CURRICULUM

B.A. Honours in PHILOSOPHY

(W.e.f. 2017-2018)
(Updated on 28th August, 2018)

UNDER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
COOCH BEHAR PANCHNAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
COOCH BEHAR, WEST BENGAL

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 COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM
B. A. HONOURS IN PHILOSOPHY
(6 Semesters Pattern)
(With effect from 2017-2018 Academic Sessions and onwards)

B.A. Honours in PHILOSOPHY

There will be six semesters in the three- year B.A Honours in PHILOSOPHY. The Curriculum consists
of 14 Core Courses (C), 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement
Courses (SEC) and 4 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses and 4 Generic Elective (GE) courses [to
be taken from the pool of Generic Elective courses OTHER THAN PHILOSOPHY]. Each course is of
50 marks. L stands for Lecture Hour, T for Tutorial Hour and P for Practical Hour.

B. A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 1st SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
CE 1: OUTLINES OF INDIAN
C-1 5-1-0 06 50
PHILOSOPHY – I
CE 2 : HISTORY OF WESTERN
PHILOSOPHICAL C-2 5-1-0 06 50
THOUGHTS – I

[PHILOSOPHY HONS. STUDENTS

WILL CHOOSE FROM OTHER
SUBJECTS.
OTHER STUDENTS MAY GE-1 5-1-0 06 50
CHOOSE FROM HERE.]

GE1: Philosophy, Society and Ethics

Environmental Studies AECC-1 4-0-0 04 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 22 200

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 B.A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 2nd SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
CE 3: OUTLINES OF INDIAN
C-3 5-1-0 06 50
PHILOSOPHY – II
CE 4 : HISTORY OF WESTERN
PHILOSOPHICAL C-4 5-1-0 06 50
THOUGHTS – II

[PHILOSOPHY HONS. STUDENTS

WILL CHOOSE FROM OTHER
SUBJECTS.
OTHER STUDENTS MAY GE-2 5-1-0 06 50
CHOOSE FROM HERE.]

GE2: Religion

COMPULSORY English/MIL AECC-2 2-0-0 04 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 20 200

B.A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 3rd SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type

CE 5: INDIAN ETHICS C-5 5-1-0 06 50

CE 6 : WESTERN ETHICS C-6 5-1-0 06 50

CE 7 : TEXT : TARKASAMGRAHA C-7 5-1-0 06 50

GE 3: No course would be offered by

GE-3 5-1-0 06 50
Philosophy in GE-3 as per University

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 Draft Guideline.

[PHILOSOPHY HONS. STUDENTS

WILL CHOOSE FROM OTHER
SUBJECTS.]

SEC 1 : An Introduction to
Philosophical Analysis-I: Jhon SEC-1 2-1-0 02 50
Hospers ( Selected Chapters)

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 26 250

B.A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 4th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type

CE 8: WESTERN LOGIC – I C-8 5-1-0 06 50

CE 9 : PSYCHOLOGY C-9 5-1-0 06 50

CE 10 : PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION C-10 5-1-0 06 50

GE 4: No course would be offered by

Philosophy in GE-4 as per University
Draft Guideline.

GE-4 5-1-0 06 50
[PHILOSOPHY HONS. STUDENTS
WILL CHOOSE FROM OTHER
SUBJECTS.]

SEC 2 An Introduction to Philosophical

Analysis-II: Jhon Hospers ( Selected SEC-2 2-1-0 02 50
Chapters).

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 26 250

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 B.A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 5th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
CE 11: SOCIO-POLITICAL
C-11 5-1-0 06 50
PHILOSOPHY

CE 12 : WESTERN LOGIC – II C-12 5-1-0 06 50

DSE-1 : (any one from the following:-)

Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,
David Hume
DSE-1 06 50
Philosophy of Mind, J. Shaffer
Kathopanisad : Full text.
Lokayata Darshan
DSE-2 : (any one from following:-)
Critique of Pure Reason
Introduction to Feminist Philosophy DSE-2 06 50
Bhasaparichheda
Nyayabindu

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 24 200

B.A. (HONOURS) IN PHILOSOPHY: 6th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
CE 13:
PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY : C-13 5-1-0 06 50
INDIAN
CE 14: PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY :
C-14 5-1-0 06 50
WESTREN

DSE-3 : (any one from following:-) DSE-3 5-1-0 06 50

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Central Questions of Philosophy, A. J. Ayer
Practical Ethics, P. Singer
Samkhyakarika
Dhammapada
DSE- 4 : (any one from following:-)
Problems of Knowledge, A. J. Ayer
Introduction to Set Theory, P. Suppes
Vedantasara DSE-4 5-1-0 06 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 24 200

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 SYLLABUS – PHILOSOPHY HONOURS

CORE – 1

COURSE TITLE – OUTLINES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY – I

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

2. Basic concepts of the Vedic and Upanisadic views : Atman, Jagrata, Svapna, Susupti, Turiya,
Brahman, Karma, Rta,Rna, Mukti.

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

4. Jainism : Concepts of sat, dravya, guna, paryaya, jiva, ajiva, anekantavada, syadvada, and nayavada ;
pramanas, ahimsa, bondage and liberation.

