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Philosophy - Optional of Part A - Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Exam

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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