Civil Service Examination Philosophy Preliminary Syllabus
Section-A: Problems of Philosophy
1. Substance and Attributes: Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley’s criticism, Nyaya-Viasesika, Buddhist criticism of Pudgala
2. God, Soul and the World: Thomas Acquinas, St.Augustine, Spinoza, Descartes, Nyaya-Vaisesika Sankaea, Ramanuja
3. Universals: Realism and Nominalism (Plato, Aristotle, Berkeley’s criticism of abstract ideas, Nyay vaisesika, Buddhism)
4. Bases of Knowledge: Pramanavada in Carvaka, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta
5. Truth and Error: Correspondence Theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic theory; Khyaticad (Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Anivacaniyakhyati)
6. Matter and Mind: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Berkeley
Section –B: Logic
1. Truth and Validity
2. Classification of sentences: Traditional and Modern
3. Syllogism: Figures and Moods; Rule of syllogism (General and special) validation by venn Diagrammes; Formal Fallacies
4.Sentential Calculus: Symbolisation; Truth-Functions and their inter-definability; Truth Tables; Formal Proof
Section-C: Ethicws
1. Statement of fact and statement of value
2. Right and good; Teleology and Deontology
3. Psychological Hedonism
4. Utilitarianism (Bentham; J.S. Mill)
5. Kantian Ethics.
6. Problem of the freedom of will
7. Moral judgments: Descriptivism, Prescriptivism, Emotivism.
8 Niskamakarma: Sthitaprajna
9. Jaina Ethics
10. Four noble Trusts and Eight fold path in buddism
11. Gandhian Ethics:Satya,Ahimsa,Ends and Means
Section-A: Problems of Philosophy
1. Substance and Attributes: Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley’s criticism, Nyaya-Viasesika, Buddhist criticism of Pudgala
2. God, Soul and the World: Thomas Acquinas, St.Augustine, Spinoza, Descartes, Nyaya-Vaisesika Sankaea, Ramanuja
3. Universals: Realism and Nominalism (Plato, Aristotle, Berkeley’s criticism of abstract ideas, Nyay vaisesika, Buddhism)
4. Bases of Knowledge: Pramanavada in Carvaka, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta
5. Truth and Error: Correspondence Theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic theory; Khyaticad (Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Anivacaniyakhyati)
6. Matter and Mind: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Berkeley
Section –B: Logic
1. Truth and Validity
2. Classification of sentences: Traditional and Modern
3. Syllogism: Figures and Moods; Rule of syllogism (General and special) validation by venn Diagrammes; Formal Fallacies
4.Sentential Calculus: Symbolisation; Truth-Functions and their inter-definability; Truth Tables; Formal Proof
Section-C: Ethicws
1. Statement of fact and statement of value
2. Right and good; Teleology and Deontology
3. Psychological Hedonism
4. Utilitarianism (Bentham; J.S. Mill)
5. Kantian Ethics.
6. Problem of the freedom of will
7. Moral judgments: Descriptivism, Prescriptivism, Emotivism.
8 Niskamakarma: Sthitaprajna
9. Jaina Ethics
10. Four noble Trusts and Eight fold path in buddism
11. Gandhian Ethics:Satya,Ahimsa,Ends and Means
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