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Given that philosophy is not taught at the high school level, it is not surprising that
prospective students wonder ‘what it is all about?’ The Department believes that nothing is
outside the pale of philosophy, and during the three years there will indeed be opportunities to
discuss a large number of theoretical and practical problems. What is philosophy? Very
briefly, it is an invitation to think. Indeed, philosophy is as much the asking of questions as it
is mulling over their answer. We believe that we provide an environment where you can learn
to think logically and critically. The weekly meetings of the Philosophical Society are an
additional forum wherein students and Faculty present papers for discussion on a variety of
issues. For an interested student, the undergraduate program in philosophy may prove to be a
turning point. As one philosopher remarked, rather than ask what you can do with
philosophy, you should consider what philosophy will do with you. Apart from the 14 core
courses that the students are expected to read during the three years of their undergraduate
programme in Philosophy, they will also read Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) in Art and
Film Appreciation, and Critical Thinking. The Department also offers Generic Elective (GE)
courses in Ethics in Public Domain, Formal Logic, Feminism and Bio-Ethics to students
from other departments.
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