Academics

MA-PhD

Following are the highlights of the program: ·         First 2 semesters will feature six Master’s level core courses. These courses will focus on the intensive reading of original texts.·         There will be ten electives, of which three may be taken from outside the discipline.·         There will be forty-eight credits for the final written… Read More
·         Introduction to Feminist Philosophy·         Sankhya Philosophy·         Twentieth Century Political Philosophy·         Classical Indian Thought in Modern Times·         Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics·         Contemporary Indian Philosophy·         Social Epistemology·         Analytic Epistemology·         Vedanta… Read More
 Semester I Courses Semester IICourses Semester IIICourses Semester IVCourses Semester VCourses [If one continues towards a Ph.D.]  Core I:Vedanta Philosophy in the Vedic Tradition Core IV:Madhyamika Philosophy in the Buddhist Tradition Disciplinary Elective Disciplinary ElectiveProject [Stage III] Core II: Philosophy in the Age of the Greeks Core… Read More
Syllabus for the Entrance ExaminationSectionsTopicsPrimary TextAdditional ResourcesPlatoAllegory of the Cave, Education, Knowledge, Theory of Forms, Nature of JusticePlato, Republic, Books 2 and 7.•    Julia Annas, An Introduction to Plato’s Republic, Oxford University Press, 1981. •    W.T. Stace, A Critical History of Greek Philosophy,… Read More
Dual-Degree M.A. - Ph.D. (Philosophy)This programme offers a 6-year Dual-Degree M.A.-Ph.D. Programme in Philosophy that is intensive in terms of its curriculum and intent [2-year M.A. Programme with the possibility to enter a 4-year Ph.D. Programme]. Furthermore, though the proposed degree is clearly in alignment with the discipline of Philosophy… Read More