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What is the eligibility criteria for MA in philosophy in JNU? Can a btech graduate can join the program? Also tell syllabus of the same.


Shubham Shekhar 17th Aug, 2018
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Sherin Tressa 26th Sep, 2018

The Syllabus for M.A Philosoply is as follows

The candidates should have a good grasp of the themes and issues listed below both from the Indian and Western philosophical perspectives.

Metaphysics /Ontology: Being and Becoming; Appearance and Reality; Abhava; Substance; Theories of Consciousness; Self, Non-Self, and Other; Brahman, Atman and Jagat; Personal Identity; Freewill and Determinism; Causation; Potentiality and Actuality; Time and Space; Existence of God.

Epistemology and Logic: Different Theories, of Knowledge; Pramanas and Pramanyavada; Theories of Error; Truth and Meaning; JTB and Gettier's Problem; Certainty, Fallibility and Scepticism; Laws of Thought; Classification of Proposition; Categorical Syllogism; Truth Tables; Formal Proofs of Validity; Venn Diagram; Quantification.

Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy: Purusharthas; Rta, Rna and Yagya; Goodness; Justice and Virtues; End and Means; Duty and Obligation; Ethical Theories (Normative and Metaethics); Themes of Applied Ethics; 'Non-violence; Marginalization and Discrimination; Secularism; Liberty, Equality and Rights; Nationalism; Globalization.

Sherin Tressa 26th Sep, 2018

For M.A Philosophy candidates belonging to the Science and Technology discipline must have a minimum of 55 percent marks on their qualifying examination. To know more about the JNU eligibility please refer to the link given here

Link: JNU Eligibility Criteria

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