Elective Courses
ES -01 Philosophy of Astrophysics (2)
Cosmos means order: Man has seen not any accidental order. It is the fundamental thoroughgoing order that took him up. He realized that he was a mere beholder and not the author of that order. From generations to generations, he, then, attempted to give an account of that wonderful object, through the laborious meditation. At last, there came a feasible and somehow digestible explanation called myth. Myths were systematic explanations for natural order through an appeal to the supernatural. Later these myths were supplanted by natural explanations, paving the way for the emergence of science. This science, through centuries, developed into a sturdy one and gave birth to precision cosmology. We are aboard to set out for a voyage back to the history of its development!
Dr. Sooraj Pittappillil
Bibliography:
1. Max JAMMER, Concepts of Space, Harvard University Press, 1954.
2. Stephen, W. HAWKING. A Brief History of Time. Bantam, 1988.
3. Carl, SAGAN. Cosmos. Random House, 1980.
4. Paul, DAVIES. The Mind of God. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
5. Rémi, BRAGUE. The Wisdom of the World. Chicago University Press, 2003.
ES-02 Motivation Psychology & Human Formation(2)
This course presents the idea of motivation as defined by the motivation and humanistic psychologist like Abraham Maslow, Viktor Frankl, and B. F. Skinner. Theories of motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic, theories of meaning of life (logo therapy), self esteem, personality integration and goal directed behaviour are studied.
Fr. George Kuzhikkatt CST
Bibliography:
1. Atkinson, J. W. & D. Birch. An Introduction to Motivation. 2d ed. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1978.
2. B.F. Skinner. Recent Issues in the Analysis of Behavior. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Pub. Co., 1989.
3. Broota, K. D. Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. New Delhi: New Age International (P) Ltd., 2002.
4. Funder, D. C. The Personality Puzzle (2nd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton, 2001.
5. Heckhausen, J., & H. Heckhausen. Motivation and Action. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2008.
6. Maslow, A. H. Motivation and Personality, New York: Harper, 1954, 3rd edition 1987.
7. McClelland, D. C. Human Motivation. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009.
8. Rogers, Carl. On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy. London: Constable, 1961.
9. Rogers, Carl. & Stevens, B. Person to Person: The Problem of Being Human. Lafayette, CA: Real People Press, 1967.
10. Viktor Frankl. Man’s Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy. Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 2006.
ES-03 Philosophy of Emotions (2)
The hesitation to accord any epistemological significance to emotions arises from a lopsided understanding of human experience. However, there is a growing conviction in philosophical circles that the overemphasis on a single mode of human experience makes the claims of epistemology lopsided and highly partial. This course is an attempt to reinstate the complex nature of human experience. This will help us to create an epistemological ambience to construct a comprehensive view of human nature and our engagement with the world.
Dr. Tigi Thanniyil CST
Bibliography:
1. Peter Goldie, The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000.
2. Roberts C. Roberts, Emotions: An Essay in Aid of Moral Psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
3. Martha Nussbaum, Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001
4. Thomas Dixon, From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
ES-04 Crime and Punishment (2)
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand moral issues confronting local and global society and the course also deals with the philosophical understanding of Criminal act; Mens Rea and Actus Reus. This course tries to analyze the practical dimensions of Crime and Punishment in our day to day situations.
Dr. Abraham Kottanallor CST
Bibliography:
1. Buber, Martin. Between Man and Man. Routledge & Kegan Paul Publications, New York, 1947.
2. Buber, Martin. I and Thou. Edinburg, New York, 1958.
3. Lillie, William. An Introduction to Ethics. Surjeet Publications, New Delhi, 2007.
4. Mackenzie, John S., A Manual of Ethics. Surjeet Publications, Delhi, 2012.
5. Murphy, Mark C., Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals, Blackwell Publishing, United Kingdom, 2006.
6. Raz, Joseph, Ethics in Public Domain: Essays in the Morality of Law and Politics, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1994.
7. Tebbit Mark, Philosophy of Law: An Introduction, Routledge Publications, USA, 2000.
ES-05 Principles of Accounting (1)
University Subject
Fr. Saju Thottamattam CST
ES-06 Spiritual Classics (2)
Fr. Abraham Kottanallor CST
ES-07 Peace Studies (2)
The goal of this course is to equip the students with philosophical analysis on the socio political issues of contemporary life. An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict, including violence and non-violence, war and peace, social resolution. And also a brief survey regarding the peace in Indian tradition. And then move onto theories of Peace with special reference to Hobbes, Kant, Rawl and Gandhi.
Fr. Tomy Alumkalkarot CST
Bibliography:
1. Peter, Singer. Practical Ethics, (Chapter 9). Cambridge University Press, 2012.
2. T.M.P.Mahadevan. Invitation to Indian philosophy. Arnold-Heinemann,India,1981.
3. J.B.Kripalani. Theory of Satyagraha and his life and thought. Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad, 1960.
4. Dalai Llama, Speech on receiving Nobel prize.
5. Ranabira Samaddara, Introductory essay-Peace Studies. Sage Publication, 2014.
6. Peter Singer, One World. Yale University Press, 2002.
ES -08 Yoga and Indian Mysticism (2)
This course intends to undertake an inward journey into oneself which will explore those neglected strongholds of one acting as a catalyst to deepen one’s own vocation.
Fr. Joy Vayalil CST