3 Basic concepts in political
philosophy Paper- III – A
OR
Modern Indian Philosophers – Paper
III – B
4 Samkhya – Yoga Paper – IV (C) 4 Samikhya Yoga Darshan
Paper IV – A
OR
Veadnta Darshan Paper IV - B
Sr.
M.A.-II Old
Sr.
M.A.-II New
No.
No.
1 Metaphysics – Indian and western
Paper- V
1 Epistemology and metaphysics
(Western) Paper – V
2 Analytical philosophy
2 Recent western philosophy Paper- VI
Phenomenology and existentialism
Paper- VI
3 Applied Ethics Paper VII- A 3 Applied Ethics Paper- VII
OR
Logic and Research Methodology
Paper- VII
4 Jainism Paper VIII - B 4 Jainism and Buddism Paper VIII
OR
Symbolic Logic Paper- VIII