Latest CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 of Philosophy 2017-18
Here, latest syllabus of CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 Philosophy (Code No. 040) for the session 2017-18. The new session has started and board updated the new syllabus. There is no change made in the syllabus and exam pattern.
S. No.
|
Units
|
Marks
|
1
|
Indian Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology) |
20
|
2
|
Western Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology) |
20
|
3
|
Principle of Reasoning (Logic) |
60
|
Total
|
100
|
Unit 1: Indian Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)
• Classification of Indian Philosophical Systems
• Six ways of knowing in Indian Philosophy
• Nyaya definition of perception and distinction between determinate and indeterminate perception
• Buddhist view on indeterminate perception
• Nyaya view on inference (Nyaya): Vyapti, Tarka, and kinds of Anumana
• Carvaka's critique of inference
Unit 2: Western Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)
• Rationalism: Descartes on universal and certain knowledge, Method of doubt
• Empiricism: Locke on rejection of innate ideas, origin of ideas, kinds of knowledge
• Flume - Impressions and Ideas, Kinds of knowledge, Skepticism (causation, self)
• Kant: Synthetic a priori knowledge
Unit 3: Principles of Reasoning (Logic)
(A) Aristotelian Logic 25 Marks
• The nature and subject-matter of logic
• Terms, sentences, propositions, truth and validity
• Relations between propositions - square of opposition, Existential Import
• Changing sentences into their logical form
• Categorical Syllogism
(B) Symbolic Logic
• Value of use of symbols, symbolization, variable and constant
• Truth function and truth-functional connectives, Truth Table
(C) Inductive Reasoning
• Mill's Methods of Experimental Inquiry