Journal of Positive Philosophy,Year 2nd, Issue 4th, April 2009

Title of the Issue: On Social Problems, Date:01-04-2009
Table of Content:
1. Defining Social Problems Dr. John S. Mahoney
2. Corruption in Education system in India – A UNESCO Report
3. Domestic Violence Against Women
4. Corruption is a Violation of Human Rights Justice K .ग. Balakrishnan

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Journal of Positive Philosophy,Year 2nd,Issue 3rd,January 2009

Title of the Issue: Problems of Students and its SolusionsDate:01-01-2009
Table of Content:
Editorial of 3rd Issue
1. Teacher-Student Relationship by Desh Raj Sirswal
2. Is Moral Philosophy Any Use? By Eric Matthews
३.Values By Monica Thapar
4. ACADEMIC PROBLEMS

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Journal of Positive Philosophy:Year Ist, Issue 2nd,October,2008

Table of Contents:
Editorial of the 2nd Issue

१.Tips on Doing, Reading, and Writing Philosophy
2. Teaching Philosophy by M.Hemdev
3. Career Opprtunities for Students of Philosophy
4. On the Nature of Philosophy By DESH RAJ SIRSWAL
5. Philosophical Dialogue
6. How to do a Better Research in Philosophy
7. How To Have Productive Philosophical Conversations By Scott Hughes
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Journal of Positive Philosophy:Year Ist, Issue Ist,21 August,2008

Here is the First Issue of the Journal of Positive Philosophy.In this you can find the articles related to the Conception of Positive Philosophy, Auguste Comte's understanding and my own view regarding this.I have used this term In different manner. In this Issue articles of some thinkers as well as mine published.First you can find my consideration to the topic then you can find some interesting articles.First we will concentrate on the Nature of Philosophy then to the main problems.

The Positive Philosophy
What is the Need ?
Related Disciplines
Topic Index
Auguste Comte:Course of Positive Philosophy
Journal of Positive Philosophy:Year Ist, Issue Ist:August,2008
Title of this Issue: Nature of Philosophy
Table of Contents:
What is Philosophy?
What Do We Mean By "Applied Philosophy"?
Socio-Ethical and Cultural Importance of Philosophy,
Philosophy as Methodology
The Importance of Philosophy in Human Life
What is the Use of Philosophy?
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Philosophy is Nothing Without Logic

by DESH RAJ SIRSWAL
When we condiser Philosophy we should have the knowledge of its main stream. Because if we have no knowledge we cannot understaands its methods and problems.Logic is very important for this .if we have knowledge about logic then we easily consider philosophical methods. Here is an elementary course for Logical Reasoning:
Unit- I :
Naute of logic

The notion of Form

Validity and Truth

The nature of Implication.
Unit-2 :

Propositions

Definition of Proposition

Its difference with Sentence

Constituents or Components of Proposition

Classification of Propositions

Modern and Aristotelian Four fold

Distribution of Terms

Expressing propositions in their logical forms

Diagrammatic representation of Propositions.
Unit-3 :

Traditional square of Opposition

Immediate inferences

The Categorical Syllogism

Figures and Moods

Rules of Syllogism

Venn diagram technique for testing Syllogisms

Formal and Informal fallacies

Relations and relational arguments

Properties of Relations

What are relational Arguments

Validity of relational arguments.
Unit-4 :

Arguments in ordinary language

Reducing the number of term in syllogistic argument

Translating Categorical Proposition in to Standard
form

Enthymemes, Sorites, Disjunctive and Hypothetical Syllogisms,
the Dilemma.
Unit-5 :

Truth-functional compound propositions

Argument forms and truth-tables.

It is a elementary course for the Logic ,so we should have the knowledge about It do do a better philosophy.This Course is adopted by the Departement of Philosophy,Kurukshetra University,Kurukshetra through its Course Diploma-in -Reasoning.

How to do a Better Research in Philosophy

By DESH RAJ SIRSWAL

In order to do a thing well, a person needs to be highly motivated, to have an effective method for doing it, and to have the right attitude as she or he goes about doing it। These pionts that have been emphsised by nearly every successful athiletic,coach,music teacher,trainer or sales personnel,etc।I have participated in the Fellows Meet 2008 by Indian Council of Philosophical Research,New Delhi at Centre for Philosophy, J.N.U. New Delhi Campus during 08-10Th May,2008. Here ICPR Junior Research Fellows and General Fellows attended this meet. Scholars related to different fields of Philosophy had given orientation lecturer on "How to Do a Philosophical Research ?" It's objective is to give a comprehensive attitude towards research to students of philosophy. I have enjoyed it with an interest. Here is some reflections of this:

Prof. Prasad gave a lecturer concerned to the topic 'How to be creative ?' he added so many topics under this titles like this:

1. Read Original Texts.

2. Have Self Confidence on your work.

3. Do Critical Evaluation as per the nature of research.

4. Try to be openness of mind about your work.

5. Leave some types of orthodox beliefs.

6. Criticism is the best way to contribute to the Philosophical Research.

7. Develop a attitude for respect to Critical thinking.

He ended his lecture to said that "Be Cheerful, courageous and a true researcher". This my explanation to his lecturer or what I understand. I have founded it very suitable.

