HBSE Class 11 Syllabus 2023 Philosophy

Syllabus Class: 11th Subject: Philosophy Month Name of Syllabus Period of Period of Topic Study Revision April Unit-I Methods of Natural and Social Science: 20 4 Value of Science, Nature and aim of Scientific Methods: Difference between Scientific induction and induction by simple enumeration. Difference between methods of natural sciences and social May Unit-II Observation and Experiment: Nature of 20 4 Observation and Experiment. Differences between Observation and Experiment. Uses of Observation and Experiments in Science. June Summer Vacation July Unit-III Mill’s Methods of Experimental Inquiry:The methods of agreement, The method of difference. The joint method of agreement and difference, The method of concomitant variation. The method of residue. August Unit-IV Science and Hypothesis: The place of Hypothesis in Scientific methods Formulation of relevant Hypothesis, Formal conditions of valid Hypothesis, Hypothesis and crucial experiments. September Unit-V Nyaya Theory of Knowledge: General Survey- Parma, Aparma, Pramana: Pratyaksha, Anumana, Upamana, Sabda. October Unit-VI The nature and scope of logic: -What is logic? -Use and application of Logic. - Difference between Truth and Validity November Unit-VII Categorical syllogism: -Its definition: Rules of Valid syllogism and Fallacies. Square of opposition of propositions. December Unit-VIII Terms and Prepositions: - Definition of Term, Denotation and Connotation of terms Definition of proposition and traditional classification of proposition, Relation between Propositions, Distribution of terms. January Unit-IX Elements of Symbolic Logic: - Value of using symbols in Logic Basic Truth Tables, Buddhist Formal Logic. February Revision March Exam