TYBA PHILO 2018 191 1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Paper Title: Classical Indian Philosophy
Paper No. 4
Credits: 4
No. of lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The OBJECTIVES of the course are as follows:
1. To introduce students to the nature of philosophical questions and thinking present in
classical Indian thought
2. To provide a systematic and rational interpretation of philosophical issues addressed in
classical Indian thought
3. To trace the development of philosophical ideas in different schools so as to evaluate their
contribution to philosop hical knowledge
Semester 5 (UAPHI - 501)
Unit I : Nyaya & Vaisesika (15 lectures)
Sources of knowledge: perception, inference, comparison and verbal testimony, concept
of god and liberation in Nyaya. Vaisesika –seven categories of reality, Vaisesika theo ry of
atomism
Unit II : Samkhya and Yoga (15 lectures)
Purusha and prakriti: characteristics and proofs of existence
Satkaryavada (theory of causation) and prakritiparinamvada (theory of creation)
Eight fold path of Yoga (to achieve kaivalya)
Unit III : Purva &Uttara Mimamsa (15 lectures)
Mimamsa: Six Pramanas, svatah -pramanyavada (theory of truth), seven principles of
interpreting text; Shankara: Advaita Vedanta concept of Brahman, mayavada, vivartavada
(theory of causation) Ramanuja – Visistadvaita conc ept of Brahman, critique of maya
Unit IV : Some Vedanta thinkers (15 lectures)
The concepts of Brahman, jagat (world) and jiva (self) according to Madhva (Dvaitavada),
Nimbarka (Dvaitadvaitavada) and Vallabha (Suddhadvaitavada)
Semester End Exam Paper Pa ttern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall car ry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books recommended for the course:
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Indian Philosophy, Vol – II S Radhakrishnan (London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., New York City:
Humanities Press Inc.1923)
A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol - I and II, JadunathSinha (JatindranathSen, Central Book
Agency, Calcutta, 1952)
A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol –I and II Surendranath Dasgupta (Motilal Banarsidass
Indological Publishers and Booksellers, Delhi, 1975)
Outlines of Indian Philosophy , M. Hiriyanna, (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, 1993)
Contemporary Indian Philosophy, Basant Kumar Lal (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, 1973)
Contemporary Indian Philosophy , T.M.P Mahadevan and G. V Saroja (Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd,
Delhi, 1981)
Seven systems of Indian Philosophy , Pandit Rajmani Tigunait(The Himalaya International Institute
of yoga Science and Philosophy, Honesdale, Pennsylvania)
Semester 6 (UAPHI - 601)
Paper Title: Western Philosophy
Paper No. 4
Credits: 4
No. of lectures: 60
Mark s: 100
The objectives of the course are as follows:
1. Students will possess a familiarity with important philosophers from the modern period of
philosophy in the west
2. Students will gain familiarity with a few philosophers and movements in 20th century weste rn
philosophy
3. Students will be able to summarise with clarity some of the arguments, problems and
questions central to metaphysics and epistemology in modern philosophy
Unit I : Rationalist Metaphysics (15 lectures)
Rene Descartes: (i) Method of doubt (ii ) nature of ‘self’ and not -self in terms of substance
(substance dualism). Baruch Spinoza: (i) concept of substance monism. G.W. Leibniz: (i)
basic constituent of reality (monads)
Unit II : Empiricist Epistemology (15 lectures)
John Locke: (i) Rejection of innate ideas (ii) Classification of Ideas (iii) representative
theory of perception. George Berkeley: (i) critique of Locke’s representative theory (ii)
esse est percipi (to be is to perceive) David Hume : (i) Theory of knowledge (ii) rejection of
self as substance and (iii) theory of causation.
Unit III : Critical Philosophy: Immanuel Kant (15 lectures)
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Immanuel Kant: (i) Copernican revolution (ii) distinctions (a) Analytic -Synthetic
propositions (b) apriori -aposteriori propositions (iii) reconciliation of rationalism and
empiricism: (a) role of the faculty of sensibility and (b) role of the faculty of understanding.
Unit IV : Later Philosophical Disciplines (15 lectures)
F. H. Bradley: Absolute Idealism: the theory of Internal Relations. Pragmatism: C. S.
Peirce: (i) four methods of establishing beliefs (ii) Meaning of ‘pragmatism’ as involving
‘practical conseque nces’. Logical positivism: (i) A. J. Aye r- verification principle (ii) Rudolf
Carnap - elimination of metaphysics through linguistic analysis (i ii) critical appraisal.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 sh all contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books recommended for the course:
General: On the history of Western Philosophy
-------- Richard Schacht, Classical Modern Philosophers
-------- John Shand, Philosophy and Ph ilosophers
-------- S. E. Stumpf, Socrates to Sartre: A History of Philosophy
-------- Frederick Copleston, A History of Philosophy , vol. 4, 5 and 6
-------- W.T. Jones, A History of Western Philosophy , vol. 3 and 4
-------- F.W. Garforth: The Scope of Philosophy
-------- W.K. Wright, A History of Modern Philosophy
Unit wise reading/reference list:
Unit I : Rationalist Metaphysics
Rene Descartes
-------- Kurt Brandhorst, Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy
-------- Gary Hatfield, The Routledge Guidebook to Descartes’ Meditations , chapters 3 -5
Benedict Spinoza
-------- Charles Jarrett, Spinoza: A Guide for the Perplexed , chapter 4 and 5
-------- Beth Lord, Spinoza’s Ethics , pp.15 -48
G.W. Leibniz
-------- Nicholas Jolley, Leibniz chapte rs 2 and 3
-------- Franklin Perkins, Leibniz – A Guide for the Perplexed , chapters 2 and 3
Unit II : Empiricist Epistemology
John Locke
-------- D J O’Connor, John Locke , chapters 1 and 2
George Berkeley
-------- G.J. Warnock, Berkeley , chapter 5
-------- T. M. Bettcher, Berkeley: A Guide for the Perplexed , pp.3 -28
David Hume
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-------- Harold Noonan, Routledge Guidebook to Hume on Knowledge
Unit III : Critical Philosophy: Immanuel Kant
-------- Justus Hartnack, Kant’s Theory of Knowledge see chapter 1 (Introduction), chapter 2
(Transcendental aesthetic) and chapter 3 (transcendental analytic)
-------- T K Seung , Kant: A Guide for the Perplexed , chapter 1
-------- Sebastian Gardner, Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason , chapter 4 (Transcen dental
aesthetic), chapter 5 (Transcendental idealism), chapter 6 (transcendental analytic)
Unit IV : 20th Century Philosophy
F. H. Bradley: Absolute Idealism
-------- D. M. Datta, Current Trends in Contemporary Philosophy
-------- W. J. Mander, British Idealism: A History
-------- James Allard, The Logical Foundations of Bradley’s Metaphysics
Pragmatism
-------- Richard Gale, The Philosophy of William James , chapter 2 & 3
-------- Michael Bacon, Pragmatism: An Introduction , chapter 1
-------- Robert Tali sse & Scott Aikin, Pragmatism: A Guide for the Perplexed , chapter 2 & 3
-------- Sami Pihlstrom (ed.) The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism , chapter 5
Logical Positivism
-------- A.J. Ayer, Language, Truth and Logic , chapter 1
-------- A.J. Ayer (ed.) Logical Positivism
-------- Milton Munitz, Contemporary Analytic Philosophy
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Title: Philosophy of Religion
Paper No: 5
Credits: 04
No. of lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The overall objectives of the course are:
1. To introduce students to a reasoned, systematic and critical reflection about religious beliefs
2. To develop in students the capacity for analytical and critical thinking about such matters.
Semester 5 (UAPHI 502)
Unit I : Introducing Philosophy of Religion. (15 lectures)
What is religion? What is philosophy of religion? Does morality require religion? Notion
of God: omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, benevolence, personhood. Puzzles
relating to these attribut es of God
Unit II : ‘Existence’ of God (traditional justifications) (15 lectures)
Ontological argument: Anselm’s view and criticisms; Descartes view and criticisms; Kant’s
criticisms of the ontological argument. Cosmological argument: Aquinas’ argument,
Leibniz’s argument and Hume’s critique. Teleological (Aquinas and William Paley’s view;
and Hume’s critique
Unit III : ‘Existence’ of God (pragmatic justifications) (15 lectures)
Blaise Pascal’s Wager argument, criticisms; William James’ Will to Believe’ arg ument,
criticisms; W.K. Clifford’s Evidentialist argument against faith, criticisms
Unit IV : Critique of religion (15 lectures)
Frederick Nietzsche’s critique: religion as resentment; Karl Marx’s critique: religion the
opium of the masses; Sigmund Freud’s critique: religion is an illusion
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Reading list recommended for the course:
Unit I : Introducing Philosophy of Religion
-------- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapt er 4
-------- Richard Creel, Philosophy of Religion: The Basics chapter 2
-------- Gerard Hughes, The Nature of God
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Unit II : ‘Existence’ of God (traditional justifications)
-------- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapte r 2
-------- Chad Meister, Introducing Philosophy of Religion chapters 4 -6
-------- William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction chapters 2 -4
Unit III : ‘Existence’ of God (pragmatic justifications)
-------- Stephen Davis, God, Reason and Theistic Proofs chapter 9 (Pascal and James)
-------- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapter 3 (Pascal, James
and Clifford)
-------- Stuart Brown, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction with readings chapter 7 (Clifford and
James)
-------- William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction chapter 6
-------- William Wainwright (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion chapter 7 (Pascal
and James)
Unit IV : Critiques of religion
-------- Kelly James Clark, Readings in the Philosophy of Religion chapter 14 and 15
-------- John Raines (ed) Marx on Religion Part 4
-------- Charles Elder “The Freudian Critique of Religion” Journal of Religion Vol. 75 (1995)
Semester 6 (UAPHI 602)
Unit I : Religious Language (15 lectures)
Analogical function of religious language (Thomas Aquinas’ view). Symbolic function of
religious language (Paul Tillich’s view), Non Cognitive J. R. Randall (Jr.) – Religious
language as functional (cultural, artistic, social and religious) and s ymbolic; R. B.
Braithwaite – Religious language from Linguistic perspective (emotive, ethical and
prescriptive)
Unit II : Mysticism (15 lectures)
Characteristics of mystical experiences in (i) Buddhism, (ii) Bhakti tradition and (iii) Sufism;
William James ’ analysis of mystical experiences.
Unit III : The Existence of Evil (15 lectures)
The problem of evil defined: Epicurus and David Hume; Augustine’s response: evil is not
real; Leibniz’s response: best of all possible worlds, Alvin Plantinga’s response: evil is a
result of freewill.
Unit IV : Death and Afterlife (15 lectures)
Varieties of immortality (i) disembodied existence - Platonic conception of immortality in
Phaedo ; (ii) the problem of transmigration of souls (iii) the problem of resurrection of the
dead (iv) Kant: immortality as a postulate of morality
Semester End Exam Paper P attern [100 marks]
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1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each qu estion shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Reading list recommended for the course:
Unit I : Religious language
------- Brian Davies, An Introduction to Philosophy of Religion , chapter 2
-------- David Stewart, Exploring the Philosophy of Religion , chapter 4
-------- Ronald Santoni (ed) Religious Language and the Problem of Religious knowledge
-------- Michael Scott, Religious Language (Part I)
-------- John Hick, Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
-------- Arvind Sharma, The Philosophy of Religion: A B uddhist Perspective .
Unit II: Mysticism
-------- Paul Oliver, Mysticism: A Guide to the Perplexed
-------- T.C. Roy, Heritage and Harmony: Mystics and the Bhakti Saints of Hinduism
-------- Karel Werner, Love Divine: Studies in Bhakti and Devotional Myst icism
-------- Geoffrey Parrinder, Mysticism in World’s Religions
-------- G. William Barnard, Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of
Mysticism
Unit III : The Existence of Evil
-------- Michael Peterson, God and Evil - An Introduction , chapter 6 (Augustine and Leibniz)
-------- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapter 7
-------- Chad Meister, Introducing Philosophy of Religion chapter 7 (Augustine, Leibniz and
Plantinga)
-------- Richard Creel, Philo sophy of Religion: The Basics chapter 12
Unit IV : Death and Afterlife
-------- Linda Zagsebski, Philosophy of Religion: A Historical Introduction chapter 8
-------- Chad Meister, Introducing Philosophy of Religion chapter 10
-------- Stuart Brown, Philos ophy of Religion: An Introduction with readings chapter 1 (Plato’s
Phaedo)
-------- William Rowe, Philosophy of Religion – An Introduction chapter 9
-------- Louis Pojman and Michael Rea (ed) Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology
-------- William Wainwright (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion chapter 15
(Resurrection)
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Tile: Living Ethical Issues
Paper No. 6
Credits: 04
No. of Lectures: 45
Total Marks: 100
The overall objectives of the course are as follows:
1. To reflect on real world ethical questions and the issues they raise, and to discuss those issues
in an informed way.
2. To demonstrate an ability to recognize, articulate, and apply ethical principles in various
academic, pro fessional, social, or personal contexts
Semester 5 (UAPHI -503)
Unit I: Bioethical Issues - I (12 lectures)
Abortion: the abortion debate: is the foetus a person? Arguments from pro -choice (abortionists)
versus pro -life (anti -abortionists) arguments. Euth anasia: the moral issue: conflic t between duty
to prolong life versus duty to relieve pain; forms of euthanasia: voluntary/non -voluntary and
active/passive; moral and legal justification of euthanasia: pros and cons. Surrogate motherhood:
empowerment or ex ploitation; redefining the notion of ‘mother’ – genetic, biological and social;
advantages and critique of surrogate arrangements.
Unit II: Bioethical Issues - II (11 lectures)
Ethical issues in experimentation on human subjects: the principles of respec t for
autonomy of persons, beneficence and justice. Moral status of animals: views of Peter
Singer and Tom Reagan. Ethics of human cloning: what is human cloning?; issues that
make human cloning attractive; ethical dangers involved in human cloning.
Unit III: Professional Ethics (11 lectures)
Medical ethics: informed consent and confidentiality. Journalistic ethics: truthfulness and
objectivity. Advertising ethics:
Unit IV: Contemporary Debates - 1 (11 lectures)
Pornography and censorship: arguments for and against pornography; is censorship of
pornographic material justified? Homosexuality: arguments for and against
homosexuality; is State interference in individuals’ sexual preferences justified? Sexual
harassme nt: what counts as sexual harassment?
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [ 80 marks]
1. There shall be four compulsory questions.
2. The four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. All questions shall contain internal choice.
4. Each question shall carry a ma ximum of 20 marks.
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Project Based Component [20 marks]
List of title s for semester 5 project:
1. Freedom of thought and expression – J S Mill
2. The case against animal rights
3. Media ethics: fake news
4. Feminist critique of pornography
5. Privacy and censorship
6. Ethics of organ donation
7. Patient doctor relationship
8. Legal ethics (Indian context)
Project Guidelines:
1. Students wi ll select a project title from the list of topics for the semester specified in the
course and indicate the same to the faculty member.
2. The list of students along with the topics chosen will be displayed by the College in the
beginning of the Semester
3. Students can begin to work on their project only after the faculty member has approved the
topic.
4. Each student will meet with the faculty to discuss the outline of his/her topic and discuss the
list of relevant reading materials to be referred.
5. The student will write the project under the guidance of only the faculty member in charge
of the course
6. Students will submit their research project as per g uidelines specified by the faculty member.
7. The project must be submitted by the student to the college before appearing for the
University examination
Reference list recommended for the course:
-------- Tom Beauchamp and LeRoy Walters (ed.) Contemporary Issues in Bioethics 5th edn.
-------- R.G. Frey and C.H. Wellma n (ed.) A Companion to Applied Ethics .
-------- Deborah Bow man, John Spicer, Rehana Iqbal, Informed Consent
-------- Tom Beauchamp and James Childress . Principles of Biomedical Ethics .
-------- R.F. Smith. Ethics in Journalism 6th edn. (Blackwell, 2008)
-------- Margaret Crouch, Thinking About Sexual Harassment: A Guide for the Perplexed
-------- Vincent Barry (ed.) Applying Ethics 2nd edn.
-------- Hugh LaFollette (ed.) Ethics in Prac tice: An Anthology .
-------- David Linton. “Why is Pornography Offensive?”
-------- Louis Pojman, Philosophy: The Quest for Truth (see section ‘Philosophy in Action’)
-------- Tamara Roleff (ed.) Biomedical Ethics
-------- Andrew Cohen and C H Wellman, Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
-------- Jon Nuttal, Moral Questions: An Introduction to Ethics
-------- Manuel Velasquez and Cynthia Rostankowski (ed.) Ethics: Theory and Practice
-------- Nussbaum, M. & Sunstein, C. (ed.) Clones and Clones . Part III .
-------- Andrea Dworkin, Pornography: Men Possessing Women
--------- Catherine Mackinnon “Sexuality, Pornography, and Method: ‘Pleasure Under Patriarchy’”,
Ethics 99: 314 –346 (1989)
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Semester 6 (UAPHI 603)
Unit I: Environmental ethics (12 lectures)
Land ethics with special reference to Aldo Leopold. Shallow and deep ecology models of
sustainable development: Arne Naess. The claims of ecofeminism: is it an environmental
ethic?
Unit II: Religious attitudes towards the environment (11 lectures)
Vedic -Hindu perspective on the environment: reverence and sanctity of nature? Judeo -
Christian attitude towards the environment: dominion or stewardship? Buddhist view on
environmental ethics.
Unit III: Corporate ethics (11 lectures)
Business ethics: can there be ethics in business? Models of business ethics. Do business
corporate houses have social responsibility: arguments for and against CSR. Affirmative
action: arguments for and against affirmative action
Unit IV: Contemporary Debates – 2 (11 lectures)
Hung er and poverty: Peter Singer. The case against assisting the poor: Garrett Hardin. Do
we have obligations to future (human and non -human) generations?
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [ 80 marks]
1. There shall be four compulsory questions.
2. The four questio ns shall correspond to the four units.
3. All questions shall contain internal choice.
4. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Project Based Component [20 marks]
List of titles for semester 6 project
1. Social ecology
2. Ethics of nuclear war
3. Affirmative action (reservations) in the Indian context
4. Does Nature have intrinsic value?
5. Ethical issues concerning climate change (global warming)
6. CSR – Any case study (Indian context)
7. Significance and impact of environmental movements/activism
8. Green technologies fo r sustainable development.
Project Guidelines:
1. Students will select a project title from the list of topics for the semester specified in the
course and indicate the same to the faculty member.
2. The list of students along with the topics chosen will be d isplayed by the College in the
beginning of the Semester
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3. Students can begin to work on their project only after the faculty member has approved the
topic.
4. Each student will meet with the faculty to discuss the outline of his/her topic and discuss the
list of relevant reading materials to be referred.