5. Buddhism : theory of pramanas, theory of dependent origination, the four noble truths; doctrine of
momentaryness; theory of no soul. The interpretation of these theories in schools of Buddhism :
Vaibhasika, Sautrantrika, Yogacara, Madhyamika.

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

Suggested Readings :

1. M. Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.

2. C.D.Sharma : A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
3. S.N.Das Gupta : A History of Indian Philosophy Vol – I to V.
4. S.Radhakrishnan : Indian Philosophy Vol – I & II.
5. T.R.V.Murti : Central Philosophy of Buddhism.
6. J.N.Mahanty : Reason and Tradition of Indian Thought.
7. R.D.Ranade : A Constructive Survey of Upanisadic Philosophy.
8. P.T.Raju : Structural Depths of Indian Thought.
9. K.C.Bhattacharya : Studies in Philosophy Vol – 1.
10. Datta and Chatterjee : Introduction of Indian Philosophy.
11. A.K.Warder : Indian Buddhism.
12. R Puligandla : Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.
13. T.M.P.Mahadevan : A Outline of Hinduism.
14. D.M.Dutta : Six Ways of Knowing.
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15. Amal Kr. Harh : Knowing a Negative Facts : Anupolabdhi.
16. Bharatiya Darsana by Debabrata Sen.
17. Nyaya Vaisesika Darsana by Dr.Karuna Bhattacharjee.
18. Bharatiyo Darsana by Nirod Baran Chakraborty.
19. Carbaka darsana by Panchanan Shastri.
20. Buddha Darsana by Dr. Bhupendra Nath Bhattacharya.
21. Nyaya Parichaya by Pt.Phanibhusan Tarkabagish.
22. Bharatiya Darshana by Dipak Kumar Bagchi.
23. Bharatiya Darsana by Prodyot Mondal.

CORE – 2

HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS – I

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

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Suggested readings :

1. F. Copleston : A History of Philosophy.

2. D.J.O.Connor : A Critical History of Western Philosophy.
3. A.K. Rogers : A Student’s History of Philosophy.
4. W.K.Wright : A Hstory of Modern Philosophy.
5. W.T.Stace : A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
6. Roger Scruton : A History of Philosophy from Descartes to Wittgenstein.
7. John Cottingham : The Rationalists.
8. Dr.R.R.Das : A Hand Book of Pure Reason.
9. Falkenberg : A History of Modern Philosophy.
10. Thill & Wood : History of Philosophy.
11. J. Berners : Early Greek Philosophy.
12. J.Burnet : Greek Philosophy, Thales to Plato.
13. W.C.K. Gutrie : History of Greek Philosophy Vol.I & II.
14. N.B.Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas (Plato, Aristotle).
15. Chandrodayo Bhattarya : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.
16. R.P.Das & S.P.Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Ruprekha.
17. Kalyan Chandra Gupta : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.

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 CORE -3

COURSE TITLE – OUTLINES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY – II

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

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

2. Samkhya : Causation ; satkaryavada ; prakrti , its constituents , arguments for its existence.Evolition ,
purusa , arguments for its existence, plurality of purusa ; relationship between prakrti and purusa ;
kaivalya; atheism.

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

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

5. Advaita concept of nirguna Brahma; adhyasa; rejection of difference; vivartavada; maya; three grades
of satta; pramanas, jiva, jivanmukti.

6. Visistadvaita : Concept of saguna Brahma; refutation of maya; parinamavada; aprthaksiddhi; jiva;

bhakti and prapatti; rejection of jivanmukti.

Suggested Readings :

1. M. Hiriyanna : Outlines of Indian Philosophy.

2. C.D.Sharma : A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
3. S.N.Das Gupta : A History of Indian Philosophy Vol – I to V.
4. S.Radhakrishnan : Indian Philosophy Vol – I & II.
5. T.R.V.Murti : Central Philosophy of Buddhism.
6. J.N.Mahanty : Reason and Tradition of Indian Thought.
7. R.D.Ranade : A Constructive Survey of Upanisadic Philosophy.
8. P.T.Raju : Structural Depths of Indian Thought.
9. K.C.Bhattacharya : Studies in Philosophy Vol – 1.
10. Datta and Chatterjee : Introduction of Indian Philosophy.
11. A.K.Warder : Indian Buddhism.
12. R Puligandla : Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.
13. T.M.P.Mahadevan : A Outline of Hinduism.
14. D.M.Dutta : Six Ways of Knowing.
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15. Amal Kr. Harh : Knowing a Negative Facts : Anupolabdhi.
16. Bharatiya Darsana by Debabrata Sen.
17. Nyaya Vaisesika Darsana by Dr.Karuna Bhattacharjee.
18. Samkhya Patanjala Darsana by Sri Kanak Prava Banerjee.
19. Bharatiyo Darsana by Nirod Baran Chakraborty.
20. Carbaka darsana by Panchanan Shastri.
21. Buddha Darsana by Dr. Bhupendra Nath Bhattarya.
22. Nyaya Parichaya by Pt.Phanibhusan Tarkabagish.
23.Bharatiya Darsana by Prodyot Mondal.

