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OAS 301 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Dr Pamplany Augustine Aim The course, Philosophy of Science is an exploration of the epistemic, philosophical, religious and ethical implications of the major developments in the various branches of natural science. A major focus of the course is to understand the and interpret the profound insights of the Christian revelation in a worldview that is dominated by science. The first part of the course discusses the epistemic uniqueness as well as distinctiveness of both science, philosophy and religion. The epistemological analysis will show that despite the epistemic differences between the experimental, speculative and revelatory forms of knowledge, an integral vision of truth needs to find the hermeneutical…

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OAS 194 Philosophy of Informatics

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S4 Credits : 2 Teacher : Miss Bincy Manoj Aim The objective of this course is to introduce the philosophical foundations of informatics along with creating awareness about social issues and concerns of I.T. The course is divided in four modules. The first module gives a general introduction towards the term ‘informatics’ and other key concepts. The method of informatics is dealt with in the second module where a detailed study of cognitive processes, cognitive styles, information processing tools like flow charts, decision trees, logical gates, algorithms etc. are discussed. Module three gives the detailed account of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its components, characteristics, development, application etc. and also a philosophical reflection towards AI.…

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SOS 201 Scientific Methodology

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S1 Credits : 1 Teacher : Dr Joseph Kaduppil Aim An introductory course for initiating the students to scientific research, study and to help them to write scientific papers. Method followed is lecture and assignments. The course includes: Different methods of study and ways to develop a personal strategy and study design; Different steps to prepare a scientific research paper: Finding, narrowing and focusing on a topic of research, discovering and evaluating the sources, ways to fix the right title of the research paper; developing the outline of a research paper; Collecting of materials for the paper: evaluating, grouping and documenting them; The art of writing a research paper: writing an introduction, developing…

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OLR 404 Canonical Latin

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 12 Teacher : PALATHINGAL Varghese/ KADUPPIL Joseph/ MANGALATHIL George Contents  Latin translation of the Sacred Canons. Select texts from councils of the Latin Church. Select canons from CIC 1917 and CIC 1983 and CCEO. Select texts from Nuntia, Communicatines, Acta Apostolicae Sedis and Decisiones S. Romanae Rotae. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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OS 608 Case Study on the grounds of nullity of Marriage

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 3 Teacher : PALATHINGAL Varghese Contents Grounds which make a marriage null and void, as they are present in the CCEO canons; the possible grounds that can be used in a marriage case before the tribunal: insufficient reason, grave lack of discretion of judgment, incapacity to assume the essential obligations of marriage, error of person, error about the quality of a person, fraud or deceit, simulation (total and partial), conditional marriage, force or fear, etc. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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OAS 319 Sources of the Syro-Chaldean Law

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 3 Teacher : MANGALATHIL George Contents Demonstrations of Aphrahat, the canons ascribed to Mar Maruta of Maipherqat, reception of the Western Synods, Monastic rules, the law of Christianity of Ibn At-Taiyib, Synodicon Orientate: content, composition and importance. Terms: Archdeacon, Corepiscopo, Priest, Monks, Nomocanon of Mar Abdisho. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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OAS 317 History of Codification of CCEO

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 3 Teacher : KADUPPIL Roy Joseph Contents Concept of canon; sacred canons of the first millennium as part of the common disciplinary heritage of all the Eastern Churches; the First Vatican Council on the codification of canon law of the Eastern Catholic Churches; the attempts in the aftermath of that Council; CIC-1917 and the Eastern Catholic Churches; Pius XI and the constitution of the Commission for the Codification of Eastern canon law; the work of the Commission; Pius XII and the partial promulgation of CICO; Vatican II and the codification of Eastern canon law; Paul VI institutes the Commission for the Revision of Eastern canon law; the…

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OAS 316 Code of Particular of the Syro-Malabar Church

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 3 Teacher : THALACHELLOOR James Contents : The particular laws promulgated for the Syro-Malabar Church, published in Code of Particular Law of the Syro-Malabar Church, Kochi, 2013. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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PS 213 Certain Special Processes (Title XXVI)

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 1.5 Teacher : VATTAPPALAM Michael Contents Grounds of nullity, competent forum right to challenge a marriage, obligations of the judges and tribunal, proofs, sentence and appeal documentary process, General Norms, separation of spouses, presumed death of a spouse, dissolution of the non-consummated marriage, dissolution of marriage in favour of faith, declaration of nullity of sacred ordination, removal or transfer of pastors. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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PS 212 Clerics, Laity and Associations of Christian Faithful (Titles X, XI, XIII)

Program : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : Second Cycle Credits : 3 Teacher : ADOPPILLIL Thomas Contents The formation of clerics, enrolment of clerics in an eparchy, the rights and obligations of clerics, loss of the clerical state, lay persons and associations of the Christian faithful. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs

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