Mira’s IAS Philosophy Paper-1 Printed Notes IAS, PCS English

Philosophy Optional Printed Notes of Paper 1 by Mitra IAS in English for UPSC Mains Entrance and Other Competitive Exam Preparations 2022. Notes Possesses 4 Booklets and a total no of 390 pages.

Following are the booklets that Complete the Notes:-  

I-Paper-I

1. Indian Philosophy Part-I
2. Indian Philosophy Part-II
3. Western Philosophy Part-I
4. Western Philosophy Part-II

Mira’s IAS Philosophy Printed Notes Paper-1 IAS, PCS in English medium is taken from the enrolled students.Paper 1 possesses the topics of Indian, and Western Philosophy Because of Philosophy optional’s short syllabus it is very popular among engineering graduates.Philosophy also helps in scoring ethics paper-4 of GS.He is the best faculty for philosophy optional in English medium in Delhi. Educomiq is one of the best for prompt and Timely delivery of Study Material for IAS, PCS, Judicial Services, NET, and CSIR Entrance examinations.

Following topics covered under the paper-1

1. Plato and Aristotle: Ideas; Substance; Form and Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality.
2. Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz): Cartesian Method and Certain Knowledge; Substance; God; Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and Freedom.
3. Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume): Theory of Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self and God; Scepticism.
4. Kant: Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments; Space and Time; Categories; Ideas of Reason; Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of God
5. Hegel: Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism
6. Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein: Defence of Commonsense; Refutation of Idealism; Logical Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete Symbols; Picture Theory of Meaning; Saying and Showing.
7. Logical Positivism: Verification Theory of Meaning; Rejection of Metaphysics; Linguistic Theory of Necessary Propositions.
8. Later Wittgenstein: Meaning and Use; Language-games; Critique of Private Language.
9. Phenomenology (Husserl): Method; Theory of Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism.
10. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger): Existence and Essence; Choice, Responsibility and Authentic Existence; Being-in-the –world and Temporality.
11. Quine and Strawson: Critique of Empiricism; Theory of Basic Particulars and Persons.
12. Ca-rva-ka : Theory of Knowledge; Rejection of Transcendent Entities.
13. Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhan(ginaya; Bondage and Liberation.
14. Schools of Buddhism: Prati-tyasamutpa-da; Ksanikavada, Naira-tmyava-da
15. Nya-ya- Vais’esika: Theory of Categories; Theory of Appearance; Theory of Prama-na; Self, Liberation; God; Proofs for the Existence of God; Theory of Causation; Atomistic Theory of Creation.
16. Sa-mkhya: Prakrti; Purusa; Causation; Liberation
17. Yoga: Citta; Cittavrtti; Klesas; Samadhi; Kaivalya.
18. Mima-msa-: Theory of Knowledge
19. Schools of Veda-nta: Brahman; I-s’vara; A-tman; Jiva; Jagat; Ma-ya-; Avidya-; Adhya-sa; Moksa; Aprthaksiddhi; Pancavidhabheda
20. Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga.