Syllabus for F.Y. B.A. (Philosophy) Of Pune University

SYLLABUS APPROVED BY B.O.S. in Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy
(Objective: 1) To acquaint the student with the major areas in philosophy 2) To
bring out the relevance of philosophy by introducing some aspects of theoretical
and applied ethics.
Weightage of units: 12 lectures per unit)
Term I
Unit 1: (a) The definitions, nature and scope of Philosophy
(b) Introduction to the branches of Philosophy
(c) Value of Philosophy
Unit 2 : Methods of Philosophy :
(a) Doubt(Descartes),
(b)Dialogue(Socrates, Plato),

(c) Debate(Vada-Jalpa-Vitanda),
(d) Conceptual Analysis
Unit 3: (a) The basic features of Indian Philosophy
(b) Introduction to the systems of Indian Philosophy (Overview of the
three heterodox and six orthodox systems of Indian Philosophy)
Unit 4: Introduction to Western Epistemology and Metaphysics :
(a) Knowledge as Justified true belief
(b) Theories of reality: Idealism (Plato, Berkeley), Materialism
(Democritus), Dualism(Descartes).
(c) Causation (Aristotle, Hume)
Term II
Unit 5: Theory of values:
(a) What is value? Nature and kinds of values
(b) Basic ethical concepts: Good, Right, Duty, Virtue
(c) Theories of morality: Teleological: Hedonism, Egoistic and
Universalistic; Deontological: Categorical imperative
Unit 6: Major concepts in Indian Moral Thought: Rta, Rna, Dharma, Karma,
Niskama Karma, Purusartha, Preyas and Sreyas
Unit 7 : (a)Socio-political concepts: Right, Duty, Obligation, Freedom, Justice
(b)Theories of Punishment
Unit 8 : Professional Ethics
(a) The distinction between business and profession
(b) Moral duties and responsibilities of teachers, students, lawyers,
doctors, businessmen
Prescribed Readings
1) Ewing A.C.; Fundamental Questions of Philosophy, RKP London 1951(Chap. I)
2) Titus; Living Issues in Philosophy, Asian Publishing House New Delhi 1968
(Chap. I)
3) Russell Bertand; Problems of Philosophy OUP London 1978 9 (Chapter on Value
of Philosophy)
4) Ammerman, Robert R.,Classics of Analytic Philosophy, Tata-MacGraw-Hill
Publishing company, Bombay-new Delhi, 1965 (Introduction, pp.1-3)
5) Datta and Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, University of
Calcutta, Calcutta 1950 (Chap. I)
6) Bahm Archie J; Philosophy: An Introduction Asia Publishing House Bombay
1953 (Chaps. 4,13,22)
7) Hospers John; Introduction to philosophical Analysis; Prentice Hall Inc 1967
Indian Edition; Allied Publishers New Delhi 1971 Chapter 2.8 and 8.24
8) Mead; Philosophy, An Introduction; (Chaps. 6,13 & 22)
9) Sinha Jadunath, A Manual of Ethics; New central Book Agency Ltd. Calcutta
1998 (Relevant sections from Chaps. VI, IX & XIV)
10) Tiwari Kedarnath, Classical Indian Ethical Thought; Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi,
1998, (Chap. 10)
11) Feineberg Joel Social Philosophy Prentice Hall New Jersey 1973 ( Chapters 1 and
4)
12) Titus; Ethics for Today, Eurasia Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1966,
(Relevant sections from Pages 278-336)
Prescribed References
1) Lillie William; An Introduction to Ethics, Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi
(Indian Edition, 2001)
2) Sharma Chandradhar; A critical Survey of Indian Philosophy, Motilal
Banarsidass, Delhi, 1998
3) Shand John; Fundamentals of Pphilosophy, Routledge, London and New York,
2003
4) Pojman Louis P.; Philosophy, The Quest for Truth, Oxford University Press,
2000
5) Deshpande D. Y.; Tattvajnanacya Mulabhuta Samasya, Continental Prakashan,
Pune (1990)
6) Dixit Shreenivas Hari Nitimimamsa, Maharashtra Grantha Bhandar, Kolhapur
(2002)
7) Dixit Shreenivas Hari Tattvajnanatila samasya, Phadke Prakashan, Kolhapur
(1996)
8) Rege, M. P., Pascatya Nitisastraca Itihasa, Prdnya Pathshala Prakashan, Wai
9) Bakhle, S. W., Samajika va Naitika Tattvajnana