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Social and Political Philosophy

By Dr. Tejasha Kalita and Dr. Bhaskar Bhattacharyya   |   Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati
Learners enrolled: 306
This course will introduce the subject of Social and Political Philosophy. Social and political philosophy deals with various socio-political issues like origin and development of society, social contract theory, different issues of society, human rights. This course will also deal with some issues like terrorism, globalization, secularism, Marxism etc. All these issues will be discussed in this course in the light of social and political philosophy
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Not Applicable
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Philosophy
Credit Points : 4
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 01 Jan 2025
End Date : 30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 28 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 24 May 2025 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

WeekModulesUnit
Week-1
Module 1 : Introduction to Society
Unit 1: Origin and Development of society
Week-2
Module 2 : Social Contract Theory
Unit 2 : Social Contract Theory: Hobbes
Unit 3 : Social Contract Theory: Locke
Unit 4 : Social Contract Theory: Rousseau
Week-3
Module 3 : Social Institutions
Unit 5 : Social Institutions: Family, Education and Religion
Week-4
Module 4 : The Role of Individual in the Society
Unit 6 : Individual and Society
Week-5
Module 5 : Human Rights
Unit 7 : Rights and Duty
Week-6
Module 6 : Challenges to the Society
Unit 8 : Terrorism
Week-7
Module 7 : New Issues of the Society
Unit 9 : Globalization
Week-8
Module 8 : Development of Feminism
Unit 10 : Feminism
Week-9
Module 9 : Modern Theories of the Society
Unit 11 : Marxism : Alienation and Class Struggle
Unit 12 : Socialism
Week-10
Module 10 : Secularism
Unit 13 : Secularism: Its Nature, Secularism in India
Week-11
Module 11 : Ideal State
Unit 14 : The Concept of Ideal State
Week-12Module 12 : Theory of JusticeUnit 15 : John Rawls : Justice as Fairness

Books and references

1.    Bhusan, Vidya & D.R Sachdeva (2005) Text Book of Sociology. Kitab Mahal. New Delhi

2.   Bhusan, Vidya & D.R Sachdeva. (2012) Fundamentals of Sociology. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

3.    Chakravarty, Sibnath, (1962), An Introduction to Politics: Modern Book Agency Pvt Ltd.

4.    Chaturvedi, Archana (2006), Political Theory: Commonwealth Publishers

5.    Dasgupta, Samir & Paulomi Saha (2012) An Introduction to Sociology. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

6.    Doshi, S L. (2006). Modernity, Postmodernity and Neo-Sociological Theories. Rawat Publications

7.    Francis, M. (2006) Contemporary Sociology. Oxford University Press

8.    Perry, John & Erna Perry (2010). Contemporary Society. Dorling Kindersley Indian Pvt. Ltd.

9.    M. Francis Abraham. (1982). Modern Sociological Theory. Oxford University Press,

10.  Mackenzie, John S. (2004). A Manual of Ethics, Surjeet Publications

11.  Rawat, H.K. (2007). Sociology. Rawat Publications

12.  Sanyal, Jagadiswar (1994): Guide to Social Philosophy: Sribhumi Publishing House

13. Stumps, Samuel E, (1987), Elements of Philosophy,  An Introduction: McGrew Hill Book Company

14.  Sinha, J.N. (1984).A Manual of Ethics. New Central Book Agency,

15.  Sharma, R.N.(2006).Introduction to Ethics. Surjeet Publications

 

Instructor bio

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 Gauhati 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.



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. He has also jointly given a MOOC on Essentials of Indian Philosophy on the SWAYAM platform.
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