India · CBSE Learning Outcomes
Class 11 Philosophy
This course introduces students to the rigorous methods of analytical and normative thinking through the lenses of Indian and Western traditions. Students will explore fundamental questions regarding reality, knowledge, and morality to develop critical reasoning skills and a systematic worldview.
The Nature of Philosophy
An exploration of the definition, scope, and methods of philosophy as a distinct academic discipline.
Distinguishing philosophy from science and religion while examining its core branches.
Introduction to critical thinking, analysis, and the role of intuition in philosophical discourse.
Knowledge and Reality: Epistemology
A study of the sources, nature, and validity of human knowledge and the debate between rationalism and empiricism.
Examining perception, inference, and testimony as means of acquiring knowledge.
Analysis of the correspondence, coherence, and pragmatic theories of truth.
Investigating the limits of human understanding and the challenge of radical skepticism.
The Moral Compass: Ethics
Investigation into the nature of right and wrong, moral obligation, and the pursuit of the good life.
Focusing on Aristotelian ethics and the development of moral excellence.
Comparing Deontological ethics with Utilitarianism and consequentialist frameworks.
Applying ethical theories to contemporary issues like ecology and social justice.
Indian Philosophical Traditions
An overview of the major orthodox and heterodox schools of Indian thought, focusing on their core metaphysical tenets.
Exploring the Vedantic inquiry into the relationship between the individual self and ultimate reality.
Examining the concepts of Anatta (non-self), Syadvada (relativity of truth), and Ahimsa.
Introduction to Indian logic, atomism, and the categorization of the physical world.
Logic and Argumentation
A practical guide to the structures of reasoning, formal logic, and the identification of fallacies.
Differentiating between arguments that provide certainty and those that provide probability.
Identifying common errors in everyday reasoning and persuasive speech.
Introduction to truth tables and the formal representation of propositions.
Philosophy of Religion and Society
Analyzing the concepts of God, secularism, and the philosophical foundations of social structures.
Examining arguments for and against the existence of a divine being and the problem of evil.
Exploring theories of justice, rights, and the relationship between the individual and the state.