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Department Of Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy was set up in 1976. The department offers both UG and P.G courses to students and contributes to the development of knowledge frontier in philosophy. P.G courses started from 2023. The department inspired by the vision and mission of the University and strives to place special importance on equity, diversity and inclusiveness as guiding principles to educate the students and the development of philosophy in general.

Department Of Philosophy
1976
Year of Establishment

Dr.Mamata Manjari Panda

Co-ordinator & Asst. Professor

HOD's Message

Philosophy- a subject with a history of more than three hundred years has more and more relevance in present age than ever. Philosophy is not a “Way of Life”. Every person does not have his or her own Philosophy. Philosophy is not simply a theory about something, nor Philosophy a belief or a wish. Philosophy is an activity- a quest after wisdom or love of wisdom. “Wisdom is a mental capacity of combining intelligence with moral virtue in the process of gaining knowledge and acting.” – W. Fengyan
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Vision

  • To enhance the intellectual environment among aspirants and students interested in Philosophy.
  • To create awareness among students of the department about their responsibility towards the department.
  • The department aims to extend that commitment to activities outside the classroom and supporting student engagement across the campus.
  • We emphasize the necessity for all our students to learn critical thinking skills, to read well, to write well and to recognize the importance of reflecting on their ideas and values.

Mission

  • To provide students with the opportunity for advanced practice in philosophical interpretation, evaluation and communication.
  • To contribute its expertise to the University by strengthening its commitment to student success and broadening its recognition for excellence in teaching.
Class Sanctioned strength Enrolled Strength Total
Male Female
SC ST Gen SC ST Gen
UG1st year 32 02 08 04 02 05 10 31
UG2ndyear 32 03 07 08 05 04 05 32
UG3rdyear 32 04 07 03 01 05 11 31
P.G.PartI 16 02 03 01 02 02 03 13

Papers Published in the Journals

  • Mamata Manjari Panda “Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Method”, Wesleyan Journal of Research (ISSN: 0975-1386), Vol. 4, Issue No. 1, June 2011, Pp. 184-192.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “Experience and Expression: The Inner-Outer Conceptions of Mental Phenomena”, Indian Philosophical Quarterly (ISSN: 0376415), Vol. 36, No. 4, February- 2014, Pp. 77-112.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “The Concept of Experience in Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mind”, WISDOM (ISSN: 2321-1555), Volume 2, Issue 2, July 2015, Pp. 1-34.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “Scepticism about the Knowledge of Other Minds: A Wittgensteinian Perspective”, Research Journal of Philosophy and Social Sciences, (ISSN: (p) 00485-7325, (e) 24547026), Vol. 42, No. 2, 2016, Pp. 49-66.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “Wittgenstein on Public Language about Private Experiences”, Philosophia, (ISSN: 0048-3893), Vol. 48, No. 5, 2020, Pp.1939-1960.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “Rediscovering Wittgenstein’s Ideas on the Nature of Mental Phenomena”, Philosophical Readings, ISSN: 2036-4989,Vol. 13, No.2, 2021,Pp.134-146.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda and Nath, Rajakishore “From Solipsism to the limits of Experience: A Reflection in the Light of Wittgenstein’s TLP ”, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, ISSN: 2363-9962 , Vol. 41, No. 1, 2024, Pp.17-36.

Papers Published in Edited Books

  • Mamata Manjari Panda “Solitary Individual and Wittgenstein’s Concept of Rule-Following”, in the Book Recent Responses to the Philosophy of Wittgenstein Life and Language Edited by Prof. K. C. Pandey, Occam Academic Press, Mississauga, Ontario, (ISBN: 9781775160755), First edition, 2019, Pp. 73-85.

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

  • Mamata Manjari Panda “Relationship among Language, Mind and the World in Wittgenstein’s Philosophy”, ed. B.K Nayak The M. P. C. Philosophy Series, Proceedings of U.G.C Sponsored National Seminar on Language, Value and Mysticism, organized by the P.G Dept. of Philosophy, M.P.C (A) College, Takhatpur, Baripada, Orissa, Vol. 1, 2010 Pp. 137-152.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda “The Harmony between Thought and Reality: A Wittgensteinian Perspective”, ed. S.C Panigrahi, Proceedings of 22nd Annual Conference of All Orissa Philosophy Association, held at Choudwar College, Choudwar, Orissa, 2010, Pp. 137-147.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda “A Wittgensteinian Critique of Linguistic Turn”, Proceedings of 23rd Annual Conference of All Orissa Philosophy Association, held at V.N College, Jajpur Road, Orissa, 2011, Pp. 120-125.
  • Mamata Manjari Panda “Wittgenstein and the Third Person Analysis of Emotion”, ed. Christoph Jager and Winfried Loffler, Pre-proceedings of 34th ALWS International Wittgenstein Symposium on Epistemology: Contexts, Values, Disagreement, Vol. XVII, Krichberg am Wechesel, Vienna, 2011, Pp. 227-229.

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