CORE – 4

HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS – II

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

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Suggested readings:

1. F. Copleston : A History of Philosophy.

2. D.J.O.Connor : A Critical History of Western Philosophy.
3. A.K. Rogers : A Student’s History of Philosophy.
4. W.K.Wright : A Hstory of Modern Philosophy.
5. W.T.Stace : A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
6. Roger Scruton : A History of Philosophy from Descartes to Wittgenstein.
7. John Cottingham : The Rationalists.
8. Dr.R.R.Das : A Hand Book of Pure Reason.
9. Falkenberg : A History of Modern Philosophy.
10. Thill & Wood : History of Philosophy.
11. J. Berners : Early Greek Philosophy.
12. J.Burnet : Greek Philosophy, Thales to Plato.
13. W.C.K. Gutrie : History of Greek Philosophy Vol.I & II.
14. C.R.Moris : Locke ,Berkley , Hume.
15. S.Korner : Kant.
16. Jonathan Bennett : Locke ,Berkley , Hume.
17. Nirad Baron Chakraborty: Paschatya Darsaner Itihas (Plato, Aristotle).
18. Chandrodayo Bhattacharya : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.
19. R. P. Das & S. P. Chakraborty : Paschatya Darsaner Ruprekha.
20. Kalyan Chandra Gupta : Paschatya Darsaner Itihas.

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 CORE – 5

COURSE TITLE – INDIAN ETHICS

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Niskamakarma : Sthitaprajna Lokosamgraha- The ethics of the Gita.(Chapter -3 and 5)

2. Jaina ethics(bondage and liberation), four noble truths in Buddhism.
3. Gandhian ethics : satya, ahimsa, philosophy of end and means.
4. Concept of truth.
5. Concept of purusarthas in Indian ethics.
6. Concept of astanga yoga in Indian philosophy.

Suggested readings :

1. Franklin, Edgarton,: The Bhagavad Gita, Harvard University Press

2. Franklin, Edgarton,: Myths and Legends of India
3. Rajendra Prashad,: Purusartha and Other Essays
4. M. K. Gandhi,: Gandhi on Non-Violence
5. M. K. Gandhi,: All Men are Brothers
6. M. K. Gandhi,: Autobiography of Ghandhi
7. Nitibidya : Samarendra Bhattacharya.
8. Bharatio nitibidya : Samarendra Bhattacharya.
9. Bharatio Nitibidya : Dikshit Gupta.
10. Bharatio Nitibidya : Dipak Kumar Bagchi.

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COURSE TITLE –WESTERN ETHICS

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Ethics :
Text Ethics by William Frankena [Chapters :1, 2, 3, 4]

Suggested readings :

1.W.K.Frankena : Ethics.

2.Mackenzie : Manual of Ethics.

3.Nitividya : Samarendra Bhattacharya.

CORE -7

COURSE TITLE –INDIAN LOGIC

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Indian Epistemology & logic - Text.

Tarkasamgraha with Dipika - Annambhatta. [Buddhi to Hetvabhasa]

Suggested readings :

1.Tarkasamgraha with Dipika :Gopinath Bhattacharya.

2.Tarkasamgraha with Dipika :Chandriday Bhattacharya.

3. primer of Indian Logic : kuppuswami shastri.

4. .Tarkasamgraha with Dipika : Narayan goshwami.

5. Tarkasamgraha with Dipika : panchanan Shastri.

6. . Tarkasamgraha with Dipika:Indira Mukhopadhyaya.

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COURSE TITLE –WESTERN LOGIC – I

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

Suggested Readings :

1. Introduction to Logic – I.M.Copi (relevant chapters ).

2. Methods of Logic – Quine (Part – 1,chap – 5,7,&9).
3. (Chap.-xi & xiii) Elements of Logic –Stephen F. Barker.

4. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic – Basson & O’ Connor.

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

6.Pratiki Yuktibijnan : Indra Kumar Ray.

7.Tarka Bijyana : Shukla Chakraborty.

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 CORE – 9

COURSE TITLE – PSYCHOLOGY

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

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

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

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 CORE – 10

COURSE TITLE – Philosophy of Religion

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Philosophy of Religion :

1.The problem and scope of the philosophy of religion.

2.The origin of religion in the light of anthropology.

3.The psychological origin and development of religion.

4. The historical development of religion.

5. The nature of religion and its relation to others.

Suggested readings :

1.The philosophy of religion : D Miall Edwards.

2.History of dharmoshastra. :P.V.Kane.

3.Dharmodarsana : Ramesh ch.Munshi.

4.Dharmadarsana : Rabindranath Das.

5.Dharmadarsana :Samarendra Bhattacharya.

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COURSE TITLE – SOCIO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Nature and scope of social philosophy.

2. Basic Concepts : society, social group, community, association and Institution.
3. Social group : its different forms .
4. Social codes : Religious and moral codes, custom and law, culture and civilization.
5. Social class and caste : principles of class and class. Attitudes and class consciousness.
6. Political ideals : freedom,equality , justice ,liberty , democracy and its different forms.
7. The concepts of welfare state.
8. Individual and state.
9. Humanism : Rabindranath, Vivekananda .
10. Secularism .
11. Socialism and Marxism.

Suggested Readings :

1. Society : MacIver & Page .

2. Problems of Political Philosophy : D. D. Raphel.
3. Fundamentals of Sociology :P.Gisbert .
4. Western Political Thought : A.K Mukhopadhya .
5. Introduction to Modern Political Theory : C.E.M. Joad.
6. Hindu Political Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
7. Practical Ethics Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
8. Practical Ethics : Peter Singer.
9. A Companion to Ethics : Peter Singer.
10. Ethics : Frankena.
11. Samaj tattva : Parimal Bhushan Kar ( W.B.Book Board ).
12. Samaj Darshan Dipika : PritiBhushan Chattapadhya .
13. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar Chattapadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).

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

CORE -12

COURSE TITLE – WESTERN LOGIC – II

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

Suggested Readings :

1. Introduction to Logic – I.M.Copi (relevant chapters).

2. Methods of Logic – Quine (Part – 1, chap – 5, 7 & 9).
3. (Chap.-xi & xiii) Elements of Logic –Stephen F. Barker.
4. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic – Basson & O’ Connor.
5. Nabya Yuktibijnan : Rama Prasad Das ( Part – I to IV ).
6. Pratiki Yuktibijnan : Indra Kumar Ray.

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 CORE -13

COURSE TITLE – PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY: INDIAN

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

Swami Vivekananda : Universal Religion, Practical Vedanta.

Sri Aurobindo : Mind and Super mind, Integral Yoga.

Rabindra Nath Tagore : Man and God, Religion of Man, Men and women.

Mahatma Gandhi : Non-violance, the techniques of Ahimsa, satyagraha, ideal state and sarbodaya.
Philosophy of end and means.

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

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

S.Radhakrishnan: Life, nature of his philosophy, nature of ultimate reality, the nature of the Brahman, the
infinite aspects of man.

Suggested Readings :

1. Basant Kumar Lal : Contemporary Indian Philosophy.

2. Basant Kumar Lal : Indian Philosophy.

3. Swami Vivekananda : Complete Works of Vivekananda.

4. Shankari Prasad Basu : Samakalin Bharatborsho.

5. Sri Aurobindo : Life Devine.

6. Sachin Sen: Political Philosophy of Rabindra Nath Tagore

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COURSE TITLE – PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY: WESTERN

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

Phenomenology : Epoche, Intentionality, Philosophical reduction.

Existentialism (Jean-Paul-Sartre) : Existence precedes essence, Being in itself and being for itself,
Freedom, Bad faith.

G. Frege : Sense and Reference.

L. Wittgenstein : Fact, Proposition, Object, Picture theory, Language Game.

Suggested Readings :

1. Existentialism : Robert Solomon.

2. A Critical Survey of Phenomenology and Existentialism ;M. K. Bhadra, ICPR Allied.
3. Phenomenology and Existentialism: An Introduction; Debabrata Sinha, Papyrus.
4. Tatparya o Bachya ;Priyambada Sarkar.
5. Jagat, Bhasa O Chinton :

SYLLABUS FOR DSE

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

DSE – 1 (Any one from the following)

i) Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume (Chapters 1-6)

ii) Philosophy of Mind, J. Shaffer : (Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4)
iii) Kathopanisad : 1st chapter (1st , 2nd & 3rd Balli).
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iv) Lokayata Darshan : Bhumika, Bastubad and Vaab-bad

DSE – 2 (Any one from the following)

i) Critique of Pure Reason : Preface and Introduction.

ii) Introduction to Feminist Philosophy : Gender as a Social Construct; Sex, Gender,
Sexuality; Production of Masculinity and Femininity; Gender differences and inequalities;
Different schools of feminism.
iii) Bhasaparichheda : Pratyaksakhanda.
iv) Nyayabindu : Pratyaksha

DSE – 3 (Any one from the following)

i) Central Questions of Philosophy, A. J. Ayer : : Ch-3,4,6&7.

3.Philosophical Analysis.4.The Problem of Perception.6.Body and mind.7.Facts and

Explanation.

ii) Practical Ethics, P. Singer : Ch-4(What’s wrong with killing),Ch-5(Taking Life :Animal).Ch-
6(Taking Life of Embrayo and Fetus)Ch-7(Taking Life Human).Ch-8(The Environment).

iii) Samkhyakarika : Karika 1 to 18.

iv)Dhammapada : Verse I to X.

DSE – 4 (Any one from the following)

i)Problems of Knowledge, A. J. Ayer

ii)Introduction to Logic, P. Suppes : (Chapter 9).

iii)Vedantasara : Mongalacharan to Sadhanchatustoy.

iv)Jaina Epistemology

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Suggested Readings :

1. Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding : David Hume.

2. Philosophy of Mind : J.A. Shaffer.
3. Critique of Pure Reason : Immanuel Kant, tr. N. K. Smith, Macmillan, 1963.
4. Central Questions of Philosophy : A. J. Ayer.
5. Practical Ethics :P. Singer.
6. Feminist Thought :Shefali Moitra.
7. The Problems of Knowledge : A. J. Ayer, Penguin Books.
8. Introduction to Logic :P. Suppes, East West Press, 2010.
9. Kathopanisad :Brahamachari Medhachaitanya,Addapith,Balokashram.
10. Kathaponisad :Gita Press Gorakhopur.
11. Lokayata Darshan :Debiprasad Chattopadhyay.
12. Bhasaparichheda :Bengali trs and elucidation by Panchanan Bhattacharya.Bengali
elicidiation by Sri Dipak Ghosh.Samskrito Pustak Bhandar.
13. Nyayabindu : Bipad Bhanjan Pal.Satyo Jyoti chakraborty,sanjib sadhukha, samskrito book
depo.
14. Samkhyakarika :Rajat Bhattacharya ,progotisil publication.Samkhya Kalika, dr.Sudhindra
ch. Chakraborty.
15. Dhammapada
16. Vedantasara :Bipad Bhan jan Pal ,Sadananda Yogindra.
17. Sarbodarshansamgraha : Sattajyoti Chakraborty.
18. Arhat Darshan : Sattari Mukherjee.

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COURSE TITLE – Philosophy, Society and Ethics

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

Society, Community, Class & Caste; Custom & Law.

Social Code & Moral Code.

Morality : Ethics, Moral Judgment, Object of moral judgment, Postulates of Ethics, Freedom of will.

Punishment : Theories of punishment, Capital punishment.

Suggested Readings :

1. Society : MacIver & Page .

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

In Bengali :
11. Samaj tattva : Parimal Bhushan Kar ( W.B.Book Board ).
12. Samaj Darshan Dipika : PritiBhushan Chattapadhya .
13. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar Chattapadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).
14. Darshan O Tar Proyog : Dr.P. Roy & Dr.R.N.Ghosh.
15. Rastra Darsaner Dhara : Dr.Amal K.Mukhopadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).

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16. Man and Technology : Dr.Pabitra Kumar Roy ,Jadavpur University.
17. SamajDarsan O Rastra Darsan : Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharjee.
18. Rastra : Sudarshan Roy Choudhury.
19. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar chattapadhya.
20. Sengupta , Basu & Ghosh : Monovidya Samaj – O Darsan O Rastradarsan.

SYLLABUS FOR GE-2

COURSE TITLE – Religion

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;]

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Religion & Spirituality

2. Concept of God; Proofs for the existence of God;
3. Universal Religion.
4. Religion without God.
5. Humanism.

Suggested Readings :

1. P.V.Kane : History of dharmodarsana.

2. D.Miall Edward : The Philosophy Of Religion.
3. John H,Hick :Philosophy of Religion.
4. Dharmodarsana :Amitabha Bondhopadhyaya.
5. Dharmodarsana : Sushil Kr.Chakraborty.
6. Dharmadarsana : Rabindranath Das.

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SEC – 1

AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS-I: JHON HOSPERS (Selected

Chapters)

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

EPISTEMOLOGY –

Chapter – 1. Meaning and Definition

.Chapter -2 Knowledge

Chapter -3 Necessary truth (Except the principles of logic).

Chapter -4 Emprical Knowledge (Except Law, Theory and Explanation)

Suggested Readings :

1. Ayer, Alfred J. : The Problem of Knowledge

2. Ayer, Alfred J. : One’s Knowledge of Other Mind
3. Ayer, Alfred J. : Language Truth and Logic
4. Anderson, Wallace and Norman Stageberg(Eds), : Introductory Readings on Language.
5. Austin, Jhon,: How to Do Thingswith Words.
6. Hume David,: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
7. Locke, Jhon,: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
8. Hook, Sidney (Ed)Determinism and Freedom in the Age of Modern Science
9. Russell, B. : The Problem of Philosophy
10. Alexander, Samuel, : Space, Time and Deity
11. Euring, Alfred,c.: Ethics
12. Bhattacharya. Samarendranath .:Darshonik Bishlesoner Bhumika
13. Das, Rabindra nath ,:Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika
14. Sinha.J. N. :Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika
15. Samanta, Samarikanta,: Darshonik Bishlesoner Ruprekha

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 16. Das Ramapasad,: Darshonik Bishleson

SEC-2

AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS-II: JHON HOSPERS ( Selected

Chapters)

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

METAPHYSICS –

Chapter -5 Cause, Determinism and Freedom

Chapter -6 Some Metaphysical Problems

Chapter – 8 Our Knowledge of the Physical World

Chapter – 9 Ethical Problems

Suggested Readings :

1. Ayer, Alfred J. : The Problem of Knowledge

2. Ayer, Alfred J. : One’s Knowledge of Other Mind
3. Ayer, Alfred J. : Language Truth and Logic
4. Anderson, Wallace and Norman Stageberg(Eds), : Introductory Readings on Language.
5. Austin, Jhon,: How to Do Thingswith Words.
6. Hume David,: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
7. Locke, Jhon,: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
8. Hook, Sidney (Ed)Determinism and Freedom in the Age of Modern Science
9. Russell, B. : The Problem of Philosophy
10. Alexander, Samuel, : Space, Time and Deity
11. Euring, Alfred,c.: Ethics
12. Bhattacharya. Samarendranath .:Darshonik Bishlesoner Bhumika
13. Das, Rabindra nath ,:Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika
14. Sinha.J. N. :Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika
15. Samanta, Samarikanta,: Darshonik Bishlesoner Ruprekha
Das Ramapasad,: Darshonik Bishleson

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 B.A. Programme Course in PHILOSOPHY
(W.e.f. 2017-2018)
(Updated on 28th August,2018)

UNDER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
COOCH BEHAR PANCHNAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
COOCH BEHAR, WEST BENGAL

