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M.Phil. (Philosophy)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

M.Phil. Philosophy or Master of Philosophy in Philosophy is a postgraduate Philosophy course. Philosophy is the study of the theoretical basis of a branch of knowledge or experience. In this course, the main emphasis is given on Philosophy which is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The duration of M.Phil. (Philosophy) is mostly of two academic years but it may vary as per the rules and regulations of different institutions. M.Phil. in Philosophy is a career orienting course which offers many opportunities to the degree holders.

M.Phil. Philosophy Eligibility

  • For pursuing M.Phil., one needs to have a Master's degree in science, arts or engineering, etc.
  • Candidates need to acquire 55% marks in the subject chosen for M.Phil. course or an allied subject at the postgraduate level to be considered eligible for the course.
  • A written test may be conducted to assess the candidate’s knowledge. Those who qualify in the written test will be required to appear in an interview.

M.Phil. Philosophy Course Suitability

  • Students those who interested in Philosophy and have the capability of analysing and constructing sound arguments; distinguishing fine differences between views and find common ground are the most suitable ones for it.
  • Second, those who have self-motivation and the capacity for independent study and thought; clear communication and presentation; the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines; flexibility and creativity also are the good match for the course.
  • Those who are willing to go for teaching fields at higher level for becoming teacher and lecturer both at school and colleges level also can go for it.

How is M.Phil. Philosophy Course Beneficial? 

  • This degree course enables the students to go for various jobs in the National Health Service, civil service, advertising, marketing and public relations agencies, investment banks.
  • It provides good basis for higher degree programmes in respective subjects, e.g. Ph.D. etc.
  • Other benefit of it is that it gives wide and vast knowledge of philosophy along with that how to teach for you and how to analyse and communicate ideas in an understandable balanced and well-thought-out manner.

COURSE ELIGIBILITY

For pursuing M.Phil., one needs to have a Master's degree in science, arts or engineering, etc.

  • M.Phil. Philosophy Syllabus

    Syllabus of Philosophy as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

      Paper I

    Sr. No.

     Subjects of Study
     

    First Half (Research Methodology)

     

    1. Norman Blaikie: Approaches to Social Enquiry, Polity Press Cambridge, 1993

     

    (i) Basic Concepts of Methodology
    (ii) Nature of Social Science; Classical and Contemporary Responses
    (iii) Research Strategies: Inductive and Deductive; Reproductive and Abductive

     

    Second Half

     

    1.Richard Viet, Christopher Gould, and John Clifford: Writing Reading and Research (Second edition), Macmillan, New York, 1985

     

    (i) Beginning a Research Project
    (ii) Finding Library Sources
    (iii) Putting Your Sources to Work
    (iv) Paraphrasing Sources and Quoting Sources
    (v) Bibliography (MLA Format), Chapter A

    Paper II
     

    Group A: First Half (Optional Papers)
     

    Any one of the following:

     

    1. Gotama: Nyayasutra (Sutras 2.1.8 to 2.1.20) with Bhasya and Varttika
    2. Vacaspati Misra: Bhamati on ‘Adhyasabhasya’ (from Syadetat. Addha purvapratitimatramupayujyate to sarvatranasvasaparsangh)
    3. Cigtsukha: Tattvapradipika: Eleven Purvapaksalaksanas and Siddhasntalaksana of svaprakasa
    4. Jayanta Bhatta: Nyayamanjari (Ahnika I): Pramanalaksana
    5. Patanjali: Yogasutra (Sutras 2.29, 30,32,46,49,54;3.1‐3) with Vyasabhasya
    6. Sri Aurobindo: The Ideal of Human Unity, (Pondicherry edn. 1997) Part I: Chapter 1‐2, Part‐II: Chapters 17,32‐34
    7. K.C.Bhattacharya: Studies in lPhilosophy: Vol. II, Chapters I, III, V, VIII, and X

     

    Group B: Second Half
     

     Any one of the following:

     

    1. Michael Beaney (ed): The Frege Reader, Blackwell, Oxford, 1997: (i) Thought, (ii) Function and Concept

     

    2. Immanuel Kant; Critique of Pure Reason, trans. by N.K.Smith (Transcendental Dialectic)

     

    3. L.Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations, trans. by G.E.M.j. Anscombe, Basil lBlackwell, Oxfordl, 1968

    (i) Privacy and Certainty
    (ii) Private Language
    (iii) Acquisition of Concept
    (iv) Retention of Concept
    (v) Epistemic Privacy
    (vi) Privacy of Ownership

     

    4. W.V.O. Quine: From A Logical Point of View, Harper & Row, New York, 1953

    (i) On What There is
    (ii) Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    (iii) Notes on the Theory of Reference
    (iv) Reference and Modality

     

    5. M. Dummet: The Logical Basis of Metaphysics Duckworth, London, 1991

    (i) Truth and Meaning Theories
    (ii) The Origin and Role of the Concept of Truth
    (iii) Realism and the Theory of Meaning

     

    6. Nina Witoszek and Andrew Brennan (eds.): Philosophical Dialogues: Arne Naess and the Progress of Ecophilosophy, Rowman and Littlefield, 1999

    (i) Contemporary Environmental Ethics – its Scope and Concerns, Theory of Inherent Value; Anthropocentrism and Speciesism
    (ii) Deep Ecology—its Principles, Norms, Premises and Intuitions
    (iii) Critique of Deep Ecology – The Feminist Critique, The Third World Critique of Radical Environmentalism; Social Ecology and Deep Ecology

     

    7. Hans – Georg Gadamer: Philosophical Hermeneutics, Univ. Of California Press, 1977

    (i) Hermeneutics – Its Different Senses, Hermeneutics as Act of lInterpretation and as an Art; Regional Hermeneutics, General Hermeneutics, Philosophical Hermeneutics
    (ii) The Idea of Text, Understanding and Interpretation, The Life‐World Historicity, Situatedness and, Contextuality, Conflicts of Interpretations of Text, Criteria of appropriate Interpretation
    (iii) Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, Existentialism and Hermeneutics, Hermeneutics and Deconstruction
    (iv) The Development of Philosophical Hermeneutics: Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer, Habermus, Ricoeur

    Note:

    Two Term Papers
     

    Two Seminar Papers
     

    Dissertation
 

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