Ph.D. in Philosophy
PhD
In Aligarh
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PhD
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Location
Aligarh
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Duration
5 Years
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It has strived to conduct teaching and research, since its inception in extremely significant but generally neglected areas in philosophy. It has paid particular attention to Islamic philosophy without neglecting western and Indian Philosophies. Eminent scholars such as Prof. S. Zafarul Hasan, Prof. M.M Sharif, Prof. Umruddin, Prof. Zafar Ahmad Siddiqui, Prof. Ishrat Hasan, Prof. Jamal Khawja, Prof. Waheed Akhtar, Prof. Mohd Rafiq etc. have made important contributions to different philosophical traditions in various capacities. As the policy of the department it gives an equal emphasis on Western, Islamic and Indian Philosophies. Moreover, department efforts to promote the spirit of free inquiry among the students and teachers. It invites professors of philosophy to deliver lectures on various important philosophical issues and also organizes seminars and workshops for the promotion of philosophy almost every academic year.
The department presently has twelve faculty members representing major areas of philosophy such as Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Indian Philosophy, Contemporary Epistemology and Metaphysics, Applied Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Religion, Comparative Religion, Existentialism, Feminism and Post Modernism.
Ph.D. in Philosophy