The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission has published syllabus for the State Services Main Examination 2010 of the MPPSC. The Syllabus of the exam is as follows:
PHILOSOPHY
PAPER – I
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following western and Indian theories of epistemology and Metaphysics.
1. Western
(1) Rationalism - Descartes , Spinoza , Leibnitz
(2) Empiricism - Locke, Berkeley, Hume
(3) Critical Philosophy – Kant
(4) Idealism - Hegel
(5) Realism - Moore
(6) Pragmatism - William James
(7) Logical Positivism - A.J. Ayer
(8) Existentialism - kierkegaard and Sartre
(9) Theories of Truth - Correspondence, Coherence and Pragmatic.
2. Indian
(1) Carvaka - Theory of Knowledge, Materialism
(2) Jainism - Theory of Syadvada
(3) Bondage and liberation.
(4) Buddhism - Pratitya Samputpada, Ksanikvada, Nairatmya vada, Four Noble Truths.
(5) Samkhya - Prakriti, Purusa, Theory of Causation, Theory of Evolution
(6) Yoga - Astanga yoga
(7) Nyaya - Prama , Pramana, God, Liberation.
(8) Vaisesika - Categories, theory of Causation
(9) Mimamsa - Theory of Knowledge
(10) Vedanta - Brahman, Isvara, Atman, Jiva, Jagat Maya, Avidya , Moksha (Samkara and Ramanuja )
(11) Shankar’s Anirvachaniya Theory of Error
PHILOSOPHY PAPER - II
Socio-Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion
1. Socio-Political Phiilosphy
(1) Socio-Political values - Equality, justice, liberty and scientific temper.
(2) Marriage, family and gender equality.
(3) Study of following ideologies: Democracy socialism, fascism, communism, terrorism and sarvodaya.
(4) Theories of punishment.
2. Philosophy of Religion
(1) Religion, science and morality.
(2) God, proofs of His existence.
(3) Nature of religious experience, reason, revelation and mysticism.
(4) Problem of evil.
(5) Bondage and liberation.
(6) Religious tolerance and secularism.
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