Subject Code:   HS3L005

Name:  Introduction to Indian Philosophy

L-T-P: 3-0-0

Credit: 3

Pre-Requisite(s):   None

 
IIT/ Universities offering the similar subjects: There are many courses on Introduction to Indian Philosophy and Advanced Courses in Indian Philosophy that are taught at several IITs.
In all departments of Philosophy in Indian Universities, similar courses are taught as Introduction to Indian Philosophy.

Objective of Course: This module is prepared to acquaint students with 1. the importance of Philosophy in the East and the West, 2. to provide a historical as well as philosophical outline of Indian traditions of thought, 3. to inculcate critical thinking and methods of philosophizing, 4. to develop an inter-disciplinary attitude that integrates science with humanities, 5. To enable students to situate philosophical-ethical implications of modern-innovations in science and technology from Indian perspective.

Suggested Syllabus for IIT Bhubaneswar: Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy East and West - Commonality and Difference, Essential tenets of Indian Philosophy, Formation of Schools of Indian Philosophy, The Methods of Knowledge: An Overview of Indian Epistemology, Veridical Cognition – Sources and Validity, Erroneous Cognition - The Nature and Process, Indian Logic – Salient features and Development, Metaphysical World-view in Indian Philosophy, Metaphysical World-view in Indian Philosophy, Integration of Theory and Practice - Axiology in Indian Philosoph.y

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