5. The student will write the project under the guidance of only the faculty member in charge
of the course
6. Students will submit their research project as per guidelines specified by the faculty member.
7. The pro ject must be submitted by the student to the college before appearing for the
University examination
Reading list (selected) recommended for project based work:
-------- R.G. Frey and C.H. Wellman (ed.) A Companion to Applied Ethics .
-------- Tom Beauchamp and James Childress. Principles of Biomedical Ethics .
-------- Dale Jamieson (ed.) A Companion to Environmental Philosophy
-------- Michael Zimmerman (ed.) Environmental Philosophy
-------- Peter Singer, Practical Ethics
-------- O.P. Dwivedi (ed.) World Religions and the Environment
-------- Christopher K. Chappell and Mary E. Tucker (ed.) Hinduism and Ecology
-------- Christopher Framarin “Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: An Analysis and Defense of
Basic Assumption” in Asian Philosophy Vol. 22 No. 1 (2012)
-------- Louis Pojman (ed.) Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application .
-------- R.F. Smith. Ethics in Journalism 6th edn. (Blackwell, 2008)
-------- Nicholas Bunnin (ed.) The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy , see “Business Ethics”
-------- Vincent Barry (ed.) Applying Ethics 2nd edn.
-------- Hugh LaFollette (ed.) Ethics in Practice: An Anthology .
-------- Louis Pojman, Philosophy: The Quest for Truth (see section ‘Philosophy in Action’)
-------- Andrew Cohen and C H Wellman, Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics
-------- Jon Nuttal, Moral Questions: An Introduction to Ethics
-------- Manuel Velasquez and Cynthia Rostankowski (ed.) Ethics: Theory and Practice
-------- Andrew Kernohan, Environment al Ethics: An Interactive Introduction
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Title: Philosophy of Bhagvad Gita
Paper No. 7A
Credits: 4
No. of lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The overall OBJECTIVES of the course are as follows:
• To achieve an understanding of the overall structure, purpose and contents of the
Bhagavad -Gita.
• To explore and interpret philosophical ideas of the Gita through reading of the text.
• To relate the social, political and ethical ideas of the Gita to the contemporary co ntext.
Semester 5 (UAPHI A -505)
Unit – I Introduction
The Gita as a PrasthanaTrayi; Its Relation to the Upanishads (Gita Rahasya -External Examination -
part II) VishadaYog a (I – 28 to 47, II – 4 to 10) and Shrikrishna’s Reply (II – 1 to 3, 11 to 15, 27 to
38, 40, XI – 32 to 34, XVIII – 13 to 17, 51 to 60) Samkhya Buddhi and Yoga Buddhi (II – 39,40)
Unit – II Nature of God
God as Transcendent (VII 12,24 to 28, IX – 4 to 6, XV-16-19) God as Immanent (VI – 29, VII -7-11,
IX – 16 to 19, X – 41,42 XV -12-15, XVIII-61) Concept of Avatara (IV – 4 to 9, Vibhuti -X – 19 to 40)
Unit – III Concept of Self
Self as the Subject (Kshetrajna) ( XIII – 1 to 3,12 to 17, 31 to 34) Nature of Self (II -17-26)
Swadharma (III – 35, XVIII – 41 to 49)
Unit – IV The World
Nature of th e world (VII – 4 to 6, 14,15, IX – 7 to 10, XIII – 26 XIV- 5) Cosmic Evol ution Ksaraksara
– Jnana (3 to 13,17) AshwathaVriksha (As a Metaphor) XV – 1to 4.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
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Semester 6 (UAPHI A -605)
Unit – I Gospel of Action
Yajna Chakra (III – 9 to 16, IV – 23to 33, XVIII – 3 to 6) Karma, Akarma, Vikarma (IV - 16 to 23, XVIII
– 23 to 25) Nishkama Karma -Yoga (II – 47 to 53, V – 1 to 13, III – 1 to 8,19 -30, VI – 1 to 4, XVIII –
1,2 6, 55 56.)
Unit – II The Su preme Synthesis
Bhakti Yoga (IV – 9 to 12, VII-14-22, IX – 1to 3, 26 to 34, XI – 55, XII – 1 to 8, XVIII – 59 to 66) Jnana
Yoga (IV – 34 to 42) Reconcilation (XIII – 24,25, X – 7 to 11, XI – 55, IV -33, VI – 46, 47)
Unit – III Commentaries & Critiques
B.G. Tilak(Karmayogashastra) M.K.Gandhi (Anasakti yoga and Ahimsa) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(Arguments against the Varna system)
Unit – IV Contemporary Relevance of the Ethos
Gita and Mind control (Meditation, Mindfulness) (VI – 24 to 26, XII – 9 to 12) Lokasamgrah a (III
– 20 to 24, V – 24 to 28) Sthitaprajna - (II – 54 to 72, Gunatita Bhakta XIV – 19 to 27) Daivaasur
Sampat (XVI -1-23) Reason & Faith (II -31,IV -34,3940) Peace (VI -7,XVIII -62) Harmony and Equality
( V – 18 to 23, VI – 7 to9, 29 to 32, IX – 29 to 34)
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Reference books recommended for the course:
1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan -Bhagavad - Gita. Indus, New delhi,1994
2. Dr. S.G.Mudgal - Bhagavad -Gita.,Himalaya pub. House2003
3.Dr. R.D. Ranade. Bhagavad - Gita as a philosophy to God realisation Bharatiya Vidya bhavan
Mumbai,1982
4.M.K. Gandhi. Bhagavad -Gita- Jaico pub. Mumbai2010
5.Dr. B.R.Ambedkar - Social justice Govt of India pub. New Delhi 1902
6.Satya. P. Agarwal. The social role of the Gita pub.MLBD new Delhi 1993
7. Swami Tapasyananda -Bhagwad Gita -Ramkrishna mutt Chennai 2005
8.Sri Aurobindo,Essays on the Gita, Arya publishing house Calcutta,1937
9. R.S Garg - Gita for success in modern life - New age books, Delhi, 2003.
10. Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha dipika) trans. M.R.Yardi, Bharatiya Vidya bhavan, Pune,2011 5th
edition.
