DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
SILAPATHAR COLLEGE
PROGRAMME OUTCOME/COURSE OUTCOME

B.A. CBCS SYLLABUS IN PHILOSOPHY
SEMESTER – 1
C1: INDIAN PHILOSOPHY 
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint the students with the basic problems of epistemology and metaphysics in Classical Indian Philosophy.
1.	This course helps the students to have a close acquaintance with the important concepts of Indian Philosophy.
2.	To aware students about Indian philosophical tradition and to promote the Indian way of life.
3.	The students are introduced with Upanishadic concepts like doctrine of the Self and Critique of Rituals.  
C2: LOGIC
Objectives: This paper aims at acquainting the students with logical reasoning and testing of them in Aristotelian and Modern Symbolic Logic.
1.	This course helps the students to develop an understanding of the basic concepts of logic.
2.	To develop skills in correct reasoning or argumentation.
3.	To expose students to various logical developments from Aristotelian Logic to modern Symbolic Logic.
GE-1: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint the students with basic ideas of philosophy concerning theories and categories of knowledge and truth.
1.	The students are introduced with the basic concept and problems of Western philosophy.
2.	To understand the empiricist and rationalist uprising in philosophy.

SEMESTER- 2
C3: ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint students with the problems of epistemology and metaphysics of Greek Philosophy.
1.	This course introduced a comprehension of early Greek tradition.
2.	Students will introduce with the Pre-Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian conception of epistemology, ethics, causation, theory of ideas, theory of forms and matters and etc in Greek philosophy.

C4: INDIAN LOGIC
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint students with the development of critical understanding of Indian Logic.
1.	Students will acquire the knowledge regarding basic elements of Indian logic. 
2.	They will understand the difference between Nyaya Anumana with Aristotelian Syllogism.

GE 2: INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
Objectives: This paper attempts to make the students familiar with the basic ideas of Aristotelian and Symbolic logic
1.	Students will acquire knowledge about rational thinking. 
2.	Students also learn difference between truth and validity, deductive and inductive reasoning.

SEMESTER-3
C5: MODERN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper attempts to introduce students with the problems of Modern Western Philosophy and to develop systematic and critical understanding.
1.	Students will introduce with fundamental problems of the Modern Western Philosophy 
2.	Ability to see the arguments of modern western philosophers and to understand philosophical problems of our own times. 
 C6: INDIAN ETHICS
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint students with the basic ethical concepts of Indian Philosophy and develop critical thinking
1.	To introduce the notion of the Ultimate aims of our lives, Purushartha in Indian context.
2.	To illustrate the concept of Dharma in Indian ethics, this does not mean religion but means duty which has its different forms.
3.	To introduce the students with the enlightened form of Buddhist, Carvaka and Jaina Ethics 
C7: WESTERN ETHICS
Objectives: This paper intends to introduce students with different ethical concepts of Western Philosophy and to develop critical understanding
1.	Ethical thinking which enables student to develop ability for moral reasoning
2.	The course introduces the moral concepts of good and bad, right and wrong. It helps to form a strong foundation of character and personality.
3.	 Development of moral consciousness that enables the students to become complete human beings and responsible citizens.

