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UPSC Prelims - Philosophy Syllabus


Section-'A'

Problems of Philosophy

    1. Substance and Attributes : Aristole, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley's criticism, Nyaya-Viasesika, Buddhist criticism of Pudgala.

    2. God, Soul and the World : Thomas Acquinas, St. Augustine, Spinoza, Descartes, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Sankara, Ramanuja.

    3. Universals : Realism and Nominalism (Plato, Aristotle, Berkeley's criticism of abstract ideas, Nyay-Vaisesika, Buddhism).

    4. Bases of Knowledge : Pramanavada in Carvaka, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta.

    5. Truth and Error : Correspondence Theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic Theory; Khyativada (Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Anivacaniyakhyati).

    6. Matter and Mind : Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Berkerley.


Section-B

    Logic

    1. Truth and Validity

    2. Classification of sentences : Traditional and Modern.

    3. Syllogism : Figures and Moods; Rules of Syllogism (General and special) validation by Venn Diagrames; Formal Fallacies.

    4. Sentential Calculus : Symbolisation; Truth-Functions and their interdefinability; Truth Tables; Formal Proof.

Section-'C'

Ethics

    1. Statement of fact and statement of value.

    2. Right and Good; Teleology and Deontology.

    3. Psychological Hedonism.

    4. Utilitarianism (Bentham; J.S. Mill).

    5. Kantian Ethics.

    6. Problem of the freedom of will.

    7. Moral Judgements : Descriptivism, Prescriptivism, Emotivism.

    8. Niskamakarma : Sthitaprajna.

    9. Jaina Ethics

    10. Four Noble Truths and Eight fold path in Buddhism.

    11. Gandhian Ethics : Satya, Ahimsa, Ends and Means.
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