11. Satya P. Agarwal - Gita for twenty first ce ntury - New age books new Delhi 2003
12. B.G. Tilak. Gita Rahasya.trans. B.S. Suthankar, pub. Tilak bros. Pune 8th ed 1985
13.N.V. Banerjee -Srima dbhagavad -gita-Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd.1984
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Title: Plato ’s Republic
Paper No. 7B
Credits: 4
No. of lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The overall objectives of the course are:
1. To introduce students to a preliminary understanding of the nature of philosophical analysis
when applied to the text
2. To identify and analyse key philosophical themes and questions in the text that are relevant
to contemporary social and political debate
3. To read the t ext carefully and critically so as to equip students with the ability to evaluate and
construct arguments on themes related to the text.
Semester 5 (UAPHI -B 504)
Unit I: Debating Justice (15 lectures)
The Conventional View of justice: Cephalus and Pol emarchus’ account of justice; Socrates’
critique of the conventional view ; Thrasymachus’ View (a) ‘might is right’ and (b)
‘injustice’ better than ‘justice’; Socrates’ refutation (in three steps) of Thrasymachus’
account ; the case for injustice restated by Glaucon and Adeimantus; challenge posed to
Socrates: why be moral?
Unit II: Social Philosophy (15 lectures)
Social organisation: primitive and luxurious society; emergence and significance of the
Guardian class: Qualities required; Way of life, Selection of Rulers; Guardian’s duties ; the
Status of Women: equality of the sexes; abolishment of the institution of marriage and
family
Unit III: Education (15 lectures)
Censorship of literature: Theological and Moral censorship; censorship of art/poetry
(quarre l between philosophy and poetry) (Book 10); the nature and significance of
‘dialectic’
Unit IV: Justice (15 lects)
Tripartite analysis of the Soul; Justice in the State and in the individual soul, comparison
of just and unjust lives; rewards of Justice: t his life and after life - the Myth of Er.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3.Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attemp t any 2 of 4)
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4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Semester 6 (UAPHI -B 604)
Unit I: Philosophy and Philosopher Ruler (15 lectures)
Philosophy and prejudice against philosophy; corruption of the philosophic nature in
contemporary society; the concept of Philosopher King; characteristics required of the
Philosopher King; why it’s not an impossibility
Unit II: Metaphysics and Epistemology (15 lectures )
Theory of Forms/Ideas; distinction between kno wledge and belief; distinction between
universals and particulars; the object Good: the allegory of the Cave; simile of the Divided
Line and simile of Sun
Unit III: Imperfect Societies and Imperfect Character (15 lectures )
Timarchy and the timarchic character; Oligarchy and the oligarchic character; Democracy
and the democratic character; Tyranny and the tyrannical character
Unit IV: Reception of the Republic (15 lectures)
Karl Popper’s critique of Plato’s philosophy: is it totalitarian? The Republic and modern
politics (i) liberal democracy (ii) Communism. The Republic and contemporary ethics.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3.Questi on 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Reading list recommended for the course:
Recommended Text : Lee, Desmond (second edn) Plato : The Republic with an Introduction by
Melissa Lane
(Penguin Classics: 1974)
Commentaries:
-------- Annas, Julia An Introduction to Plato’s Republic (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981)
-------- Cross, R.C. and Woozley, A.D. Plato’s Republic: A Philosophical Commentary (London:
Macmillan, 1964)
-------- Nettleship Lectures on the Republic of Plato (London: Macmillan, 1958)
-------- Pappas, Nickolas Plato and the Republic ( Routledge, 2010)
-------- Purshouse, Luke. Plato’s Republic: A Reader’s Guide . (London and New York: Continuum,
2006)
Companions:
-------- Ferrari, G R (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Plato’s Republic (Cambridge University
Press, 2007)
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-------- Santas, Gerasimos (ed.) The Blackwell Companion to Plato’s Republic (Wiley -Blackwell,
2005)
General:
-------- Marshall, John, A Short History of Greek Philosophy (New York: Macmillan and Co, 1891)
-------- Nettleship, Richard Lewis, The Theory of Education in Plato’s Republic (Chicago: The
University of Chicago Press, 1906)
-------- Popper, Karl, The Open Society and Its Enemies Volume 1 (Princeton University Press, 1971)
-------- Press, Gerald , Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007)
-------- Stace, W.T. A Critical History pf Greek Philosophy (Sheba Blake Publishing, 2014)
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Paper Title: Philosophy of Dhammapada
Paper No. 7C
Credits: 4
Lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The overall Objectives of the course are as follows:
1. To understand the overall structure, purpose and content of Dhammapada
2. To explore and interpret philosophical ideas of Dhammapa da through the reading of the
text
3. To relate its social and ethical ideas within a contemporary context.
Semester 5 (UAPHI C -504)
Unit I Introduction to Buddhist ethical philosophy
Buddhist philosophy & Buddhist Ethics; Historical and Philosophical foundations of
Dhammapada with the reference of maggavagga and Dhammapada Attakatha; Ethics of
Dhammapada; Dhammapada -
Unit II Con cept of mind.
