Self Study for Philosophy

Sudha_Swanhild

can u plz guide me about how to move ahead
how to start rather what should i start my studies of philosophy with
i m not taking any coaching for any subjects
my second option is pub ad
2013 is my 1st attempt
looking forward to help and guidance here.

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Neyawn

Do you have a background in philosophy? In yu don't , you"ll probably need some sort of help from a coaching. thats for sure.

Mjolnir

@Neyawn : Which books should be referred for Philosophy? I don't know if I'll be able to join coaching next year after Prelims, so I wanna start with it right now. I read it in a different thread that you got 201/300 in Philosophy :O (slow clap). So it's safe to say that your recommendations and strategy will carry immense weight

harshm

I gave my first attempt this year with philosophy. I did not take any coaching but i had patanjali notes. In my opinion, the subjects only requires interest and ability to think and reason. But i had a friend who immensely helped by suggesting me relevant books and notes etc.
Books: You can start with An Introducation To Indian Philosophy (Paperback)
by Satischandra Ghatterjee
a critical history of western philosophy y masih

Also i would like to share how i started with the subject. I just picked the syllabus of philosophy. Picked up each item.. googled read watever came my way.. got completely interested into it.. incidently I was familiar with few stuff.
Afterwards i bought books and notes etc...

Neyawn

No it wouldn't be safe to say that @Mjolnir :-) That will only be final if THIS time I am able to score well. I would suggest you could refer to C D Sharm's A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy for starters. Refer to the syllabus and just read those chapters.

An easier book is Rupa & Co's An Introducation To Indian Philosophy

These are just for Indian Philosophy. You will need both these books. For Buddha, books 2 is essential. Give it a pleasure read and if you like what you read, you can go ahead with this optional.

Neyawn

Nudge me a little more, and maybe I will give out a plan for how to prepare philosophy optional if you can't afford coaching for any resource (time or money) constraint. It is easier than you think.

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@Neyawn
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Mjolnir

Thank You @harshm and @neyawn. I thought of picking Philosophy after I went through the Q.Papers and syllabus. It is also a bit personal to me as I had thought about a lot of these things in the process of becoming an atheist and have always found the discussions on these topics very stimulating.

I actually found this book called 'A History of Western Philosophy' by Bertrand Russell in a nearby library and was reading it while thinking about what optional to choose. Don't know if that book is recommended for Civils but I guess it can't hurt.

@neyawn - I would nudge the hell out of you if I knew what my immediate future would be But till then I don't want to bother you. The books that you guys have suggested would occupy me till then. Thanks again.

harshm

@Mjolnir
I have found that book by Russell cited everywhere, including in masih. So it must be good.