This MOOC course titled Fundamentals of Philosophy introduces us to the basic concepts of philosophy. The basic concepts included in this course are- Nature and Scope of philosophy, utility of studying philosophy, Nature and Kinds of Knowledge, Theories of knowledge, theories of truth, concept of idealism and realism, mind-body relation, concept of universals, concept of logical positivism and existentialism, the concept of person, theories of punishment, and Individual and society. Apart from this this MOOC course has an interdisciplinary appeal, which we infer from the concepts mentioned in the above. Thus, learners from across the disciplines may get taste by enrolling in this course which has been specially designed for all categories of learners. By studying the different concepts in this course, learners may develop their innate capacities of learning, that is analytical skill or reasoning power present in human being. Besides It also enquires into the nature, meaning, purpose, origin and destiny of human life. Hence, this MOOC course has a relevance in case of exploring and flourishing human self by studying the epistemological and metaphysical concepts of philosophy.
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Week |
Module |
Topic |
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1 |
Module
1 |
Nature of
Philosophy |
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Unit 1 |
Nature, Scope and Utility of Philosophy |
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2 |
Module
2 |
Nature
of Knowledge |
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Unit
2 |
Nature
and Kinds of Knowledge: ‘Knowledge by acquaintance’ and ‘Knowledge by Description’ |
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3 |
Module
3 |
Origin
and Source of Knowledge |
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Unit 3 |
Theories
of Knowledge: Rationalism and Empiricism |
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Unit 4 |
Kant’s
critical theory |
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Unit 5 |
Scepticism:
Hume |
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4 |
Module
4 |
Theories
of Truth |
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Unit
6 |
Theories
of Truth: Correspondence, Coherence, Pragmatic theory |
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5 |
Module
5 |
Concept
of Realism |
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Unit
7 |
Realism:
Naive and Scientific Realism |
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6 |
Module 6 |
Concept
of Idealism |
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Unit 8 |
Idealism:
Subjective |
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Unit 9 |
Idealism:
Objective |
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7 |
Module 7 |
Mind-Body
Relation |
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Unit 10 |
Mind-Body
relation: Descartes and Spinoza |
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8 |
Module 8 |
Concept
of Universals |
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Unit 11 |
Universals:
Realism |
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Unit 12 |
Universals:
Nominalism |
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9 |
Module 9 |
Logical
Positivism |
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Unit 13 |
Outlines
of Logical Positivism |
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10 |
Module 10 |
Concept
of Existentialism |
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Unit 14 |
Existentialism |
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11 |
Module 11 |
Concept
of Person |
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Unit 15 |
Concept
of Person: Strawson |
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12 |
Module 12 |
Concept
of Punishment and Individual and Society |
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Unit 16 |
Theories
of Punishment |
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Unit
17 |
Individual
and Society |
Dr. Bhaskar Bhattacharyya is
Senior Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Krishna Kanta Handiqui State
Open University, India. He received his MA and PhD from Gauhati University,
India, in 1999 and 2008, respectively, and served as a Junior Research Fellow
of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research in 2001. His areas of interest
are philosophy of language and analytic philosophy, and he has published a
number of papers in these fields. He is also the author of the book Analytic
Philosophy of Wittgenstein. Apart from this he has also edited a book Contemporary
Issues in Philosophy, Culture, and Value published by Cambridge
Scholars Publishing, UK, in the year 2024 He has also jointly given a MOOC on
Essentials of Indian Philosophy on the SWAYAM platform.
Dr. Tejasha Kalita serves as an
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open
University, located in Guwahati, Assam, India. She achieved her M.A. degree
from Guwahati University in Assam, India, in the year 2005. Subsequently, she
pursued her Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, also situated
in Assam, India, and successfully completed it in 2013. As a Project Associate,
she conducted a minor research project on Ethnic Philosophies, funded by the
ICPR, at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Dr. Kalita's academic
pursuits and research areas primarily encompass Applied Ethics, Social &
Political Philosophy, and Contemporary Indian Philosophy. Her dedication to
these fields is evident through her substantial contribution of numerous
research papers. She has also jointly given a MOOC on Essentials of Indian
Philosophy on the SWAYAM platform.
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