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Indian Philosophy
(Crash Course)

NOTE: This course is made for anyone who wants to understand Old English Literature whether for studies or for interest. You can also use this course to improve your preparations for competitive examinations in English Literature. 

Syllabus

Introduction

Basics of Indian Philosophy

Periods of Indian Philosophy

Classical Indian Philosophy

Vedic and Upanishadic Traditions

Rta (Cosmic Order)

Atman (Self)

Brahman

States of Consciousness

Jagrat

Svapna

Susupti

Turiya

Theories of creation and sacrifice (Yajna)

Orthodox Systems (Astika)

Samkhya (Purusha, Prakṛti, Guṇa, Satkāryavāda, Mokṣa)

Yoga: Patañjali’s theory of Pramāṇa, Citta and Citta-vṛtti, stages of Citta-bhūmi, God in Yoga

Nyāya: Pramā and Apramā, theories of knowledge (pramāṇa), debate with Buddhism, Hetvābhāsa (fallacies), concept of God

Vaiśeṣika: Padārtha (categories), theory of Atomism (Paramāṇuvāda), types of causes (Kāraṇa)

Mīmāṃsā: Pramāṇyavāda, Svatāh-prāmāṇyavāda and Paratah-prāmāṇyavāda, theories of error, significance of Śruti, Dharma

Vedānta

Advaita: Brahman-Ātman relation, māyā, grades of sattā, adhyāsa, vivartavāda, anirvacanīya-khyāti

Viśiṣṭādvaita: Saguna Brahman, parināmavāda, bhakti

Dvaita: Refutation of nirguṇa brahman, dualism (bheda)

Dvaitādvaita: Jñānaswaroop concept

Sudhādvaita: Avikṛta-pariṇāmavāda

Heterodox Systems (Nastika)

Cārvāka: Pratyakṣa as pramāṇa, critique of inference and testimony, materialism and hedonism

Jainism: Sat, dravya, guṇa, paryāya, jīva & ajīva, anekāntavāda, syādvāda, theory of knowledge

Buddhism: Four Noble Truths, Āṣṭāṅgika Mārga, Pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination), momentariness, anātmavāda, schools of Buddhism

Other Systems

Kāśmīra Śaivism: Pratyabhijñā school, God and Divine Power, liberation

Śāktism and Vaiṣṇavism: Philosophical basis of śāktism (power) and vaiṣṇavism (devotion)

Upaniṣads, Bhagavadgītā, and Dharmasāstras

Pure monism, relationship between Brahman and Ātman

Pancha-kośa, para-vidyā and apara-vidyā, karma-yoga

Varnāśrama-dharma, Dharma and Mokṣa, Sthitaprajña

Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Key Philosophers and Core Themes

Swami Vivekananda: Practical Vedanta, Universal Religion, Nature of God, Freedom and Karma, Nature of Soul/Self

Sri Aurobindo: World Process (Involution and Evolution), Four Theories of Existence, The Supermind, Integral Yoga, Gnostic Being

Muhammad Iqbal: Nature of Intuition, Nature of the Self, Notion of God 

Rabindranath Tagore: Humanism and Nature of Man, Notion of Religion, Nationalism

K. C. Bhattacharyya: Concept of the Absolute, Alternative Forms, Subjectivity and Freedom

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Nature of Ultimate Reality, Religious Experience, Intellect and Intuition, Hindu View of Life

J. Krishnamurti: Freedom, Choiceless Awareness, “Truth is a Pathless Land,” Notion of Education

Mahatma Gandhi: Truth, Non-violence, Satyagraha, Swaraj, Trusteeship

B. R. Ambedkar: Annihilation of Caste, Neo-Buddhism, Democracy, Natural Rights and Law

M. N. Roy: Radical Humanism, Materialism

Additional Contemporary Topics

Humanism and Social Reform: Humanist and social perspectives (e.g., Jyotiba Phule, Maulana Azad, Sant Kabi Bhima Bhoi)

Critical Theories of Caste and Social Structures

Integration of Classical and Modern Approaches

Indian Perspectives on Religion, Education, and the Self

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Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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