Recommended Book List of Philosophy For CSAT Preparation?

Recommended Book List of Philosophy For CSAT Preparation?

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Philosophy Books :

Paper I:
1. W.T. Stace: A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
2. Garrett Thomson: An Intoduction to Modern Philosophy.
3. Copelston :A History of Philosophy
4. Datta & Chatterjee: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
5. C.D. Sharma: A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
6. R.Puligandla: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

Paper II:
1. Ashirvatham: Political Theory
2. O.P.Gauba: Social & Political Philosophy.
3. John Hick: Philosophy of Religion
4. George Galloway: The Philosophy of Religion

List of books for Philosophy examination:-

* Indian Philosophy by Dr.C.D.Sharma & Dr. Deo Raj
* Western Philosophy by Dr. Ya Mashiha , Dr. Daya Krishna , Dr. C.D. Sharma , D.M.Dutt & Dr. B.K. Lal
* Indian Ethic by Dr. Divakar Pathak
* Contemporary Western Philosophy by Dr. B.K. Lal
* Philosophy of Religion by Dr. Ya Mashiha , John Hick & Dr. V.P. Verma
* Six ways of knowing by D.M. Datta
* NCERT books
* Socio Political Philosophy by Dr. J.P. Sood Vol IV & Dr. Shiv Bhanu Singh
* Ethics by Dr. B.N. Singh

Dear friend,

IN 2011 UPSC had changed the pattern of the preliminary exam.

at prelims level there is no optional paper.so no need to prepare for philosophy optional for csat.

if you have philosophy optional for mains then you may prepare.

now you have to appear in two papers:
PRELIMINARY:

two papers:
paper-1(general studies)
paper-2(aptitude test)

the syllabus:

Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance � Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development � Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
General Science.

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level)
Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

Note -
Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

follow the above syllabus and prepare

all the best