1 University of Calcutta Department of Philosophy M.A. C.B.C.S. Syllabus in Philosophy 2018 The course distribution is as follows: 5 Core Courses for the First Semester 5 Core Courses for the Second Semester 2 Core courses 2 DSE for the Third Semester and 1 Generic Elective 2 Core Courses, 2 DSE for the Fourth Semester and 1 Generic Elective Each Core Paper carries 50 marks and has 4 Credits. 14 Core Papers 14x4= 56 credits 4 Discipline Specific Elective Papers 4x4=16 2 Generic Elective Papers 2x4=8 56+16+8=80 Credits. 1st Semester CC 101 Indian Epistemology and Indian Logic CC 102 Western Epistemology CC 103 Indian Metaphysics CC 104 Western Metaphysics CC 105 Analytic Philosophy 2nd Semester CC 201 Western Logic CC 202 Indian Ethics CC 203 Western Ethics CC 204 Political Philosophy CC 205 Philosophy of Religion 3rd Semester CC 301 Philosophy of Language (Indian) CC 302 Approaches to the Theories of Self and Consciousness (Indian and Western) GE 303 Theories of Ethics and Politics DSEL1 304 Western Logic DSEL2 305 Western Logic DSEN1 304 Nyaya-Vaisesika DSEN2 305 Nyaya-Vaisesika DSEE1 304 Ethics DSEE2 305 Ethics DSEM1 304 Philosophy of Mind DSEM2 305 Philosophy of Mind 2 DSEP1 304 Political Philosophy DSEP2 305 Political Philosophy DSEV1 304 Vedanta DSEV2 305 Vedanta DSEPL1 304 Philosophy of Language DSEPL2 305 Philosophy of Language DSEA1 304 Aesthetics DSEA2 305 Aesthetics DSEB1 304 Buddhist Philosophy DSEB2 305 Buddhist Philosophy DSEC1 304 Comparative Religion DSEC2 305 Comparative Religion 4th Semester CC 401 Contemporary Indian Philosophy CC 402 Continental Philosophy GE 403 Logical Reasoning and Application: Western and Indian DSEL3 404 Western Logic DSEL4 405 Western Logic DSEN3 404 Nyaya-Vaisesika DSEN4 405 Nyaya-Vaisesika DSEE3 404 Ethics DSEE4 405 Ethics DSEM3 404 Philosophy of Mind DSEM4 405 Philosophy of Mind DSEP3 404 Political Philosophy DSEP4 405 Political Philosophy DSEV3 404 Vedanta DSEV4 405 Vedanta DSEPL3 404 Philosophy of Language DSEPL4 405 Philosophy of Language DSEA3 404 Aesthetics DSEA4 405 Aesthetics DSEB3 404 Buddhist Philosophy DSEB4 405 Buddhist Philosophy DSEC3 404 Comparative Religion DSEC4 405 Comparative Religion 3 Details of Each Core Paper First Semester Core Course 101 Indian Epistemology & Indian Logic: A. Text Mānomeyodaya: Nārāyana Bhatta, Pratyakṣapramāṇa & Pramāṇaparichheda. B. Text Nyāya-Sūtra of Gautama & Vātsyāyanabhāṣya (Nyāyasūtra- 1.1.3 to 1.1.8). C. (i)Bhāṣāparichheda with Muktāvali: Svatahpramanyavada, Paratahpramanyavada.Parataḩprāmāṇyaparikṣā. ii) Inductive elements in Indian Logic: The concepts of Vyāptigrahopāya, sāmānyalakṣaṇapratyāsatti, tarka, upādhi, D. Buddhist Logic: Nyāyabindu of Dharmakῑrti(Anumānaparichheda). OR E. Jaina Logic- JainaTarkabhāṣā, Yaśovijaya sections-30 –65, Translated and critical notes by Dayanand Bhargava, Motilal Banarasidas, Delhi 1973. Suggested Readings: 1. Nyᾱyasūtra: Gautama, Nyᾱyabhᾱsya: Vatsyayana 2. Nyᾱyadarśanam: Amaraendramohan Tarkatirtha (ed.) 3. Nyᾱyavᾱrttika: Uddyotkara, Tᾱtparyatika: Vacaspati Misra. 4. Ṥlokavᾱrttika: Kumarila Bhatta, Parthasarathi Misra. 5. Nyᾱyaratnakᾱra: Dr. Gangasagar Rai (ed.) 6. Prᾱcῑna Nyᾱya o Mῑmᾱṁsᾱdarśanasammata Prᾱmᾱṇyavᾱda: Mahamahopadhyaya Yogendranath Bagchi. 7. Six ways of knowing: D.M. Dutta 8. Basic ways of Knowing: Govardhan P. Bhatt. 9. Perception: B.K. Matilal 10. Character of Logic in India: B.K. Matilal 11. Epistemology, Logic, and Grammar in Indian Philosophical Analysis:B.K. Matilal 12. Gangesa’s theory of Truth: J.N. Mohanty 13. Inductive Reasoning: A Study of Tarka and its Role in Indian Logic: Sitanshushekar Bagchi 14. Tarkabhᾱsa: Gangadhar Kar. 15. Bhᾱsᾱparichheda, Siddhᾱntamuktᾱvali: Visvanatha. 16. Nyᾱyabindu: Dharmakirti. 4 Core Course 102 Western Epistemology A. Kant: Critique of Pure Reason, From First Preface to Transcendental Aesthetic. B. Some Issues in Epistemology: Scepticism,Nature of Knowledge, Gettier Problem, Post Gettier Responses. C. Virtue Epistemology: An Introduction D. Social Epistemology: An Introduction Suggested Readings: 1. A Commentary on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: N.K. Smith 2. Kant: Stephen Körner 3. Kant’s Metaphysics of Experience: H.J. Paton 4. Kant’s Theory of Knowledge:(ed.) L.W. Beck 5. A handbook of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: Rashvihary Das 6. Kanter Darsan: (ed.) Prahlad Kumar Sarkar 7. J.N. Mohanty, Lectures on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: (eds.) Tara Chatterjee, Sandhya Basu and Amita Chatterjee. 8. Knowledge: Keith Lehrer 9. Scepticism, Knowledge and Other Related Issues: (ed.) P Sarkar 10. Virtue Epistemology: Contemporary Readings: (eds.) John Greco and John Turri 11. Nature of Knowledge, A Review of Some Problems: Sujata Chowdhury 12. Epistemology and Cognition: A.I. Goldman 13. An Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology: Jonathan Dancy 14. A Companion to Epistemology: J. Dancy and E. Sosa 15. Knowledge in A Social World: A.I. Goldman 16. Knowledge Truth and Realism, Essays in Epistemology: P.K. Sen 17. Justification, Concepts and Theories: Sandhya Basu 18. Essays in Epistemology: (eds.) U. Chattopadhyay, M. Sanyal. Core Course 103 Indian Metaphysics Text:Praśastapᾱdabhāṣyam: Kanāda. A. Mangalācaraṇa, Sādharmya, Vaidharmya of seven categories, ordering of categories, categories fromdravya to abhāva. B. VedāntaParibhāṣa: Selections from viṣayaparichheda, svarupa and tatasthalakṣaṇa of Brahman. C. Viḿsatika: Vijῆaptimātratasiddhi: Vasubandhu (Selections). Suggested Readings: 1. Padᾱrthadharmasaṁgraha: Tr. and edited by Damodar Ashram and Shyamapada Misra 2. Classical Indian Metaphysics: Stephen H. Philips 5 3. Evolution of the Nyᾱya- Vaiśeṣika Categoriology: Harsh Narain 4. Nyᾱya-Vaiśeṣika Metaphysics: Sadananda Bhaduri 5. Praśastapᾱdabhᾱṣya: Damodar Ashram and Shyamapada Misra Core Course 104 Western Metaphysics A. Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Being-Qua-Being, Wisdom. B. Revisionary and Descriptive Metaphysics C. Causation and Free Will: The Notion of Agent and Agent Causation, The Idea of Free Will, Rational Choice and Freedom of Action D. Concept of a Person and Concept of Personal Identity. E. Universals Suggested Readings: 1. Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction: M.J. Loux (Selections) 2. A Survey of Metaphysics: E.J. Lowe (Selections) 3. Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics: P.F. Strawson 4. Metaphysics: A Guide and Anthology: Crane and Farkas (eds.) 5. The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics: Loux and Zimmerman(eds.) 6. Metaphysics: Bruce Aune 7. Personal Identity: Raymond Martin and John Barresi(eds.) 8. The Rise and Fall of Soul and Self: John Barresi 9. Reasons and Persons: Derek Parfit 10. Metaphysics: Richard Taylor Core Course 105 Analytic Philosophy A. Language and Reality, Facts and Objects, Names and Propositions, Picture Theory of Meaning. Text: Tractatus -Logico- Philosophicus: L. Wittgenstein B. Rejection of Logical atomism Text: Philosophical Investigations- L. Wittgenstein C. The Linguistic Turn in Philosophy, Logical Positivism, Verifiability Criteria, Elimination of Metaphysics, Frege on Sense-Reference, Russell’s Theory of Descriptions, Strawson on Referring, Strawson-Russell Controversy. Suggested Readings: 1. Linguistic Turn: Richard Rorty 2. Classics of Analytic Philosophy: Ammerman 6 3. Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege: (ed.) P.T. Geach and Max Black 4. Logical Positivism: A.J. Ayer 5. Wittgenstein: Mind and Language, (ed) Rosaria Egidi 6. Philosophy of Language, Fundamentals of Philosophy, Series Editor John Shand: (ed.) Alexander Miller 7. Richard Rorty: (ed.) Charles Guignon, David R. Hiley Second Semester Core Course 201 Western Logic Text: Symbolic Logic: I.M. Copi A. The Method of Deduction: The Rule of C.P. The Rule of I.P .Shorter Truth Table Technique: Reductio ad Absurdum Method, (Ch 3,Sec 3.4 to 3.8) B. Quantification Theory: Multiply General Propositions. Quantification Rules, Logical Truths involving Quantifiers. (Ch 4, Sec 4.4 to 4.8). C. Normal Forms and Boolean Expansion, CNF, DNF: Appendix B. Text: Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits by R.C. Jeffrey D. Truth Trees, Rules of Inference, Inference Rules for Quantification. Text: Methods of Logic by Q.V.O. Quine. E. General Terms and Quantifiers: Boolean Schemata, Test of Validity, Quantification, Rules of Range, Prenexity and Purity. (Chs- 18, 19,22,23,24). Text: Introduction to Logic: P. Suppes F. Definition, Operation, Translating Everyday Language (Ch 9, Sec 9.1-9.97). Suggested Readings: 1. The Elements of Logic – Stephen Barker. 2. Sanketic Yuktivijnana (Vols 1, 2, 3)- Ramaprasad Das. 3. Understanding Logic- Virginia Klenk. 4. Elementary Logic- W.V.O. Quine. 5. Elementary Symbolic Logic- W. Gustason and D.F. Ulrich. 6. Logic a First Course- A.E. Blumbers. 7 Core Course 202 Indian Ethics: A. Text: Arthasaṁgraha of Laugaski Bhaskara. a) Dharma b) Apūrva c) Yāga, d) Classification of Vedic statements e) Bhāvana f) Sādhya-sādhanā, g) itikartavyatā. h) Iṣṭasādhanatā i) vidhiniṣedha, j) arthavāda k) The law of karma--Ethical Implications. B. Ethics & Epics -- B.K. Matilal, Concept of Moral Dilemma. C. Buddhist Ethics: Bisuddhimarga: Path of Purification, Peter Harvey Suggested Readings: 1. Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata: B.K. Matilal 2. The Ethics of the Hindus: S.K. Maitra. 3. Karma, Causation & Retributive Morality: R. Prasad 4. Sri Madbhagavadgita Rahasya: B.G. Tilak 5. Ethical Philosophies of India: I.C. Sharma 6. Mahabharate Caturvarga: Sukhamay Bhattacharyya 7. Vivaranaprameyasamgraha: Ashok Kumar Gangopadhyay 8. Mimamsadarsana: Bhutnatha Saptatirtha Core Course 203 Western Ethics A. Classification