Syllabus (PHILOSOPHY)
Course Type: MAJ-14
Semester: 8
Course Code: PHIMAJ14
Course Title: Western & Indian Metaphysics
(L-P-Tu): 3-0-1
Credit: 4
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective: a. Metaphysics is concerned with the outline of the categories of entity presupposed by any possible, adequate, interpretation of the World, whether of the physical world or any other characteristic of the world. Based on the nature of Philosophical queri
Learning Outcome: a. Metaphysical studies generally seek to explain inherent or universal elements of reality which are not easily discovered or experienced in our everyday life. As such, it is concerned with explaining the features of reality that exist beyond the physica
- Module-1: Plato’s Philosophy: Topics to be covered—Forms Theories of Forms, Good as the Highest Object, Allegory of the Cave
- Module-2: Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Topics to be covered—First Philosophy, Substance, Universality, Being-qua-Being, Potentiality and Actuality.
- Module-3: Hegel: The concept of Geist (Spirit), The Dialectical Method, Concepts of Being, non – Being and Becoming; Absolute Idealism
- Module-4: Samkhya Kārikā(Iśvarakrishna) Kārikā 1-22
- Module-5: Vedānta Paribhāsā (Dharmarājadhvarindra)—Prameya
Suggested Readings:
- Inquiry, Forms and Substance. A study in Plato’s Metaphysics and Epistemology. Thomas A. Blackson
- Aristotle’s Metaphysics—W.D. Ross
- Doctrine of being in Aristotle’s Metaphysics— Joseph Owens
- Articles on Aristotle—Barne, Sorabji, and Schofield
- Hegel’s Idea of Phenomenology of Spirit—Michael Foster
- Routledge Philosophy guidebook to Hegel and the Phenomenology of Spirit—Robert Stern
- Classical Indian Metaphysics by Stephen H. Phillips
- Indian Realism by J.N. Sinha
- Nyāya-Vaiṣeșika Metaphysics by Sadananda Bhaduri
- Essays in Analytic Philosophy by Gopinath Bhattacharya
- VedāntaParibhāsā—Panchanan Shastri (Tr. & An.)
- Samkhyakarika: Vedantachanchu Purnachandra
- Ishwarkrishnakrita Samkhyakarika, Gourpadbhasya Tattvakaumudi Shahid Anubad- Ashok Kumar Bandyapadhyay sampadita.
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.