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 COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM
B. A. PROGRAMME [GENERAL] COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY
(6 Semesters Pattern)

(With effect from 2017-2018 Academic Sessions and onwards)

B.A. PROGRAMME COURSE in PHILOSOPHY

There will be six semesters in the three- year B.A Programme in PHILOSOPHY. The Curriculum
consists of 12 Core Courses (C), ) of which 4 core courses are to be taken from Discipline 1(the program
in the subject selected by the candidate); 4 core courses are to be taken from Discipline 2 (any subject
other than Discipline 1) and 4 core courses are to be taken from Language Core. Apart from these, 2
Generic Elective courses (GE) [to be taken from the pool of Generic Elective courses, EXCEPT THOSE
IN ENGLISH], 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC-Elective), 4 Skill Enhancement
courses (SEC) (from the program in the subject selected by the candidate) and 2 Discipline Specific
Elective courses (DSE) from Discipline-1 and 2 such courses from Discipline-2 are to be taken. Each
paper is of 50 marks. L stands for Lecture Hour, T for Tutorial Hour and P for Practical Hour.

B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 1st SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
DSC-1A :
DSC 5-1-0 06 50
Indian Philosophy (Part – A)

DSC-2A : From other Subjects DSC 5-1-0 06 50

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 LANGUAGE CORE COURSE 1 :
LCC 5-1-0 06 50
Mother Language

Environmental Studies AECC 4-0-0 04 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 22 200

B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 2nd SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
DSC-1B :
DSC 5-1-0 06 50
Indian Philosophy (Part – B)

DSC-2B : From other Subjects DSC 5-1-0 06 50

LANGUAGE CORE COURSE 2 LCC 5-1-0 06 50

MIL/COMPULSORY ENGLISH AECC 4-0-0 02 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 20 200

B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 3rd SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
DSC-1C :
Western Metaphysics and DSC 5-1-0 06 50
Epistemology

DSC-2B : From other Subjects DSC 5-1-0 06 50

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 LANGUAGE CORE COURSE 3 :
LCC 5-1-0 06 50
Mother Language

SEC-1 :
SEC 4-0-0 04 50
INDIAN ETHICS

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 22 200

B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 4th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
DSC-1D :
DSC 5-1-0 06 50
Social and Political Philosophy

DSC-D : From other Subjects DSC 5-1-0 06 50

LANGUAGE CORE COURSE 4 : LCC 5-1-0 06 50

SEC-2 :
SEC 4-0-0 04 50
VALUE EDUCATION

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 22 200

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 B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 5th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type

DSE-1A : WESTERN LOGIC DSC 5-1-0 06 50

DSE-2A :
FROM THE CHOSEN OTHER DSC 5-1-0 06 50
SUBJECT AS IN CASE OF CORE

GE-1 : PRACTICAL ETHICS GE 5-1-0 06 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 18 150

B. A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY: 6th SEMESTER

Course Course
Course Title (L-T-P) Credit Marks
Code type
DSE-1B : THEORETICAL ETHICS
DSC 5-1-0 06 50

DSE-2A :
FROM THE CHOSEN OTHER DSC 5-1-0 06 50
SUBJECT AS IN CASE OF CORE

GE-2 : PSYCHOLOGY GE 5-1-0 06 50

SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 18 150

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DSC-1A

COURSE TITLE – INDIAN PHILOSOPHY (PART-A)

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Introduction : Nature of Indian Philosophy; Astika and Nastika Systems.

2. The Carvaka System : Positive teachings; Admission of four bhuta padarthas — Origin of
Consciousness; Atma as embodied consciousness (caitanyavisista deha eva atma); Admission of artha
and karma as Purusarthas; Perception as only pramana; Karya-Karana Vada; Non-Admission of
byoma (akasa); Rejection of Dehatirikta Atma; Rejection of Dharma and Moksa as purusarthas;
Rejection of Inference and Testimony as sources of knowledge; Rejection of Vedapraanya; Rejection
of Paraloka; the importance of Carvaka philosophy.
3. The Bouddha System : Four Nobel Truths, Nairatmavada, Ksanikavada.

Suggested Reading :

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

2. Dr. Nirodboran Chakraborty : Bharatiya Darsan.

3. Dr. Samarendra Bhattacharjee : Bharatiy Darsan.

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

DSC-1B

COURSE TITLE – INDIAN PHILOSOPHY (PART-B)

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. The Nyaya System : The Nature of Perception; Ordinary (Laukika) and Extra-ordinary (Alaukika)
Perception; Determinate (Savikalpaka) & Indeterminate (Nirvikalpaka) perception; Anumana :
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 Definition, Paramarsa; Vyapti, Vyaptigraha; Sadhya, Paksa, Hetu; Svarthanumiti and Pararthanumiti,
Pancavayavi Nyaya (Five membered syllogism).
2. The Vaisesika System : Seven Categories (Padarthas). Dravya, Guna, Karma, Samanya, Samavaya,
Visesa, Abhava.
3. The Samkhya System : Causation, Purusa, Prakriti and its Gunas, Evolution of Prakriti.

