CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 Philosophy

Latest CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 of Philosophy 2017-18

S. No.	Units	Marks
1	Indian Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)	20
2	Western Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)	20
3	Principle of Reasoning (Logic)	60
	Total	100

Unit 1: Indian Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)

• Classification of Indian Philosophical Systems
• Six ways of knowing in Indian Philosophy
• Nyaya definition of perception and distinction between determinate and indeterminate perception
• Buddhist view on indeterminate perception
• Nyaya view on inference (Nyaya): Vyapti, Tarka, and kinds of Anumana
• Carvaka's critique of inference

Unit 2: Western Theories of Knowledge (Epistemology)

• Rationalism: Descartes on universal and certain knowledge, Method of doubt
• Empiricism: Locke on rejection of innate ideas, origin of ideas, kinds of knowledge
• Flume - Impressions and Ideas, Kinds of knowledge, Skepticism (causation, self)
• Kant: Synthetic a priori knowledge

Unit 3: Principles of Reasoning (Logic) 

(A) Aristotelian Logic 25 Marks
• The nature and subject-matter of logic
• Terms, sentences, propositions, truth and validity
• Relations between propositions - square of opposition, Existential Import
• Changing sentences into their logical form
• Categorical Syllogism

(B) Symbolic Logic 
• Value of use of symbols, symbolization, variable and constant
• Truth function and truth-functional connectives, Truth Table

(C) Inductive Reasoning 
• Mill's Methods of Experimental Inquiry