M. A. Syllabus under CBCS - Dibrugarh University

Details Syllabus of the M.A.1 st Semester Programme in Education underChoice Based Credit System: Session 2009-2010Course No. : EDN 10100Title of the Course: Advanced Philosophy of EducationName of the Course Teacher: Pranjal BuragohainUnits No of Lecture No. ofTutorialUnit 1.-Introduction-Epistemology, Metaphysics and Axiology-Nature of Philosophy of Education—directivedoctrine, a liberal discipline, an activity-Philosophy of Beauty-Morality and Life13222310Unit 2. Schools of philosophy (Indian schools)Vedic Philosophies-----Samkhya-- basic tenants with specialreference to Purusha and Prakriti,educational implications.--Yoga—basic tenants, Astangika yoga,Educational implications.-- Vedanta—Special reference to Dvita,Advaita and Vishistadvaita, their basictenants, Educational implications.333310Unit 3. Non-Vedic Philosophies—--Carvaka—epistemology, Carvaka ethicsEducational implications.--Jainism—basic principles of Jainism,educational implications.--Buddhism—the teachings of Buddha, thephilosophical principles of Buddhism,educational implications.222310Unit 4. Schools of Philosophy (Western schools)--IdealismNaturalismPragmatism--Their educational implicationswith special reference to epistemology,axiology and the process of education.222310Unit 5. Contemporary philosophies- Existentialism—(Contribution ofNietzsche and Sartre) Characteristics ofExistentialism, educational implications-Logical positivism—propositions(analytical and empirical), educationalImplications.32310-Post-modernism (Contribution of Derridaand Mitchell Foucault), educationalimplications-Islamic Education thought32