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Course for Ph. D. Programme (1998 Session) of M. Mozammel Hoque (Roll No. 22) Asst. Prof. of Philosophy, University of
Chittagong, Bangladesh. Course No. 4: Theory of Knowledge Problems and Issues
to be studied: 1. Skeptical Arguments and Responses to
Skepticism. 2. The Traditional Account of Knowledge
- Gettier Counter-examples - Responses to Gettier - Knowing How & Knowing
What - Knowledge by Acquaintance & Knowledge by Description. 3. Epistemic Justification - Chisholm's
Account of 'Certain', 'Obvious', 'Evident', 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt',
'Epistemically in the clear', 'Probable' and 'Counter-balanced' as terms of
Epistemic appraisal - Chisolm's Account of the Formal Epistemic Principles. 4. A Comparative Study of the Foundationalist
Theory of Justification - Internalism and Externalism. 5. Conditions of Truth & Criteria of
Evidence - The Liar Paradox, It's Different Versions & Resolutions. 6. Hume's Problem of Induction &
Different Solutions - Goodman's New Riddle of Induction. 7. Analytic vs. Synthetic, A priori vs.
A posteriori, Necessary vs. Contingent
Propositions - Can Synthetic Truths be known A Priori? 8. Is Epistemology Possible? Chisholm
and the Problem of the Criterion - Naturalized Epistemology & the Concept
of Knowledge. Recommended
Books & Articles: Ackerman, Robert Theories of Knowledge: A
Critical Introduction Anwar, A.J., 'Approaches to the Problem of Induction',
Indian
Philosophical Quarterly, 1994 Anwar, A.J., 'Chisholm's Solution of the Gettier
Problem: An Inconsistency', Indian Philosophical Quarterly, 1996 Anwar, A.J., 'Limits of Empiricism', Bangladesh
Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 1 Ayer, A.J., The Problem
of Knowledge, Chaps. 1-2 Bonjour, Laurence, The Structure of Empirical
Knowledge Chisholm, Rodrick M., Theory of Knowledge (2nd & 3rd Eds.) Dancy, Jonathon Introduction to Contemporary
Epistemology F. O'Neill S.J., Readings in
Epistemology Gettier, E.L., 'Is Justified True
Belief Knowledge', Analysis, vol. 23, 1963, pp.
121-3 Goldman, A.I., 'Discrimination and Perceptual Knowledge', Journal of
Philosophy, vol. 73, 1976, pp.
771-99 Hospers, John An Introduction to Philosophical
Analysis Pollick, John L., Contemporary
Theories of Knowledge Course Director: Professor
Ahmed Jamal Anwar Dept. of Philosophy, C.U. Course for Ph. D. Programme (1998
Session) of M. Mozammel Hoque (Roll No. 22) Asst. Prof. of Philosophy, University
of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Course No. 2: Muslim Nationalism in the Indian Sub-continent 1. The Concept of Muslim Nationalism and
it's difference with Territorial or Regional Nationalism. 2. Growth of Muslim Nationalism in
Colonial India, it's conflict with Indian Nationalism and Hindu Nationalism. 3. Development of Muslim Nationalism in
the Indian sub-continent up to 1971. Recommended
Readings: Ahmed, Muhammad Aziz, "The Concept of Islamic
Millat", University Studies (Social
Sciences and Humanities), Karachi,
vol. III, no. 1,1996. Al-Ahsan, Abdullah, Ummah or a
Nation? Identity Crisis in Contemporary Muslim Society, The Islamic Foundation, Liccester,
1992. Bilgrami, Syed Zafar Raza, "Nationalism and Indian
Muslims: Problems and Perspectives" in Zafar Imam (ed.) Muslims in
India, Orient Longman, New
Delhi, 1975. Iqbal, Muhammad, "Political
Thought in Islam", The Sociological Review, (Manchester), vol. 1, 1908. Khan, Muinuddin Ahmad, Muslim Communities of Southeast
Asia, Islamic Cultural
Centre, Chittagong, 1980. Khan, Muinuddin Ahmad, "Discovery of the Muslim
Ummah: A Reflective Assessment", paper presented at a seminar held at
the Bait-us-Sharaf Islamic Research Institute, Chittagong, 1993. Maududi, Sayyid Abul 'Ala, Islam O Jatiyatabad (Islam and Nationalism), Tr. Abdur
Rahim, Adhunik Prakashani, Dhaka, 1986. Mukhopadhya, Prahat Kumar, Bharate Jatiya Andolan (Indian National Movement), Barda.
Calcutta, 1925. Nehru, Jawaharlal, Glimpses of
the World History, Linssay
Drumond, London, 1949; Section entitled "India in the
Nineteen-Twenties", pp.
719-726 Shakir, Moin, Khilafat to Partition: A Survey
of Major Political Trends among Indian Muslims during 1919-1947, Ajanta, Delhi, 1970 Weekes, Richard V., Pakistan:
Birth and Growth of a Muslim Nation,
D. Van Nostrand, Princeton, 1964 Course Director: Professor
Dr. Mohammad Shah Dept. of History, C.U. Course for Ph. D. Programme (1998
Session) of M. Mozammel Hoque (Roll No. 22) Asst. Prof. of Philosophy, University
of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Course No. 3: Contemporary Muslim Philosophy in the Indian Sub-continent 1. Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh
Movement. 2. Approaches to Islamic History: Shibli
Nu'mani & Amir Ali. 3. Speculative Neo-modernism: Muhammad
Iqbal. 4. Orthodox Fundamentalism: Moulana
Moudidi Recommended Books: Abul 'Ala Moudidi Khilafat wa Mulukiat Aziz Ahmed Islamic
Modernism in India and Pakistan 1857-1964 K.K. Aziz Amir Ali:
His Life and Works Sayyid Amir Ali Spirit of
Islam Shibli Nu'mani Ilmul Kalam
& Al-Kalam Sir Mohammad Iqbal The Reconstruction of the
Religious Thoughts in Islam Patrick Bannerman Islam in Perspective Course Director: Professor A.N.M. Wahidur Rahman Dept. of
Philosophy, C.U. Course for Ph. D. Programme (1998
Session) of M. Mozammel Hoque (Roll No. 22) Asst. Prof. of Philosophy, University
of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Course No. 1: Research Methodology 1. Major Steps is Research: Selection of
Research Areas, Identification of Problems, Formation of Hypothesis and
Collection, Processing and Analysis of Data. 2. Sampling: Types of Sampling,
Advantages and Disadvantages of Sampling, Sampling and Non-Sampling Errors. 3. Simple Laws of Probability,
Elementary Theories in Probability, Simple Problems in Probability. 4. Research Report: Mechanism of Report
Writing, Structure & Types of Research Report. Recommended Books: Bedekar, V.H. How to write
assignments research papers dissertations and thesis, New Delhi. Freedman, Paul The
Principles of Scientific Research Kaplan, Abraham The Conduct
of Inquiry, San Francisco,
Chandler. Kate L. Turabian Research
Methodology Keneth & Baily Methods in
Social Sciences Mcneill, Patrick Research
Methods Nachmias, David and Nachimias, Chava,
Research Methods in the Social
Sciences, New York St.
Martin's Press. Simon, Jullian Basic
Research Methods in Social Sciences,
New York, Random House. Popper, Karl The Logic of
Scientific Research, New York. Course Director: Professor
Dr. A.K.M. Shamsur Rahman Dept. of Philosophy, C.U |