R-IAS Best institute for Philosophy Opt. Information BROCHURE PHILOSOPHY by Dr. Ambuj Srivastava HEAD OFFICE: 53/5, BASEMENT OLD RAJENDER NAGAR MARKET, DELHI -60. BRANCH: 105-106, TOP FLOOR, MUKHERJEE TOWER, MUKHERJEE NAGAR, DELHI-9 9999329111, 011-45596505 Website: www.vvrias.com || Email: [email protected] PHILOSOPHY Dr. Ambuj Srivastava (Ph.D. Philosophy) About the Mentor He Started teaching in 1996 and operating in delhi far last four years.Initially he established “DarshanKendra” (Centre for Philosophy) in 1997 at Allahabad(The city known for it's excellence in Philosophy). He has had hundreds of results under his belt in UPSC, state Civil Services and other examination conducted by upsc and state public service commissions, but he never took credit of any selection and say that Can I dare to take responsibility of failures, if not then how can I take the credit of selections. You can simply understand this with Dronacharya and Arjuna factor because if it would have been the credit of dronacharya than all of his deciples would have become arjuna. l A living Philosopher. l 18 year teaching experience. l UGC Qualified in Philosophy. l Ph.D. in Philosophy. l Published so many articles and research papers. l 25% Success rate MESSAGE Dear Aspirants, This is a universal fact that the job profile of civil services in India is most prestigious, dignified and skilled. That's why the common dream of all rational youths is to crack civil services examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. This examination is conducted in three tiers and at the second tier; that is mains, aspirants have to choose one optional among the prescribed 51 subjects. Here all aspirants are free to go with any of the subjects prescribed in the notification of UPSC. This liberty actually makes you confused when you have multiple advises, opinions and suggestions. I am not an authority to write about any subject because subject is totally subjective and relative thing and a subject may be good for someone and contrary to others. All the subjects are good and providing hundreds of results as well. Instead of searching good optional subject now aspirants of civil services are searching good guides and rightly so, because the simplest subject can give negative result with an incompetent guide and toughest subject can produce positive result with a competent guide. Dr. AMBUJ SRIVASTAVA (Mentor, VVR PHILOSOPHY PREP) PHILOSOPHY 1 PHILOSOPHY ABOUT PHILOSOPHY If you look in the dictionary you will discover that the philosophy is derived from two words – philos and sophia, that means – Love of Knowledge. So in principle, any area of human concern can become the subject of philosophical interest. Originally philosophers were interested in everything. And that's why one can see the diversity in the syllabus of philosophy. PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY IS A PARENTAL SUBJECT Related To All Subjects A Parental Subject Science-science Of The Sciences Love of Knowledge Comman Man-violation Tendency In Reason No Knowledge without Rationality Geo-Geo. Condition Defines Philosophycal Apporach One and Only Rational Being is Human Being Environment And Ecology-sustainable Development Directly to Human Problems Psychology- Be And Ought To Be Diversity in Human Problems Management- Applied Form Diversity in Syllabus of Philosophy Commerce-can And Ought To Be Mathematical Philosophy, Scientific Philosophy, Every Subject Has Its Own Philosophy Rational Philosophy, Empirical Philosophy & Critical Philosophy Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy & Religious Philosophy Second Order Function Indian Philosophy & Western Philosophy Normative Subject Deep Study Maturity Needed Degree Of Ph.d. After Research In Any Subject MAIN BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY Metaphysics Epistemology Cosmology Realism Logic Ethics Theology Idealism Etc. Aesthetics 2 PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY Opt Philosophy because:— · Short Syllabus · More Scoring · Based On Understanding · No Need To Learn · Analytical, Logical And Rational Subject · Makes You A Think Tank · Improvement In Writing Skill · Helps In Essay Writing, Interview and GS 4th Paper. · Nature of Questions Is More Or Less Same, So Student Comes In Safe Zone, Even With A Short Study. Numbers of Quality Results Belong to philosophy “I have studied only two and half months and scored high marks” now it has become the synonym of philosophy optional in civil services main examination. In the changed pattern the scheduled of civil services mains is reduced to five days and now there is no gap during mains. So you have to that optional subject which is based upon concept and takes least time in revision. PITS – Philosophy is Topper's Subject. HOW TO PREPARE Like Any Other Optional Subjects Philosophy Has Also Two Papers In Main Examination And These Two Papers