Syllabus (PHILOSOPHY)

Course Type: ME-1

Semester: 1

Course Code: PHIME1

Course Title: Indian and Western Philosophy 1

(L-P-Tu): 3-0-1

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: The paper provides the basic features of Indian and Western philosophy emphasizing on its origin, developments of various schools. However,it will depict three sects of Heterodox philosophy-Cārvāka, Buddhism and Jainism and two sects of orthodox philoso

Learning Outcome: a)This module will provide a general understanding to the students about the ancient Indian thought rooted in its philosophy. b) It will also enlighten the students about the ancient and modern philosophical reflections in western thought.

Module1: Salient features of Indian Philosophy; Cārvāka Philosophy (Epistemology and Dehātmavāda) (15 classes)

➢ Module-2: Bauddha Philosophy (Pratityasamutpadavada, Kṣaṇabhaangabāda) (10 classes) ➢ Module-3: Realism: (Naive and Scientific); Idealism: (Subjective and Objective) (20 classes)

➢ Module-4: Causal Theory: Regularity and Entailment (15 classes)

Reading References:

1. D.M. Dutta and S.C. Chatterjee: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

2. C.D Sharma: A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy

3. B. Russell: A History of Western Philosophy

Bengali Book:

4. Haridas Bandyopadhyay: Bharatiya Darshan

5. Dipak Kumar Bagchi: Bharatiya Darshan

6. Pradyot Kumar Bagchi: Bharatiya Darshan

7. Nirodbaran Chakrabarty: Bharatiya Darshan

8. Ramaprasad Das and Shibapada Chakrabarty: Paschatya Darshaner Ruparekha

9. Ramchandra Pal: Darshan Parichoy

10. Nirodbaran Chakrabarty: Paschatya Darshaner Bhumika