Philosophy - IAS Syllabus and Study Materials

PHILOSOPHY
PAPER-I
History and Problems of Philosophy
1.  Plato and Aristotle : Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and
Potentiality.
2.  Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz); Cartesian Method and Certain Knowledge;
Substance; God; Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and  Freedom.
3.  Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) : Theory of Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self
and God;  Scepticism.
4.  Kant: Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments; Space and Time; Categories; Ideas of
Reason; Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of  God.
5.  Hegel : Dialectical Method; Absolute  Idealism.
6.  Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein : Defence of Commonsense; Refutation of Idealism;
Logical Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete Symbols; Picture Theory of Meaning;
Sying and  Showing.
7.  Logical Positivism : Verification Theory of Meaning; Rejection of Metaphysics; Linguistic
Theory of Necessary  Propositions.
8.  Later  Wittgenstein  :  Meaning  and  Use;  Language-games;  Critique  of  Private  Language.
9.  Phenomenology  (Husserl):  Method;  Theory  of  Essences;  Avoidance  of  Psychologism.
10.  Existentialism  (Kierkegaard,  Sarte,  Heidegger):  Existence  and  Essence;  Choice,
Responsibility  and  Authentic  Existence;  Being-in-the-world  and Temporality.
11.  Quine  and  Strawson  :  Critique  of  Empiricism;  Theory  of  Basic  Particulars  and  Persons.
12.  Carvaka : Theory of Knowlegde; Rejection  of Transcendent Entities.
13.  Jainism : Theory  of Reality; Saptabhanginaya; Bondage and  Liberation.
14.  Schools  of  Buddhism  :  Prat Ityasamutpada; Ksanikavada,  Nairatmyavada.
15.  Nyaya—Vaiesesika : Theory  of Categories; Theory of Appearance; Theory of Pramana; Self,
Liberation; God; Proofs for the Existence of God; Theory of Causation; Atomistic Theory of
Creation.
16.  Samkhya; Prakrit; Purusa; Causation;  Liberation.
17.  Yoga; Citta; Cittavrtti; Klesas; Samadhi; Kaivalya.
18.  Mimamsa: Theory of  Knowlegde.
19.  Schools of Vedanta : Brahman; Isvara; Atman; Jiva; Jagat; Maya; Avida; Adhyasa; Moksa;
Aprthaksiddhi; Pancavidhabheda.
20.  Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution; Integral  Yoga.

PAPER-II
Socio-Political Philosophy
1.  Social and Political ldeals : Equality, Justice,  Liberty.
2.  Sovereignty : Austin, Bodin, Laski,  Kautilya.
3.  Individual and State : Rights; Duties and   Accountability.
4.  Forms of Government : Monarchy; Theocracy and  Democracy.
5.  Political Ideologies: Anarchism; Marxism and  Socialism.
6.  Humanism; Secularism; Multi-culturalism.
7.  Crime  and  Punishment  : Corruption,  Mass  Violence,  Genocide,  Capital Punishment.
8.  Development and Social  Progress.
9.  Gender  Discrimination  : Female  Foeticide,  Land  and  Property  Rights;  Empowerment.
10.  Caste Discrimination : Gandhi and  Ambedkar.

Philosophy of Religion
1.  Notions  of  God :  Attributes;  Relation  to  Man  and the  World.  (Indian  and  Western).
2.  Proofs for  the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian  and  Western).
3.  Problem  of  Evil.
4.  Soul : Immortality; Rebirth and  Liberation.
5.  Reason, Revelation and Faith.
6.  Religious Experience : Nature and Object (Indian and  Western).
7.  Religion  without  God.
8.  Religion  and  Morality.
9.  Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute  Truth.
10.  Nature  of  Religious  Language  :  Analogical  and  Symbolic;  Cognitivist  and  Non-cognitive.

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