Details of HU3102 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| HU3102 | Philosophy | Biswarup Mukhopadhyaya, Soumitro Banerjee |
| Syllabus |
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| 1. A brief introduction to deductive and inductive logic: modus ponens, modus tollens, positive
logic, canons of induction, probabilistic inductive logic, fallacies. 2. (a) The chief architects of Western Philosophy: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle (b) Sources of knowledge: knowledge and belief, illusion and hallucination, reason and experience, sensibility and understanding, the debate between empiricism and rationalism, ideas behind a priori knowledge. Touch upon the ideas of Descartes, Bacon, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, and Leibnitz. 3. Some basic ontological issues: Realism vs idealism, (naive realism and representationalism, subjective idealism, absolute idealism and dialectical materialism. Theories of truth: the coherence, correspondence and pragmatic theories. 4. Theism vs anti-theistic theories: arguments for and against the existence of God, agnostic approaches. 5. Trends in Indian philosophy: The schools of Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Mimansa, Vedanta, Lokayata, Jain, Bauddha. Different ways of knowing: Pratyaksha, Anumana, Upamana, Shabda, Arthapatti, Anupalabdhi. 6. Rudiments of ethics. |
| References |
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| Books suggested:
1. Introduction to Logic- Copi 2. Problems of Philosophy-- Russell 3. Introduction to Philosophical Analysis - Hospers 4. Indian Philosophy - Richard King |
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 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | MS | 5 | Elective |
| 10 | MS | 7 | Elective |
| 11 | MS | 9 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |