Details of HU1102 (Autumn 2020)
| Level: 1 | Type: Theory | Credits: 2.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| HU1102 | Introduction to Philosophy | Sanjit Chakraborty |
| Syllabus |
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| Mind and World Interface- Knowing your Own Mind, Knowledge about the External World,
Causality and Objectivity. Many faces of Realism and Anti-realism- Scientific realism, Anti-realism, Internal-realism. Scientific Explanations- Explanations Scientific and Unscientific, Proposing hypotheses, Truth, Verificationism. Logic and Critical Thinking- Symbolic Logic, Deductive vs Inductive logic and its Rules and Fallacies, Reasoning, Justification, Conceptual analysis. Ethics and Morality- Moral values, Moral conjectures: Virtue ethics, Deontological ethics, Utilitarianism. |
| References |
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| Reference Books:
Alexander Bird, 1998, Philosophy of Science, Routledge, New York & London Christopher Bennett, 2015, What is this thing called ethics? Routledge, New York & London Irving M. Copi, 2016, Introduction to Logic, Routledge, New York & London Sanjit Chakraborty, 2020, The Labyrinth of Mind and World, Routledge, New York & London Tracy Bowell & Gary Kemp, 2003, Critical Thinking- A Concise Guide, Routledge, London |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MS | 1 | Elective |
| 7 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |