CSS Philosophy Complete Guide With Free Preparation Material

Download the latest notes, handouts, and preparatory material for the CSS PMS Philosophy optional paper. The updated preparation material is according to the revised syllabus.

CSS Philosophy is one of the subjects of Group VI of the CSS exam. According to the revised scheme of the syllabus, candidates can select one subject comprising 100 marks from Group VI.

CSS Philosophy is 100 mark optional subject whereas, PMS Philosophy is 200 marks optional subject.

CSS Philosophy Syllabus Overview

Introduction

Definition, Nature, and Scope of Philosophy

Philosophical Methods

Socratic Method (Socrates)
Inductive Method (Bacon, Mill)
Deductive Method (Aristotle, Descartes)
Dialectical Method (Hegel)
Fallibilistic Method (Popper)

Epistemology

Rationalism (Plato, Descartes, Spinoza)
Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)
Transcendentalism (Kant)
Intuitionism (Bergson)

Ontology

Idealism (Plato, Berkeley)
Representative Realism (Locke)
Historical and Dialectical Materialism (Marx)

Ethics

What is morality? The challenge of cultural relativism
Does morality depend on religion?
Psychological and ethical egoism
Virtue Ethics (Aristotle)
Moral Absolutism (Kant)
Utilitarianism (J.S. Mill)
Social Contract Theory (Hobbes, Rawls)

Muslim Thinkers

Al-Farabi
Ibn Sina
Al-Ghazali
Ibn Rushid
Ibn Khaldun
Shah Waliullah
Muhammad Iqbal

Contemporary Philosophical Movements

Existentialism (Heidegger, Sartre)
Pragmatism (Peirce, James, Dewey)
Neo-pragmatism (Rorty)
Postmodernism (Lyotard, Foucault, Derrida)

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