But at the very moment I have had an idea that "How to be Critical Reader?" or another words how to study the text with a critical attitude. I got the answer that it is better to read give a response to what you learn and try to analysis and gave it your own analysis, it is a better way to do critical expression.

Prof. R.P. Singh said about research is that to compare ,contrast and find similarities and dissimilarities in what are you doing. Prof. P.K. Mukhoadhyaya delivered his final expression as "Take Optimistic and Realistic attitude towards your research."

At another time Prof. Miri delivered his lecture about values, at the very moment I have engaged to my favorite topic The Problem of Communication between the teacher and the learner at different levels." I asked a question that "Although a much discussion done on the value-oriented education , but we have found a communication between the teacher and a student. How to resolve to this Problem?" Prof. Janak Pandey given me a suitable answer for my query when I said to answer it, he given me the same answer what we found in an Upanishadic story of Mahrishi Dadhichi, when he gave Braham-Vidhya to the Ashwani Kumaras and Indra the king of Deva's became angry to the Mahrishi.

Prof. Ashok Vohra , in his orientation lecturer raised up questions regarding the nature of philosophical problems. I have expressed my opinion to relate it with my research, I got criticism, but it was benificial for me. I said that Philosophy is a critical evaluation of abstract concepts related to man and the world and implement these ideas on the society. The final expression was in my view of Prof. Ashok Vohra was that Philosophy is a discipline which related to axioms of the other branches of knowledge.Philosophy tries to give the answers of fundamental presuppositions of the other branches of knowledge.

Prof. Sriniwas Rao expressed it as justification is the essence of Philosophy.He said we have no positive attitude towards the philosophical research. We are missing these three A's.

Attitude

Aptitude

Ability

Firstly questions that Are you really know something. self -Doubt never harm your knowledge.He gave the criteria to pursuit to the excellence:

1. Must go to original texts, don't depend only secondary works.

2. Try to read original language of the text and also, go the different translation of the book to

save the meaning of the work.

3. Create a your own way of thinking.

4. Must be draw your own presuppositions.

and lastly, "There is a great joy in knowing and knowing well."

Prof. S.P. Gautam also expressed his own view to draw a distinction between philosophical and non-philosophical questions. How to ask right questions and avoid wrong questions? He emphasised on two topic firstly, try to find the question who are disturbing you or bothering you and secondly, try to find the problems of your life and try answer it. In the last session of the Meet. Prof. K.Ramakrishna Rao, Chairman, ICPR delivered the lecture on the topic Buddhist Psychology: Phenomenology and Consciousness.He also talk on Indian Psychology and express that Indian Psychology is a distinct Psychological tradition rooted in the insights contained in classical Indian thoughts.

I have much benefited from this meet and I have made a active participation as I feel myself. It is very necessary to think on one's living and I am trying to answer it. So, finally I am concludes that it is better to have a active discussion except to study a lot.It is much beneficial for a healthy philosophical attitude.Richard Creel in his book Thinking Philosophically emphsises to do philosophy with the attitude that have five facets like caring,courage,openness, gratitude and assertiveness.He said :

1. Caring rather than indifferent

2. Courageous rather than timid

3. Open rather than closed

4. Grateful rather than resentful

5. Assertive rather than passive.

Philosophy in a Social Perspective

By DESH RAJ SIRSWAL

Abstraction without relevance to life and living in high sounding, nothing leading but into darkness. The usefulness of any subject lies in its lying servant of practice. Philosophy because of its closeness to life and living should be apart of any scheme of education relevant to anyone. Philosophy will provide the ways to acquire knowledge and good behavioral patterns.

Cultivating of ethical, moral, cultural and spiritual ideas by studying philosophy at various levels of education can change the mindset of the people. Recent research in ethics and moral science has proved that studying ethics has a tremendous influence on people all over the world.
Philosophy includes three major aspects:

The Reality of a thing.
The Process of Knowing that Reality.
The Use of that knowledge to the individual who is knowing it. These three aspects are technically, known as: (1) Metaphysics (2) Epistemology (3) Axiology.

Scientists and Technicians make new inventions to provide necessities and comforts of life. Doctors work to eradicate human sufferings. Sportsman and artists provide entertainment. But what does the study of philosophy or philosophers do for their fellow man?
In the other hand, Science and Technology developments tells us how to heal and how to kill; it reduces the death rate in retail and then kills us wholesale in war. But only wisdom can coordinate all experiences quite intelligibly, critically and enlighten us when to heal and when to kill. In the age of science and technology, this wisdom is most emergएंट need of the day.

Philosophy should be one of the foundation courses in the curriculum of the modern schools, colleges and universities. Awarding Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in all fields of knowledge is not enough to fulfill the need and significance of philosophy in educational system. It should be approached as a context to relate an integrate what is learned in the various specialized fields. If this intent is realized the study of philosophy can yield one of the choicest fruits of education. I summed up this paragraph by the saying of Plato: percepts(Science) without concepts (Philosophy) are blind and concepts without percepts are empty. To put this is an other way, science without philosophy, facts without perspective, cannot contribute to shape a skillful, wise and virtuous citizen or a nation.

NOTE: This paper is submitted to National Institute of Advamnced Studies, Bangalore for Summer school on "Philosophy for the Social Scinces and Humanities", June 2007.