Syllabus Module of Department of Philosophy(Semester-III)

Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith
CBCS Syllabus Module For B.A. (Honours & Programme) in Philosophy
w.e.f. 20^th July,2019  

SEMESTER-III
HONOURS

                               COURSE: AHPHI301C: INDIAN ETHICS (Marks: 50)

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA:

1. Jaina theory of self and liberation, triratna, mahāvrata and anuvrata (12 Hours)
2. Three Pillars of Sikhism. (12 Hours) 

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE: 

1. Buddhist pancaśīla and brahmavihāra (12 Hours) 

SHAILAJA KANTA GHATAK: 

1. puruṣārtha (āstika and nāstika Schools) (34 Hours) 
2. karma and janmāntarvāda (15 Hours) 
3. niṣkāmakarma (Gītā), sthitaprajña (5 Hours) 

COURSE: AHPHI302C: WESTERN ETHICS (Marks: 50)

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA: 

1. Nature and Definitions of Ethics (7 Hours) 
2. Postulates and Morality (8 Hours) 
3. Virtue Ethics (Plato & Aristotle) (30 Hours) 

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE:  

1. Normative theories– Hedonism and Utilitarianism (Act-Utilitarianism, Rule-Utilitarianism, General-Utilitarianism), Act-Deontology, Rule-Deontology, Kant’s Moral theory. (28 Hours) 
2. Theories of Punishment (17 Hours) 

COURSE: AHPHI303C: DEDUCTIVE LOGIC (WESTERN) (Marks: 50)

SHUVENDU CHATTARAJ: 

Text: I.M. Copi, Introduction to Logic (14thEdition) [Chapters: 5to10]

1. Chapter5: Categorical Propositions (10 Hours)
2. Chapter6: Categorical Syllogisms (10 Hours)
3. Chapter7: Syllogisms in Ordinary Language (10 Hours)
4. Chapter8: Symbolic Logic (20 Hours)
5. Chapter9: Methods of Deduction (20 Hours)
6. Chapter10: Quantification Theory (20 Hours)

COURSE: AHPHI305SEC-I: YOGA PHILOSOPHY (THEORY AND PRACTICE) (Marks: 50)

UNIT I : (Theory) (25 Marks) (15 Hours) 

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA: 

1. The Definition and Essence of Yoga
2. Basic Concept of four Yoga, Jňāna Yoga, Bhakti Yoga,

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE:

1. Rāja Yoga and Karma Yoga.
2. Yoga in Jainism, Yoga in Buddhism (vipassanā), Yoga in Bhagavadgitā.

GENERIC

 COURSE: AHPHI304GE: WESTERN LOGIC (50 Marks)

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA:

1. Classes and their Relations (10 Hours)
2. Boolean Interpretation of A, E, I and O (10 Hours)
3. Square of Oppositions (10 Hours)

SHAILAJA KANTA GHATAK:

1. Conversion (5 Hours)
2. Obversion and Contraposition (10 Hours)

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE:

1. Categorical Syllogism (10 Hours)
2. Figure and Mood (5 Hours)

SHUVENDU CHATTARAJ:

1. Venn Diagram technique for Testing Validity (10 Hours)
2. Test of Truth-functional Arguments by Truth Tables (10 Hours)
3. Existential Import (10 Hours)

              PROGRAMME

 COURSE: APPHI301C -1C: DEDUCTIVELOGIC (WESTERN) (50 Marks) (90 Hours)

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA:

1. Classes and their Relations (10 Hours)
2. Boolean Interpretation of A, E, I and O (10 Hours)
3. Propositions (5 Hours)
4. Square of Oppositions (10 Hours)

SHAILAJA KANTA GHATAK:

1. Conversion (5 Hours)
2. Obversion and Contraposition (10 Hours)

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE:

1. Categorical Syllogism (10 Hours)
2. Figure and Mood (10 Hours)

SHUVENDU CHATTARAJ:

1. Venn Diagram technique for Testing Validity (10 Hours)
2. Test of Truth-functional Arguments by Truth Tables (10 Hours)

COURSE: APPHI304SEC-I: YOGA PHILOSOPHY (THEORY AND PRACTICE) (Marks: 50)

UNIT I : (Theory) (25 Marks) (15 H|ours)

SANUSRI BHATTACHARYA:

1. The Definition and Essence of
2. Basic Concept of four Yoga, Jňāna Yoga, Bhakti Yoga,

BUDDHADEB CHATTERJEE:

1. Rāja Yoga and Karma Yoga.
2. Yoga in Jainism, Yoga in Buddhism (vipassanā), Yoga in Bhagavadgitā.

UNIT II: (Practical): To be conducted at home centres in presence of an external expert: (15 Marks) (30 Hours)

 PG:

1. Practice of any five āsana-s and viva-voce.