Suggested Reading :

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

2. Dr. Nirodboran Chakraborty : Bharatiya Darsan.

3. Dr. Samarendra Bhattacharjee : Bharatiy Darsan.

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

DSC-1C

COURSE TITLE – Western Metaphysics and Epistemology

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Theories of the Origin of Knowledge : Rationalism, Empiricism & Kant’s Critical Theory.
2. Realism and Idealism : Naïve Realism, Scientific or Representative Realism; Subjective Idealism
(Berkeley), Objective Idealism (Hegel).
3. Causality : Entailment Theory; Regularity Theory.
4. Mind-Body Problem : Interactionism, Parallelism and Identity Theory.

Suggested Reading :

1. Niradboron Chakraborty : Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika.

2. Ramaprasad Das and Shiba pada Chakraborty : Paschatya Darshaner Ruporekha.

3. Satyojyoti Chakraborty : General Philosophy.

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 DSC-1D

COURSE TITLE – Social and Political Philosophy

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Nature and Scope of Social Philosophy.

2. Primary Concepts : Society, Community, Association, Institution.
3. Social Groups : its different forms.
4. Social codes : Religious and Moral codes, Custom and Law, Culture and Civilization.
5. Social Class and Caste; Principles of Class and Caste; Class attitude and class consciousness.
6. Political Ideals : Equality, Justice and Liberty. Democracy and its different forms. Socialism and
its different forms. Marxist view of society.

Suggested Readings :

1. Society : MacIver & Page .

2. Problems of Political philosophy : D.D.Raphel.
3. Fundamentals of Sociology :P.Gisbert .
4. Western Political Thought : A.K Mukhopadhya .
5. Introduction to Modern Political Theory : C.E.M. Joad.
6. Hindu Political Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
7. Practical Ethics Theories : U.N.Ghoshal.
8. Practical Ethics : Peter Singer.
9. A Companion to Ethics : Peter Singer.
10. Ethics : Frankena.
In Bengali :
11. Samaj tattva : Parimal Bhushan Kar ( W.B.Book Board ).
12. Samaj Darshan Dipika : PritiBhushan Chattapadhya .
13. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar Chattapadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).
14. Darshan O Tar Proyog : Dr.P. Roy & Dr.R.N.Ghosh.
15. Rastra Darsaner Dhara : Dr.Amal K.Mukhopadhya ( W.B.Book Board ).
16. Man and Technology : Dr.Pabitra Kumar Roy ,Jadavpur University.
17. SamajDarsan O Rastra Darsan : Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharjee.
18. Rastra : Sudarshan Roy Choudhury.
19. Adhunik Rastra Matabader Bhumika : Dilip Kumar chattapadhya.

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 20. Sengupta , Basu & Ghosh : Monovidya Samaj – O Darsan O Rastradarsan.

DSE-1A

COURSE TITLE – WESTERN LOGIC

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Categorical proposition and class : Quality, quantity, distribution.

2. Traditional Square of opposition.
3. Further immediate inference : Conversion, Obversion and Contraposition.
4. Existential import of categorical proposition : Boolean Interpretation of Categorical Proposition.
Translating categorical propositions into standard forms.
5. Categorical Syllogism : Figure, Mood, Testing syllogism for validity of the arguments by Venn
Diagram; Rules and Fallacies. Disjunctive and Hypothetical Syllogism. Dilemma.
6. Symbolic Logic : Variables, Truth Functions (Negation, Conjunction, Disjunction, Implications
and Material Implication, Equivalence); Argument and argument forms; Truth Table Method for
testing validity of arguments.
7. Inductive Logic : Analogy, Hypothesis- Nature and Condition. Scientific Induction and its steps.
8. Mill’s Method : Agreement, Difference, Joint Method, Concomitant Variation, Residue.

Suggested Reading :

1. Introduction to Logic – I.M.Copi (relevant chapter.

2. (Chap.-xi & xiii) Elements of Logic –Stephen F. Barker.
3. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic – Basson & O’ Connor.
4. Tarka Bijana : Shukla Chakraborty.

In Bengali

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

6. Pratiki Yuktibijnan : Indra Kumar Ray.

7.Tarkobigyan : Shukla Chakraborty.

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 8. Rama Prasad Das : Paschatya Darsan o Juktivijan.

9. Jagadiswar Sanyal : Juktivijan

DSE-1B

COURSE TITLE – THEORETICAL ETHICS

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. What is ethics.
2. Moral and non-moral actions.
3. Postulates of morality.
4. Utilitarianism – Bentham and Mill.
5. Kant’s conception of good will, duty and categorical imperative.
6. Problem of Freedom of will.
7. Ethics of Niskama Karma.
8. Punishment: Theories of Punishment; Capital Punishment.

Suggested Reading :

1. Somnath Chakraborty : Nitibidyar Tattakotha.

2. Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharya : Nitibidya.
3. William Lillie : An Introduction to Ethics.

4.Mackenzie : Manual of ethics.

