[sunilware]

· SELECT READING MATERIAL
GENERAL PHILOSOPHY & WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
·Blumenau, Ralph. Philosophy and Living.
· Craig, Edward. Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction.
· Higgins, Kathleen M. and Solomon, Robert C. A Short History of Philosophy.
· Russell, Bertrand. The Problems of Philosophy.
· Sober, E. (2001). Core Questions in Philosophy: A Text with Readings. UpperSaddleRiver, Prentice Hall.
· Solomon, Robert C. Big Questions: A Short Introduction to Philosophy.
· Warburton, Nigel. Philosophy: The Basics.
·Hamilton, Sue. Indian Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction.
· Nagel, Thomas. What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy.
· Scruton, Roger. A Short History of Modern Philosophy.
· Smart, Ninian. World Philosophies.
· Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View.

Reference works :
· The Oxford Companion to Philosophy edited by Ted Honderich
· The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy by Robert Audi
· The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by Edward Craig, Luciano Floridi (also available online by subscription); or
· Routledge History of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by John Marenbon
· History of Philosophy (9 vols.) by Frederick Copleston
· A History of Western Philosophy (5 vols.) by W. T. Jones
· The Columbia History of Western Philosophy by Popkin, R. H. (1999). New York, ColumbiaUniversity Press.
· Western Philosophy (and Problems of Philosophy) – Bertrand Russell
· Think Philosophy, a discussion forum
· Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Philosophy primer
· Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Philosophy Forums
· Glyn Hughes' Squashed Philosophers - condensed and abridged versions of the books which defined the way The West thinks now. EXCELLENT READING

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
· Encyclopedic Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
· Hindu Dharma
· Hinduism: A Perspective
· Indian Religion and Philosophy
· The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Raghavan Iyer
· Oriental Philosophies by John M. Koller
· Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies (8 vols.), edited by Karl H. Potter et al
· Indian Philosophy (2 vols.) by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
· A History of Indian Philosophy (5 vols.) by Surendranath Dasgupta
· A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English by John A. Grimes
· History of Islamic Philosophy edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Oliver Leaman
· Bunnin, N. et. al.,Ed.(1996) The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy. Blackwell Companions to Philosophy.
· Philosophy primer
· Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Internet philosophy guide

SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
· Philosophy primer
· Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
· Internet philosophy guide
· Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
· Comparative Religions by A.C. Bouquet
· Philosophy of Religion links Massive list, which includes religion, theology, and general philosophy links as well. Maintained by philosophy professor Dale Tuggy.
· An introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Paul Newall. {Also covers philosophical debates (Read the rest of this series)}
· Philosophy of Religion Useful annotated index of religious philosophy topics.
· Philosophy of Religion .Info Introductory articles on philosophical arguments for and against theism.
· Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics.
· Comparative Religion – E.O.James.

[rkmpops77]

Dear Friends
Please Add The List Of Philosophy Books In Hindi
I Am Adding Some Books Below:-
Indian Philosophy:-c.d.sharma
Western Philosophy:-c.d.sharma
philosophy Of Religion :-v.p.verma

[sf13]

What should one begin preparing for philosophy mains?Please guide me.
I have already read some of the stardard prescribed books,but I found making notes not easy.

[sf13]

What books should I read for philosophy of religion?

[sf13]

sunil sir,
do I really need to read so many books on philosophy?

[sunilware]

I agree the list looks long, but one has to study as per the syllabus and topics.For intensive study to be thorough about a particular topic you may have to refer many books. A book may be of 400 pages but out of that you may require only one page.

[sf13]

sir..
will it be possible for me to ask you about specific books...the one's which I already have and what to study from them and what to leave out.

[ssardar]

hi all,
i am a fresher as per as philosophy is concerned.Does anybdy know what is the general prelims cut-off for philosophy(broad idea) and is it being opted by significant proportion of students (not as high as history or geo offcourse, but at least a sizable portion)?

[manishb]

hi,

are there any comprehensive guides/coaching center notes for philosophy that together cover the entire syllabus? i am looking for just 2 or 3 comprehensive pack of study material that i can focus my attention on, instead of trying to dig 10-20 books to find the relevant topic..

thanks !

[sf13]

How about Brilliant-tutorials? Any opinions about it?