Concept of mind according to Chittavagga; Psychology of human action according to
Yamakavagga; Role of craving in human life; Controlling Mind - Dhammapada tales
Unit III Caste system
Brahmin: Who is a real brahmin and who is not? (Brahmanavagga); Criticism of sacrifices (
Kutadantha sutta) ; Characteristics of a dharmic person.( Dhammatthavagg)
Unit IV Karma
Concept of Kusala kamma ; Concept of akusala kamma; Comparative study of Ka rma in
Bhagvad Gita & Dhammapada ; Dhammapada as a moral foundation of society and social
life;
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 sha ll be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books recommended for the course
Unit I :
------- Chattopadhyaya Deviprasad, History of Buddhism In India,Motilal
------ Banarsidas Publication, Delhi.1970
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------ Dasgupta Surendranath, A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol 1, Motilal, Banarsidas
Publishers, Delhi
------ Stories of Buddhist India , tr Piyadassi, 2 volumes, Moratuwa, Ceylon, 1949 & 1953;
includes stories from the commentary
------- The Path of the Eternal Law, translated by Swami Premananda, Self-Realization Fellowship,
Washington DC, 1942
------ Tr Dhammajoti, Maha Bodhi Society, Benares, 1944
Wisdom of the Buddha, tr Harischandra Kaviratna, Pasadena, 1980; includes Pali text
Unit II:
-----The Path of the Eternal Law, translated by Swami Premananda, Self -Realization Fellowship,
Washingto n DC, 1942
-----Tr Dhammajoti, Maha Bodhi Society, Benares, 1944, Wisdom of the Buddha, tr Harischandra
Kaviratna, Pasadena, 1980; includes Pali text
---- The Eternal Message of Lord Buddha, tr Silananda, Calcutta, 1982; includes Pali text
----Stories of Buddhist India, tr Piyadassi, 2 volumes, Moratuwa, Ceylon, 1949 & 1953; includes
stories from the commentary
Unit III:
----Stories of Buddhist India , tr Piyadassi, 2 volumes, Moratuwa, Ceylon, 1949 & 1953; includes
stories from the commentary
Unit IV:
----Upadhyaya Kashi Nath, Early Buddhism and the Bhagwadgita, Motilal Banarsidas Publication,
Delhi, 2008
Semester 6 (UAPHI C -604)
Unit I Man and the enlightened one
Pandita (the wise); Bala Vagga (Foolish) ; Critique of the difference between pandit
“Bhikku’s; nature of Arhant “ (Bhikkhu vagga & Arhant vagga );
Unit II Liberation
Appamadavagga ( heedfulness) ; The Buddha (the Awakened) (Buddha vagga); (verses from
dhammapada) . Path of Nirvana
Unit III Contemporary relevance and responses
Impurity (Malavagga), papa vagga; koadh vagga (anger); Puppha Vagga (Flowers) Pleasure &
Happiness (Sukha vagga); puffavagga ; Relevance of Dhammapada in contemporary society;
Unit IV Views of thinkers on Dhammap ada
Rhys Davies; Dr .B.R. Ambedkar; P.V. Bapat; Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
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2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books recommended for the course
Unit I:
----The Dhammapada: With introductory essays, Pali text, English translation and notes by Dr
S. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , , Pilgrims publicati on, 2007 ( originally , Oxford University Press,
London, 1950,
----Tr F. Max Müller , in Buddhist Parables , by E. W. Burlinghame, 1869; reprinted in Sacred
book of the East, volume X, Clarendon/Oxford, 1881
Unit II:
------ Easwaran Eknath, The Dhammapada, Jaico Publication House,Mumbai 2012,
-----Ven. Weragoda Sarada Thero, Treasury of Truth: Illustrated Dhammapada Buddha
Educational Foundation, Taiwan 1993
Unit III:
---- Bhave Vinoba,Talk on the Gita,Pramdham Prakashan, 2003.
--- Harvey Peter, An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics, Motilal Banarsidas, Publishers, Delhi, 2000
---Unit iv: Ahir D. C.Dhammapada: Meaning and Message,Buddhist World Press,2009, Bapat
P.V.2500 ye ars of Buddhism, The Publications Division ,Ministry of Information and
Broadcastinl ,Government of India.1956
Unit : IV:
----Ahir D. C. Dhammapada: Meaning and Message, Buddhist World Press, 2009
------ Bapat P.V.2500 years of Buddhism.
------ Buddhism in the last 2500 years. The Publications Division, Ministry of
-----The Dhammapada: With introductory essays, Pali text, English translation and notes by Dr. S.
Sarv epalli Radhakrishnan, Pilgrims publication, 2007 ( originally , Oxford University Press, London,
1950,
Marathi Books:
--भावे ववनोबा , धम्मपद नवसंहिता
--प्रा. जोशी गजानन नारायण ,भारतीय तत्त्वज्ञानाचा बृिद् इततिास : खंड२ बौद्ध दशशन , मराठी तत्त्वज्ञान
मिाकोश मंडळ पुणे तत्त्वज्ञान ,ता, परमधाम प्रकाशन ,वधाश २०१४
--कांबळे डी .एल .धम्मपद गाथा आणण कथा (अनुवाद )खंड, धम्म सूयश प्रकाशन ,कल्याण ,२००८
७ .डािाट धनराज ,धम्मपद ,संकेत प्रकाशन ,नागपूर,२००३
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Title: Logic
Paper No: 8A
Credits: 04
No. of lectures: 60
Marks: 100
The overall objectives of the course are as follows:
1. To equip students with the knowledge of the formal techniques of evaluating deductive
arguments
2. To enable students to identify flaws and fallacies in arguments
3. To enable students to apply their reasoning skills to analyse reasoning in newspaper articles,
books and speeches
4. To approach any topic with the ability to reason and think critically
Semester 5 (UAPHI A -505)
Unit I : Basic Concepts in Logic (15 lectures)
Defining of logic, propo sitions and senten ces, argument : valid argument and sound
argument , recognizing arguments (premise indicators and conclusion indicators); relation
between truth and validity of an argument; inductive versus deductive arguments (theory
and exercise) .
Unit II : Language and Definitions (15 lectures)
Functions of language: (i) informative (ii) expressive (iii) directive (iv) ceremonial and (v)
performative (theory and exercise: identifying language function). Neutral and emotive
language. Definitions and their uses: (i) stipul ative (ii) lexical (iii) précising (iv) theoretical
and (v) persuasive (theory and exercise: identifying definitions from passages)
Unit III : Categorical Propositions (15 lectures)
Traditional analysis of categorical propositions based on quality, copula and quanti ty (four
fold classification); distribution of terms. Existential Import (Aristotelian and Boolean
interpretation). Traditional (Aristotelian) Square of opposition: contradictories,
contrari es, subcontraries and subaltern (theory and exercises) M odern (Boolean) Square
of Opposition (theory)
Unit IV : Syllogisms and Venn Diagrams (15 lectures)
Structure of syllogism: major, minor and middle terms; mood and figure: special rules of
the four Figures and valid Moods. Testing validity of syllogisms by rules of syllogistic
reasoning; Venn diagram technique for testing syllogisms.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
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3.Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Semester 6 (UAPHI A -605)
Unit 1: Propositional (Modern) Logic (15 lectures)
Simple and compound (formed through logical operators); truth functional compound
propositions (truth conditions); testing validity of propositions and arguments by shorter
truth table method
Unit 2: Methods of Deduction (Formal Proof of Validity) (15 lectures)
Justification and co nstruction of formal proofs as per both rules of inference and rules of
replacement; methods of Conditional Proof (CP) and Indirect Proof (IP)
Unit 3: Predicate Logic (Quantification theory) (15 lectures)
Basic Concepts in predicate logic: individual constant, individual variable, free variable,
bound variable, propositional function, existential quantifier, universal quantifier,
instantiation, generalization. Symbolising/quantification of propositions (singular and
general). Quantificati on rules of UG , EG, UI and EI ( theory and exercise proving validity)
Unit 4: Informal Fallacies (15 lectures)
What is a fallacy? Classification of fallacies: (A) Fallacies of relevance : (i) argumentum ad
baculum, (ii) argumentum ad populum, (iii) argumentum ad hominem (abusive and
circumstantial), (iv) argumentum ad misericordiam, (v) red herring, (vi) the strawman
fallacy. (B) Fallacies of defective Induction : (i) argumentum ad ignoratium, (ii)
argumentum ad verucundiam, (iii) false cause, (iv) hasty generalization. (C ) Fallacies of
presumption : (i) Accident (ii) Complex question and (iii) begging the question (petitio
principii) (D) Fallacies of ambiguity : (i) Equivocation (ii) amphiboly (iii) composition (iv)
division (v) accent.
