Syllabus (PHILOSOPHY)
Course Type: MAJ-13
Semester: 7
Course Code: PHIMAJ13
Course Title: Western & Indian Ethics
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective: a. Learners will be able to comprehend the meaning of Metaethics, its comparison with other branches of ethics such as normative ethics and applied ethics, various types of metaethical theories and their presuppositional framework, and so on. b. The pape
Learning Outcome: (a) Students will develop the ability to make reasonable judgments, based on morality. Moreover, they will be able to think critically about the foundation of moral judgments. It would help the students in their character-building process through mora
- Module-1: Eudaemonism (Aristotle’s Ethics), Naturalism, Intuitionism, Emotivism
- Module-2: Kant’s Moral Theory
- Module-3: Prescriptivism
- Module-4: Srimadbhāgvat Gitā (Selected portions)2nd& 3rdChapter
- Module-5: Nyāya Bhāsāpariccheda (Selected portion) Cikīrṣa
- Module-6: Artha Saṁgraha (Selected portions) Dharma, Bhāvana, Vidhi, Niṣedha, Arthavāda
Suggested Readings:
- Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals - H. J. Patton
- The Philosophy of Kant, his Moral and Political Writings - Carl J. Friedrich
- Utilitarianism - John Stuart Mill
- Modern Moral Philosophy - W.D. Hudson
- Philosophical Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy - Tom L. Beauchamp
- Ethics: Theory and Practice - J. P. Theroux
- Artha Saṃgraha – Lougakṣi Bhāskara
- Indian Ethics - Surama Dasgupta
- Indian Ethics: Classical Tradition and Contemporary Challenges - Purushottama Bilimoria (Editor)
- Classical Indian Ethical Thoughts - Kedarnath Tewary
- Arthasaṁgraha of Laugakṣi Bhāskara - Gajendragadkar, A.B. N Karmakar, R.D.(Ed.):
- The Bhāgabadgītā - S. Radhakrishnan
- Bhāgabadgītā (Vol.I) - Ranganathananda, Swami (Ed.)
Bengali Books:
- Bhaskar Laugakshi: Arthasamgra
- Bhaskar Laugakshi: Arthasamgra, Pattabhiram Shastri O Vacaspati Tikasaha, Caukhamba, Varanasi, 1977.
- Mazumdar, Ramdayal (Sampadita) Shreegita (Prathamshatak), Shree Balaram Prakashani, Kolkata, 2007.
- Jagadananda, Swami (Sampadita), Shreemadbhagavad Gita Udbodhan, Kolkata 1999.
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
- UG certificate after completing 1 year (2 semesters with 40 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- UG diploma after 2 years (4 semesters with 80 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year (6 semesters with 120 credits) programme of study,
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours) after eight semesters (with 170 Credits) programme of study.
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) if the student completes a rigorous research project (of 12 Credits) in their major area(s) of study in the 8th semester.
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
- The students can make an exit after securing UG Certificate/ UG Diploma and are allowed to re-enter the degree programme within three years and complete the degree programme within the stipulated maximum period of seven years.
