oga: Citta;Cittavrtti; Klesas; Samadhi; Kaivalya.

Nyaya- Vaisesika:Theory of Categories; Theory of Appearance; Theoryof Pramana; S elf, Liberation; God; Proofs for the Existence of God; Theory of Causation; Atomistic Theory of Creation. Carvaka :Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities. Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy C D Sharma Introduction of Indian Philosophy: Dutta & Chaterjee Essentials of Indian Philosophy: Books: M. Hiriyanna Test 3 June 30 , 2013 Mimamsa: Theory of Knowledge Schools of Vedanta:Brahman; Isvara; Atman; Jiva; Jagat; Maya; Avidya;Adhyasa; Mo ksa; Aprthaksiddhi; Pancavidhabheda Aurobindo:Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga. Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy C D Sharma Contemporary Indian Philosophy B K Lal Essentials of Indian Philosophy: Books: M. Hiriyanna Test 4 July 21 , 2013 Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz): Cartesian Method and Certain K nowledge; Substance; God; Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and Freedom. Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume):Theory of Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self and God; Scepticism. Critical History Of Western Philosophyby Y. Masih Western Philosophy: A history of Philosophy: Frank Thilly 3 VISION IAS www.visionias.in www.visionias.wordpress.com follow visionias at f acebook http://twitter.com/#!/visionias Test 5 August 11 , 2013 Kant: Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments; Space and Time; Categ ories; Ideas of Reason; Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of God Hegel:Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Ac tuality and Potentiality. Critical History Of Western Philosophyby Y. Masih The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant Western Philosophy: A history of Philosophy: Frank Thilly Test 6 Sep 1, 2013 Logical Positivism: Verification Theory of Meaning; Rejection of Metaphys ics; Linguistic Theory of Necessary Propositions.

Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein:Defence of Commonsense; Refutation of Idea lism; Logical Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete Symbols; Picture Theor y of Meaning; Saying and Showing. Later Wittgenstein:Meaning and Use; Language-games; Critique of Private Language . A Hundred Years of Philosophy - John Passmore Internet Test 7 Sept 22 , 2013 Phenomenology(Husserl): Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger): Existence and Essence; Ch oice, Responsibility and Authentic Existence; Being-in-the world and Temporality. Quine and Strawson:Critique of Empiricism; Theory of Basic Particulars and Perso ns. A Hundred Years of Philosophy - John Passmore Internet 4 VISION IAS www.visionias.in www.visionias.wordpress.com follow visionias at f acebook http://twitter.com/#!/visionias Test 8 October 13 , 2013 Notions of God: Attributes; Relation to Man and theWorld. (Indian and Western). Problem of Evil. Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique (Indian and Western). Reason, Revelation and Faith. Religious Experience: Nature and Object (Indian andWestern). Philosophy of Religion: Religion Philosophy:Y Masih Philosophy of Religion :John H. Hick Philosophy: The Power of Ideas Brooke Noel Moore, Kenneth Bruder Test 9 Nov 3 2013 Soul: Immortality; Rebirth and Liberation. Religion without God. Religion and Morality. Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute Truth. Nature of Religious Language: Analogical and Symbolic; Cognitivist and Noncognitive Philosophy of Religion: Religion Philosophy:Y Masih Philosophy of Religion :John H. Hick Philosophy: The Power of Ideas Brooke Noel Moore, Kenneth Bruder Test 10 Nov 24 2013 Social & Political Ideals:Equality, Justice, Liberty. Sovereignty:Austin, Bodin, Laski, Kautilya. Individual and State: Rights; Duties and Accountability Forms of Government:Monarchy; Theocracy and Democracy.

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