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3. Questio n 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books Recommended for the Course:
-------- Irving Copi, Symbolic Logic . 5th Edition (Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, Macmillan
Publishing Co., Inc., New York).
-------- Irving Copi, Carl Cohen and Kenneth McMahon, Introduction to Logic 14th edition
-------- Robert Lata and Alexander Macbeath, The Elements of Logic (Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Course Title: Logic (ONLY FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS)
Paper No. 8B
No. of Credits: 04
No. of lectures: 60
Total Marks: 100
The overall Objectives of the course are as follows:
1. To introduce various techniques involved in traditional and modern logic.
2. To acquaint the learners with the theory underly ing these techniques
3. To equip the student with science of reasoning
4. To assist the learner to appear for any competitive examination involving logic.
Semester 5 (UAPHI B -505)
Unit I: Introduction to Logic (15 Lectures)
Definitions of logic, logic as a formal science, propositions and sentences
Arguments: premises and conclusions, recognizing arguments, types of arguments:
inductive and deductive (theory)
Unit II: Anvikshiki: Classical Indian Science of Reasoning (15 Lectures)
Nyaya Logic, Buddhist Logic, Jaina Logic, Chanakya’s Anvikshiki -vidya
Unit III: Logic and Language (15 Lectures)
Definition of a term, connotation and denotation of a term and their relationship, Three
basic functions of language; Recognising language functions (exe rcise), Kinds of
agreement and disagreement in belief and attitude (method and exercise)
Unit IV: Non -formal Fallacies (15 Lectures)
Define & identify fallacies in passages Difference between formal and non -formal
fallacies; Exercises on Non -formal Falla cies: (i) Division (ii) Composition (iii) Accident (iv)
Converse fallacy of accident (v) Begging the question (vi) False cause (vii) Complex
question (viii) Ignoratio elenchi (6 fallacies: ad baculum, ad hominem, ad misericordiam,
ad populum, ad verecundia m and ad ignoratiam) (ix) Red Herring (x) Slippery slope (xi)
Straw man fallacy
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3.Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attempt any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books Recommended for the Course:
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Copi, Irving & Cohen Carl Introduction to Logic (9th edn) (Prentice Hall: New Delhi, 1996)
Copi, Irving , Symbolic Logic. 5th Edition (Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, Macmillan
Publishing Co., Inc., New York).
Copi, Irving and Others , Introduction to Logic. 14th edition
Metalogic : An – Introduction t o the Metatheroy of Standard First order Logic. Geoffrey Hunter
(Macmillan & Co., London and Basingatoke).
Kangle, R.P. Kautilya’s Arthashastra . by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
Robert Lata and Alexander Macbeath , The Elemen ts of Logic. (Macmillan & Co. Ltd.)
Pillai. Radhakrishnan, Inside Chanakya's Mind: Aanvikshiki and the Art of Thinking (2017) Penguin
Random House India.
Raghuramaraju, A. Debates in Indian Philosophy: Classical, Colonial and Contemporary (2006)
Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Semester 6 (UAPHI B -605)
Unit I: Modern Logic (15 Lectures)
Drawbacks of traditional logic and advantages of modern logic Modern classification of
propositions: simple and compound; Recognizing simple and comp ound (exercise)
Unit II: Inductive Logic (15 Lectures)
Analogical Reasoning, Moral reasoning, Legal reasoning, Hypothetical/Scientific
reasoning
Unit III : Relational Logic (15 Lectures)
Theory: Types of Relation (Transitive, Intransitive, Non -Transitive; Symmetry, A -
Symmetry, Non -Symmetry; Reflexive, Irreflexive, Non -reflexive). Testing the validity of
Relational Arguments.
Unit IV: Definitions (15 Lectures)
Definitions: types: stipulati ve, lexical , précising, theoretical and persuasive ; identifying
definitions from passages
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [100 marks]
1. There shall be five compulsory questions.
2. First four questions shall correspond to the four units.
3.Question 5 shall be Short Notes (one from each unit and attemp t any 2 of 4)
4. Q1 to Q4 shall contain internal choice.
5. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books Recommended for the Course:
Basantani, K.T., Elementary Logic in LL.B . Sheth Publishers, Mumbai
Publishing Co., Inc., New York).
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Irving Copi and Others. 14th edition, Introduction to Logic .
Geoffrey Hunter, Metalogic : An Introduction to t he Metatheroy of Standard First order Logic .
(Macmillan & Co., London and Basingatoke).
Robert Lata and Alexander Macbeath, The Elements of Logic . (Macmillan & Co. Ltd.)
Jetli P & Prabhakar, M. Logic (Pearson: Delhi, Chennai and Chandigarh 2012)
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TYBA Philosophy (2018 -19)
Paper Title: Philosophy of Yoga
Paper No. 9
Credits: 4
No. of lectures: 45
Marks: 100
The overall OBJECTIVES of the course are as follows:
1. To eradicate misconceptions and misunderstandings about Yoga
2. To acquaint students with the tenets of Patanjali -Yoga
3. To provide the theoretical structure for the practice of Yoga
4. To explore various applications of Yoga
5. To sensitise the learners about the advantages of taking up Yoga and to bring out how
yoga enables to lead Quality -Life of Purity and Integrity
6. To develop ethico -spiritual perspective among learners
Semester 5 (UAPHI 506)
Unit I: Introduction to Yoga (12 lectures)
Misconceptions of Yoga. Jnana -Yoga, Karma -Yoga and Bhakti -Yoga
Unit II: Conceptions of Yoga (11 lectures)
Upanishadic concept, Buddhist concept and Bhagwad Gita conception of yoga
Unit III: the metaphysical basis of y oga (11 lectures)
Samkhya metaphysics, purusha prakriti (dualism) distinction, nature of triguna (sttva,
rajas, tamas). The concept of ishvara in patanjali yoga
Unit IV: Patanjala -Yoga (11 lectures)
Nature of chitta (Yogash -chitta -vrutti -nirodha, klishta -aklishta, five types of kleshas)
Types of chitta vruttis: (i) Pramana, Right knowledge (ii) Viparyaya, (wrong
knowledge) (iii) Vikalpa, (verbal delusion) (iv) Nidra, (sleep) (v) Smriti (memory).
