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M.Phil./Ph.D.

M.Phil./Ph.D.

M.Phil./Ph.D. and Direct Ph.D.

 

M.Phil./Ph.D.
The M.Phil./Ph.D. programme is a research programme aimed at training students in independent original research. The students are also required to critically engage with some of the core concepts of philosophy and methods of philosophical enquiry through an in-depth study of identified essential texts in philosophy. After the successful completion of course work, they are required to write a dissertation in an area of their chosen research interest with guidance from faculty member(s) as supervisor(s).

 

Course Structure
The M.Phil. programme is of four semester duration, consisting of 24 credits—16 credits for the course work and 8 credits for the dissertation. The course work consists of 2 core courses of 4 credits each and 2 optional courses, also of 4 credits each. Every student is required to take two core courses in the first semester and two optional courses in the second semester.

In addition to this, the Centre offers a range of optional courses in the areas of Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Culture, Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness, Philosophy of Social Science, Studies in Analytical Philosophy, Phenomenology and Existentialism, and Social Ontology.

The choice of the two optional courses will be determined by the research interest and field of specialization selected by the student.
The course work of M.Phil. programme consists of lectures, presentation of term papers in seminars, and participation in discussions.

 

Core Courses:

Course Title No. Credit Pattern of Evaluation
Concepts in Philosophy PH601S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Philosophical Method PH602S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Optional Courses:

Course Title No. Credit Pattern of Evaluation

Philosophy of Action

PH601P

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Philosophy of Social Sciences

PH602P

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Self-Knowledge

PH603S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Existential Phenomenology and Its Engagements

PH604S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Values and Moral Dilemmas

PH606S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Philosophy of Social Sciences

PH607S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Philosophy of Language

PH608S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Comparative Philosophy

  

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Mind and Language

  

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Ontology of the Social: Philosophical Analysis of Collectivity

PH612S

4

Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar

End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Epistemology PH609S    
Bhartrhari’s Theory of Meaning PH613S    

Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit

 PH614S    
Liberalism and the Political Conception of Justice: Communitarian Critiques PH615S    
The Idea of a Nation: Gandhi and Tagore PH616S    

Philosophical Debates in the Moral Psychology

 PH617S    

 

Direct Ph.D.
The candidates who have completed M.Phil. with 6.0 CGPA or with equivalent published works are eligible for admission to Direct Ph.D. programme in major areas of philosophy such as Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Legal and Moral philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Action, Philosophical Psychology, Logic, Philosophy of Social Sciences, History of Ideas and allied areas.

Direct Ph.D. Optional Courses List:

1) PH603S – Self Knowledge

2) PH604S – Existential Phenomenology & its Engagements

3) PH605S – Philosophy of Action

4) PH606S – Values and Moral Dilemmas

5) PH607S – Philosophy of Social Sciences

6) PH608S – Philosophy of Language

7) PH609S – Epistemology

8) PH610S – Comparative Philosophy

9) PH611S – Mind and Language

10) PH612S – Ontology of the Social: Philosophical Analysis of Collectivity

11) PH613S - Bhartrhari’s Theory of Meaning

12) PH614S – Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit

13) PH615S – Liberalism and the Political Conception of Justice: Communitarian Critiques

14) PH616S – The Idea of a Nation: Gandhi and Tagore

15) PH617S – Philosophical Debates in the Moral Psychology

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.