GE-3: FUNDAMENTALS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint the students with the basic problems of Epistemology and Metaphysics in Classical Indian Philosophy.
1.	This course helps the students to have a close acquaintance with the major issues and important concepts of Indian Philosophy.
2.	Make students gain familiarity with, and clear understanding of, the major concepts within Indian philosophical studies. 
3.	Increase students understanding of Indian Philosophical systems and their philosophy
SEMESTER-4
C8: CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY-I
Objective: This paper intends to acquaint the students with the philosophical problems from the perspective of contemporary Indian philosophers
1.	This course is emphasizing on the modern Indian Philosophical concepts.
2.	 This course provides the concept of God, man, nature of the world, religion, reality, Maya and etc. from the perspective of Contemporary Indian Thinkers.
C9: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint students with different social and political ideas from philosophical perspective and to develop systematic and critical understanding about them
1.	This particular course covers the primary concepts of social and political philosophy like society, community, family, caste and class.
2.	 The students become familiar with the theories regarding relation between individual and society, social change and progress. 
3.	This course is designed to develop interest among the students about the contemporary social issues and concerns
4.	To make students understanding the notion of democracy 
5.	 To know rights of Individuals and communities.
C10: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint the students with different philosophical issues and theories regarding religion.
1.	This course introduced students to understand the different religions.
2.	Students are introduced to the basics of Religions.
3.	 To develop a critical approach to form opinion regarding various issues concerning religion.
GE-4: APPLIED ETHICS
Objectives: This paper aims at acquainting the students with basic ideas of applied ethics concerning value of life, environmental ethics and professional ethics
1.	Enable students to develop ability for moral reasoning.
2.	To make students aware of Ethical tools to resolve moral and ethical issues.
SEMESTER-5
C11: CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY – II
Objectives: This paper intends to explore different interpretations given by Contemporary Indian thinkers and to develop critical understanding about them.
1.	 To introduce the students with the main issues of the contemporary Indian philosophy.
2.	This course is emphasizing on the Morden Indian philosophers’ concepts like J. Krishnamurti, M.N.Roy, K.C. Bhattacharya etc.
C12: PHENOMENOLOGY AND EXISTENTIALISM
Objectives: This paper attempts to introduce some very important movements and positions of western philosophy with specific thin
1.	To understand with the knowledge of phenomenology and existential philosophy.
2.	To understand central themes, concepts of 20th century western philosophical tradition of phenomenology and existentialism.
DSE-1: PHILOSOPHY OF VEDAS AND UPANISHADS
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint the students with the origin and history of Indian Philosophy.
1.	To understand the purpose of human life. 
2.	Spiritual development of the students and enhance their quest for truth.
3.	To acquire knowledge about traditions of Hinduism 
4.	To understand that soul (atman) is infinite and divine.
DSE-2: META-ETHICS
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint the students with certain problems of meta-ethics and to develop an understanding on them.
1.	To understand the nature and role of moral judgements.
2.	To understand different metaethical theories.  
3.	To understand the meta-ethics and to enhance of philosophical skills.

SEMESTER-6

C13: COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Objectives: This paper aims at acquainting the students with characteristics and comparative study of different aspects of world religions.   
1.	Students will understand of the central beliefs of major religious traditions of the world, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  
2.	Students will be able to compare and contrast different religions of the world.
C14: ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
Objectives: This paper attempts to acquaint the analytic trends in western philosophy and its different dimensions leading to critical analysis. The Analytic tradition originated in the work of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell ,G. E. Moore and Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
1.	 Students will acquire knowledge of Analytic Philosophy which is a school of thought in Western Philosophy since the beginning of the twentieth century. 
2.	Introducing students with the complex set of interconnected sub-traditions.
3.	To inculcate critical and reflective thinking. 
4.	To Enable students to reduce complex issues into simpler components.

DSE-3 :  PSYCHOLOGY
Objectives: This paper intends to acquaint the students with the nature and different methods of psychology. Emphasis is given on analysing and clarifying Sensation, perception, intelligence and personality.
1.	 To Introduce Psychology as the scientific study of human behaviour.
2.	 To emphasize the physiological basis of mental life.
3.	 Helps students in training emotions, problem solving and decision-making ability in developing personality. 
DSE-4: APPLIED ETHICS
Objectives: This paper aims at acquainting the students with basic ideas of applied ethics concerning value of life, environmental ethics and professional ethics.
1.	To introduce the principles of ethics in human services.
2.	 Students will understand the relationship between normative claims and empirical claims. 
3.	Helps students to critically examine various solutions to moral problems.
4.	 Students will be acquiring knowledge to apply moral reasoning to substantive moral issues.