SEC-I

COURSE TITLE –INDIAN ETHICS

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Niskamakarma : Sthitaprajna Lokosamgraha-

2. Jaina ethics, Buddhist Ethics.
3. Gandhian ethics : Satya, Ahimsa, Philosophy of end and means,

Suggested readings :
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 1. Franklin, Edgarton,: The Bhagavad Gita, Harvard University Press
2. Franklin, Edgarton,: Myths and Legends of India
3. Rajendra Prashad,: Purusartha and Other Essays
4. M. K. Gandhi,: Gandhi on Non-Violence
5. M. K. Gandhi,: All Men are Brothers
6. M. K. Gandhi,: Autobiography of Ghandhi
7. Nitibidya : Samarendra Bhattacharya.
8. Bharatio nitibidya : Samarendra Bhattacharya.
9. Bharatio Nitibidya : Dikshit Gupta.
10. Bharatio Nitibidya : Dipak Kumar Bagchi.

SEC-II

COURSE TITLE –VALUE EDUCATION

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Concept of Values
2. Components of Value Education
3. Relevance of Value Education in contemporary world
4. Tolerance and Intolerance (Uponishad, Gita, Jaina, Buddha and Sufism)
5. Purity of Environment: a)Types of Environment- Physical, Natural, Mental and Spiritual
b) Inner peace and Contentment- Power of Concentration and Mediation
c) Health and Hygiene- Environmental Awareness and Preservation,
Cleanliness and Sanitation.

Suggested Reading :

1. Eternal Value of a Changing Society – Swami Ranganathananda, Bharatiya Vidyabhavan ,

Kolkata
2. Humanity, Truth and Freedom – Raghunath Ghosh, Northern Book Centre, Delhi
3. Values (Collection of Essays) – Ramkrishna Math, Chennai-4
4. Education and Values – Thamas E (1987)
5. How to Build Character – Swami Buddhananda (1983) Ramkrishna mission, New Delhi.
6. Practical Ethics – Peter Singer
7. Vani-O-Rachana – Swami Vivekananda, Udvodhan Karjalaya, Kolkata.
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 8. Mon o Tar Niyantran – Swami Buddhananda, Udvodhan Karjalaya, Kolkata.
9. Siskha Darshaner Ruprekha - Abhijit Kumar Paul, Classic Publication Kolkata.
10. Samakalin Bharatiya Siksha Vyavstha – Debasis Paul
11. Sikshatattva o Siksha Darsaner – Sushil Roy
12. Sikshar Itihas O Sampratatik Ghatanaprobaha – Aniruddha Chakraborty & Md. Nijarul Islam
Classic Publication.

GE-1

COURSE TITLE – PRACTICAL ETHICS

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

1. Concept of Applied Ethics.

2. Equality, Discrimination and preferential treatment.
3. Value of life : Suicide and Euthanasia, Abortion.
4. Human rights, discrimination on the basis of sex, race, gender, caste, religion.
5. Feminism – An Analysis, Liberal and Radical.
6. Environmental Ethics : The environment and the human community, Future generations,
Reverence for Life, Deep Ecology.
7. Mahatma Gandhi’s Conception of Ahimsa, satyagraha, and philosophy of end and means.

Suggested Reading :

1.Somnath Chakraborty : Nitibidyar Tattakotha.

2.Dr.Samarendra Bhattacharya : Nitibidya.

3.William Lillie : An Introduction to Ethics.

4.Peter singer : Applied Ethics.

5.J.Rachel : Elements of Moral Philosophy.

6. Dikshit Gupta : Nitibidya O Tar Proyog.

7.Pradip Kr.Roy : Vyabhaharik Nitibidya,Bangla Academy.Dacca.

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 GE-2

COURSE TITLE – PSYCHOLOGY

[Question Pattern: 15x1=15; 10X1=10; 5x1=5; 1x10=10;

10 in internal (4 in attendance & 6 in continuing evaluation)]

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

psychology – subjective , objective and experimental.

2.Sensation : nature , classification and attribute of sensation.

3.Perception : nature of perception and its relation to sensation.Gestalt theory of perception ,

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

Suggested readings :

1.P.N.Bhattacharye : Text Books of Psychology.

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

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SEC – 3 (Social and Practical Role of Religion)
1. Utility of Religion and its unitary role in social phenomena.
2. Theology, Science and Religion.
3. Religion and Problem of Knowledge.
4. Nature of Religious Knowledge.
5. Comparative Study of Religion: Aim and need of comparative religion, Method of Comparative
religion.
6. Religion: Concept of Modern thinkers in Indian context.
7. Fundamentals of Living Faith: Religious Scripts, Law of Karma, The doctrine of Bondage and
Liberation.

Suggested Reading:

1. Philosophy of Religion, John Hich.

2. Dharmadarshana, Ramesh Chandra Munshi.
3. Dharmadarshana, Rabindra Nath Das.
4. Dharmadarshana, Sushil Kumar Chakraborty.
5. Dharmadarshana, Pramod Bandhu Sengupta.

SEC - 4 (Contemporary Indian Thought)

1. Universal Religion.
2. Socialism.
3. Sri Aurobinda : Mind and Supermind.
4. Rabindranath : Religion of Man, Concept of Education.
5. Gandhi: Techniques of Satyagraha, Ideal of Sarvodaya, Concept of Education.
6. B. R. Ambedkar : Neo-Buddhism.

Suggested Reading:

1. Contemporary Indian Philosophy, Basant Kr. Lal.

2. Religion of Man, Rabindranath Tagore.
3. Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo.
4. Samakalin Bharatbarsha, Shankari Prasad Basu.
5. Samaj O Rashtradarshan, Samarendranath Bhattacharya.