AHSEC 1st Year Syllabus 2025 Logic and Philosophy

–| 1 |– LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY SYLLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY FIRST YEAR COURSE Objective: Philosophy enquires into the meaning and significance of life and the world. It is called a second order discipline in so far as it enquires into the foundations and presuppositions of various disciplines. Logic is a Science which deals with forms of arguments. In an extended sense it studies the methodology of deductive as well as inductive Science. Modern logic is a rapidly developing Science and it is closely related to mathematics. It does not cancel the Aristotelian logic but points out its limitations. So in the syllabus, we intend to acquaint the students with the elements of traditional logic, modern logic and scientific method. The syllabus will also acquaint students with a few essential problems of Western and Indian Philosophy. One Paper Time: Three hours Marks: 100 Unit wise Distribution of Marks & Periods: Unit Topics Marks Periods GROUP-A : LOGIC (Marks-60) Unit-1 Logic 10 20 Unit-2 Term, Proposition, Modern 20 40 Proposition Unit-3 Inference, Categorical syllogism 15 30 Unit-4 Symbolic Logic 15 30 GROUP-B : PHILOSOPHY (Marks-40) Unit-5 Philosophy 10 15 Unit-6 Indian Philosophy 10 15 Unit-7 Theory of Knowledge, Pramanas 10 15 Unit-8 Realism and Idealism 10 15 Total : 100 180 Unit wise Distribution of Course Contents: GROUP-A: LOGIC (Marks-60) Unit-I: Logic: Definition, Nature. Scope and Utility, Traditional and Modern Logic, Utility of Symbols. Unit-2: Term, Proposition, Modern Proposition: Term: Its Kinds, Definition, Structure. Traditional classification of Proposition according to Quality and Quantity. The four-fold scheme of Proposition AEIO. Transformation of ordinary sentence into logical forms - AEIO, Distribution of Terms. Modern classification of Proposition: Simple, Compound and General.

–| 2 |– Unit-3 : Inference : Definition, Type- Deductive and Inductive, Mediate 'and Immediate. Categorical syllogism: Structure, Rules. Figure. Valid-mood, Testing of syllogistic reasoning. Unit-4 : Symbolic Logic : Characteristics, Symbols, Use of Symbols, Constant, Variables, Truth Function. Basic Truth Function, Construction of Truth Table. GROUP-B: PHILOSOPHY (Marks-40) Unit-5: Philosophy: Its relation to Science, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Axiology. Unit-6: Indian Philosophy: Its Characteristics, Classification of Indian Philosophy- Vedic and Non-Vedic. Unit-7: Theory of knowledge: Rationalism and Empiricism. Pramanas : Pratyaksa and Anumana. Unit-8: Realism and Idealism: Their basic features. Prescribed Textbook: 1. Logic and Philosophy, Published by AHSEC. 2. তৰ্ক বিজ্ঞান আৰু দৰ্কন, Published by AHSEC. [Note: The textbooks are available in Bengali and Bodo Medium also]   