Have Been Divided In Two Subsections. First Paper Is Related With Philosophical Theories And Thinkers In Which Indian And Western Thinkers Have Been Included; While The Second Paper Is Related With Philosophical Problems In Which Religious And Socio-political Problems Have Been Included. Lecture Plan Is enclosed For Clarification Of Syllabus. Western Philosophy Idealism of Plato and his Impact on whole Western Philosophy. Aristotle's Scientific Theory of Causation, Matter and Form. Mathematical Philosophy of Rationalist like Descartes, Spinoza and Leibnitz. In Empiricist school the Philosophy of Locke, Berkeley and Hume. The Critical Philosophy of Kant and Comparison with Vedanta Philosophy. Hegel's absolute Idealism and Dialectic. The Turner of Western Philosophy G.E. Moore and his Neo Realism. Russell's Analytical and Mathematical Philosophy. Linguistic Philosophy of Early and Later Wittgenstein. Logical Positivism as the Philosophical Revolution of 20th Century and It's Verification Principle & Elimination of Metaphysics. Phenomenology of Husserl and Avoidance of Psychologism. Existentialism of Kierkegaard, Sartre and Heidegger. Radical Empiricism of Quine. Strawson's theory of Basic Particulars and Person. Indian Philosophy Charvaka's Epistemology and materialistic Metaphysics. Jain's Theory of Reality, Nayas and Bondage & Liberation. Basic Principles of Buddhism with it's Branches. Epistemological and Metaphysical Theories of Nyaya-Vaisheshikas. Samkhya Darshana and it's basic Principles. Yoga Darshana's Theory of Chitta and Ashtanga Yoga. Theory of Knowledge of Mimamsa Darshana. Vidanta Darshana of Shamkara, Ramanuja & Madhvacharya. Philosophy of Aurbindo-Evolution, involution and integral yoga. Socio-Political Philosophy Equality, freedom and justice as socio-political ideals and their philosophical meanings. Concept of sovereignty of Bodin, Austin, Laski and Kautilya in the present aspect. Rights, Duties and Accountability as relation between PHILOSOPHY 3 PHILOSOPHY Individual and State. Monarchy, Theocracy and Democracy as forms of government and Democracy as “Life Style”. Anarchism, Marxism and Socialism as Political Ideologies and their Philosophical Dimensions. Conceptual Study of Humanism, Secularism and Multi-Culturalism in Contemporary World. Corruption, Mass Violence, Genocide and Capital Punishment under Crime and Punishment. Status of development and social progress have we actually done the progress? Female foeticide, land-property rights and empowerment of women. Gandhi and Ambedkar on Caste Discrimination. Philosophy of Religion Attributes of God, various proofs for his existence and his relation with man and the world. Problem of evil and efforts for solution. Immortality of soul, rebirth and liberation. Object of religious experience and reason, Revelation and faith as the sources of religious knowledge. Nature of analogical and symbolic religious language, cognitivist and non-cognitivist theories. Religion without God. Religion and Morality. Religious Pluralism and the Problem of absolute truth. ALTOGATEHR 60 only PROBABLE topics of QUESTIONS PHILOSOPHY (MAINS) SYLLABUS (PAPER-I) History and Problems of Philosophy 1. Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality. 2. Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz): Cartesian Method and Certain Knowledge; Substance; God; Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and Freedom. 3. Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume): Theory of Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self and God; Scepticism. 4. Kant: Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments; Space and Time; Categories; Ideas of Reason; Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of God 5. Hegel: Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism 6. Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein: Defence of Commonsense; Refutation of Idealism; Logical Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete Symbols; Picture Theory of Meaning; Saying and Showing. 7. Logical Positivism: Verification Theory of Meaning; Rejection of Metaphysics; Linguistic Theory of Necessary Propositions. 8. Later Wittgenstein: Meaning and Use; Language-games; Critique of Private Language. 9. Phenomenology (Husserl): Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism. 10. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger): Existence and Essence; Choice, Responsibility and Authentic Existence; Being-in-the –world and Temporality. 11. Quine and Strawson: Critique of Empiricism; Theory of Basic Particulars and Persons. 12. Ca-rva-ka : Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities. 13. Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhan(ginaya; Bondage and Liberation. 14. Schools of Buddhism: Prati-tyasamutpa-da; Ksanikavada, Naira-tmyava-da 15. Nya-ya- Vais'esika: Theory of Categories; Theory of Appearance; Theory