List of project topics in Semester 5 (20 marks)
1. Mantra Yoga
2. Hatha yoga
3. Kriya yoga
4. Kundalini yoga
5. Ajapajapa
6. Mindfulness in yoga and Buddhism: a comparison
7. Jaina yoga and liberation
8. Yoga - religion and/or science?
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [ 80 marks]
1. There shall be four compulsory questions.
2. The four questions shall correspond to the four units.
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3. All questions shall contain internal choice.
4. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Semester 6 (UAPHI 606)
Unit I: Bahiranga -sadhana (external discipline ) (11 lectures)
Yamas -Niyamas and their ethico -spiritual significance. Techniques of Asana and
Pranayama - results and benefits: Pratyahara
Unit II: Antaranga -sadhana (Inner discipline) (12 lectures)
Dharana and Dhyana – Definitions, nat ure and importance . Samadhi – Definition,
types and Significance.
Unit III: The spiritual goal of yoga (11 lectures)
Siddhis/Vibhutis as obstacles to Samadhi. The Ideal of Kaivalya. God and Pranava”
(The primordial sound Om)
Unit IV: Contemporary interp retations of yoga
Aurobindo: Integral yoga; Tilak: Karma Yoga in Gita Rahasya; Vivekanada: Rajayoga
List of project topics in Semester 6 (20 marks)
1. Corporate yoga
2. Yoga as physical education
3. Significance of ahara, vihara, achara , and vichara in holistic health
4. Yoga and management
5. Aesthetics and yoga
6. The relevance of Yoga and conflict resolution
7. Yoga and other religions
8. Yoga as therapy
Semester End Exam Paper Pattern [ 80 marks]
1. There shall be four compulsory questions.
2. The four questions sha ll correspond to the four units.
3. All questions shall contain internal choice.
4. Each question shall carry a maximum of 20 marks.
Books recommended for the course
--- Arpita, “Physiological and Psychological Effects of Hatha Yoga: A Review of the Literature”,
The Journal of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Vol..1, Nos.I & II, 1990.
--- Bhogal, R. S. (2012). “Evolving a synthesis of modern and yogic interventional strategies for
personality development of holistic nature.” Yoga -Mim amsa, 44(1), 52 -62.
--- Bhogal, R. S., Thakur, G. S. & Shete, S. U. (2016). Differential impact of Shavasana and
Meditation on Memory Scores in Healthy college students. Yoga Mimamsa, 48 (1&2), 9 -12.
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--- Bipin Joshi, “Yoga and Personality Developmen t,” Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge,
Vol. 5(4), October 2006, pp. 445 -449
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--- Desikachar TKV, The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, (Inner Traditions
International, Vermont), 1995.
--- Frawley, David. Yoga and Buddhism: Similarities and Differences, American Institute of Vedic
studies.
--- Funderburk J, Science Studies Yoga -A review of Psychological Data, (Himalayan
International Institute of Yoga science and Philosophy, Honesdale), 1977.
--- George Feuerstein, The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice,
(Holm Press, Prescott, Arizona), 1995.
--- I.K. Taimini, Science of Yoga, 1999.
--- Karmananda S., Yogic Management of Common Diseases, Yoga Publications Trust, Mumbai,
2001.
--- Maharis hi Vethathiri Yogiraj, Yoga for Modern Age, (Vethathiri Publications, Erode), 1992.
--- Maheshananda, S., Bera, T. K., Gore, M. M., Bhogal, R. S., Kulkarni, D. D., Oak, J. P., Shete, S.
U., & Thakur, G. S. (2012), “Management of suicidal tendency throug h yoga amongst adolescent
students”, Yoga -Mimamsa, 44(3), 162 -179.
--- Menon, P., Doddoli, S., Singh, S., & Bhogal, R. S. (2014), “Personality correlates of
mindfulness: A study in an Indian setting”, Yoga Mimamsa, 46, 29 -36.
--- P.J. Saher, Zen -Yoga: A Cr eative Psychotherapy to Self -Integration, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi,
2015.
--- Patel Chandra & North WRS, “Randomised controlled trial of yoga and biofeedback in
management of hypertension”, The Lancet, 306 (7925) 93 -95 (1975).
---Patel, Chandra, The Co mplete Guide to St ress Management, Plenum Press, N ew York, 1991
--- Serber, Ellen, Yoga and the Stress Response
--- Shepal, A. V. (2012). “Global prevalence of diabetes and role of yoga: Evaluative annotations”.
Yoga -Mimamsa, 44(1), 41 -51.
--- Singh, Shett iwar, Udupa, “Physiological and Therapeutic Studies on Yoga”, The Yoga Review,
Vol. II, No.4, 1982.
--- Suren, Aviyogi -Cyclopedia of Yoga, Vol.I&II, Saru Publishing House -Meerut,1992.
Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati, Patanjala Raja Yoga, S. Chand & Co. -N.Delhi-1984.
--- Thakur G.S. (2012), “Suicidal tendency in adolescent students of India: A survey study,Yoga -
Mimamsa, 43 (4), 265 -274.
--- Thakur, G. S., Shete, S. U., & Verma, A. (2011) “Short term yoga intervention on occupational
stress and quality of sle ep in Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers”, Yoga - Mimamsa, 43(3), 205 -214.
--- Tiwari, S., Telles S., Goel, A., & Verma, A. (2014), Beliefs of yoga practitioners about yoga as a
science: A survey in Mumbai, Yoga Mimamsa, 46, 15 -19.
--- Udupa, K.N., Stress and Its Management by Yoga, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1985.
--- Verma, A. (2012), “Mi cronutrient absorption and yoga : A critical bibliographic study”, Yoga -
Mimamsa, 44(1), 31 -40.
--- Werner, Karel, Yoga and Indian Philosophy -MLBD -Delhi, 1977.
--- Yardi, M.R.,T he Yoga of Patanjali, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, 1979.
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