SELECT READING MATERIAL

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY & WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

# Blumenau, Ralph. Philosophy and Living.

# Craig, Edward. Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction.

# Higgins, Kathleen M. and Solomon, Robert C. A Short History of Philosophy.

# Russell, Bertrand. The Problems of Philosophy.

# Sober, E. (2001). Core Questions in Philosophy: A Text with Readings. Upper Saddle River, Prentice Hall.

# Solomon, Robert C. Big Questions: A Short Introduction to Philosophy.

# Warburton, Nigel. Philosophy: The Basics.

# Hamilton, Sue. Indian Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction.

# Nagel, Thomas. What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy.

# Scruton, Roger. A Short History of Modern Philosophy.

# Smart, Ninian. World Philosophies.

# Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our
World View.

Reference works :

# The Oxford Companion to Philosophy edited by Ted Honderich

# The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy by Robert Audi

# The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by Edward Craig, Luciano Floridi (also
available online by subscription); or

# Routledge History of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by John Marenbon

# History of Philosophy (9 vols.) by Frederick Copleston

# A History of Western Philosophy (5 vols.) by W. T. Jones

# The Columbia History of Western Philosophy by Popkin, R. H. (1999). New York, Columbia University
Press.
# Western Philosophy (and Problems of Philosophy) – Bertrand Russell

# Think Philosophy, a discussion forum

# Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Philosophy primer

# Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Philosophy Forums

# Glyn Hughes' Squashed Philosophers - condensed and abridged versions of the books which defined
the way The West thinks now. EXCELLENT READING

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

# Encyclopedic Dictionary of Indian Philosophy

# Hindu Dharma

# Hinduism: A Perspective

# Indian Religion and Philosophy

# The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Raghavan Iyer

# Oriental Philosophies by John M. Koller

# Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies (8 vols.), edited by Karl H. Potter et al

# Indian Philosophy (2 vols.) by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

# A History of Indian Philosophy (5 vols.) by Surendranath Dasgupta

# A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English by John A. Grimes

# History of Islamic Philosophy edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Oliver Leaman

# Bunnin, N. et. al.,Ed.(1996) The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy. Blackwell Companions to

Philosophy.

# Philosophy primer
# Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Internet philosophy guide

SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

# Philosophy primer

# Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

# Internet philosophy guide

# Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

# Comparative Religions by A.C. Bouquet

# Philosophy of Religion links Massive list, which includes religion, theology, and general philosophy links
as well. Maintained by philosophy professor Dale Tuggy.

# An introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Paul Newall. {Also covers philosophical debates (Read
the rest of this series)}

# Philosophy of Religion Useful annotated index of religious philosophy topics.

# Philosophy of Religion .Info Introductory articles on philosophical arguments for and against theism.

# Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics.

# Comparative Religion – E.O.James.

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Rajendra Ghuge

Ex-Diplomat & Director, Govt. of India

(1988 Batch of Civil Services with Outstanding Performance in Philosophy)

Author of books dealing with philosophical themes and issues.

Also author of the books:Art, Craft & Science of Communicating; Identity & Image Management

Co-ordinator & Instructor: IAS Philosophy,Essay & Interview Programme

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Philosophy Books for IAS

Philosophy Books for Prelims

Section- A Problem of Philosophy

1. Dr. C.D. Sharma (Indian Philosophy)

2. Dr. Deo Raj (Indian Philosophy)

3. Dr. Y.Masiaha (Western Philosophy)

4. Dr. Daya Krishna (Western Philosophy)

5. Dr. Franckena Thilly (Western Philosophy)

6. Dr. B.K. Lal (Contemporary Western Philosophy)

Section- B Logic

1. Dr. Irvin M. Copi

2. Ashok Verma (Symbolic logic)

Section- C Ethics

1. Dr. Divakar Pathak (Indian Ethic)

2. Dr. V.P. Verma (Western Ethic)

3. Dr. B.N. Singh (Ethics)

4. Lilly (Ethics)

Section- A Western Philosophy

1. By Franckena Thilly

2. Dr. C.D. Sharma

3. Dr. Dayakrishna

4. Dr. Y.Masiaha

5. Dr. B.K. Lal

6. Dr. Lakshmi Saxena

7. D.M.Dutt

Section- B Indian Philosophy

1. Dr. C.D. Sharma

2. Dr. Deo Raj

3. Dr. Hiriyanna

4. Dr. Radha Krishnan

5. D.M.Dutt

Section- C Socio Political Philosophy

1. Dr. J.P. Sood Vol IV

2.Dr. Shiv Bhanu Singh

3. Dr. O.P.Gauba

4. NCERT Books

Sec. B Philosophy of Religion

1. Dr. Y.Masiaha

2. John Hick

3. Dr. V.P. Verma

Specific Books on Philosophy — Six ways of knowing by D.M. Datta.