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OBS 106 Epistemology (Philosophy of Knowledge)

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S4 Credits : 07 Teacher : rev. Dr Maramattam Xavier Aim This topic is an inquiry into the nature, origin and possibility of true and certain knowledge. We begin with a discussion on the reasons for considering epistemology as a foundational treatise in philosophy, which is followed by an in-depth analysis of some important themes such as (1) the nature of knowledge, (2) conditions for knowledge, (3) theories of truth, (4) sources of knowledge, (5) epistemology and hermeneutics (6) knowledge and society and (7) religious knowledge. References Audi, R., Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, 3rd ed., London, 2011. Karuvelil, G., Epistemology, Pune, 1997. Therukaattil, G., In Quest of Truth,…

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OBS 123 Contemporary Indian Thought

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S6 Credits : 04 Teacher : Rev. Dr. Chundamthadam Stephen Aim The task of this course is to familiarize the students with the modern and contemporary Indian thinkers, the main themes they have discussed. In the first part, we will review the contributions of the great philosophers of both modern and contemporary India beginning with Raja Ram Mohan Roy. We shall select a few of these thinkers such as Rama Krishna Parama Hamsa, Swami Vivekananda, Dayananda Saraswati, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Rabindranath Tagore, Aurobindo, Dr. Ambedkar, Jiddhu Krishnamoorti, Jawaharlal Nehru, Ramana Maharshi, Amartya Sen etc. In the second part, we discuss the different modern and contemporary Indian religious movements. References T.M.P Mahadevan, Contemporary Indian…

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