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Brief History of Department :

The Department of Philosophy is one of the oldest departments with which the Lucknow University-earlier known as Canning College - came into being. Both the departments of Education and Psychology have emerged out of this Department. The department has had the privilege of being served by Prof. Cameron who also became the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. N.N. Sengupta, Prof. Surna Dasgupta, The great author and Philosopher Prof. N.K. Devraj, Prof. Raj Narayan, Prof. H.S. Asthana, Prof. R.R. Verma, Prof. Sri Chandra and Prof. B.K. Agarwal. The department has been visited by some of the world's great living philosophers like Prof. W.V.O. Quine, Prof. Peter Strawson, Derek Parfit, Richard Brandt, Donald Davidson, Bernard Williams, Troy Organ, Hazimura, Diana Ackerman, Martha Nussbaum and J.N. Mohanty to name a few.

 

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Publications :

 

Prof. Nirupma Srivastava:

BOOKS

"Dualistic Philosophy of Descartes and Samkhya" published in 2004.

 

Research Papers

  1.  "Hare's principle of universalisability“ journal of Social Sciences,Vol. 1, No. 1, January -June 2004.

  2. "Descartes and Samkhya -"journal of Bihar Philosophical Research" year 2003 part III-IV.

  3.  "Mill's Proofs for the Principle of Utility" is published in the journal of Social Sciences, Vol. No. 2 July-December 2004.

 


Dr. Kanchan Saxena:

  1. "Reflections on right to live and right to die" in University Journal of Arts and Humanities, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 2000-2001.

  2.  "Philosophy & Social Reconstruction" in the Proceedings of National Seminar on "Relevance of Philosophy in contemporary world-Situation" by dept. of Philosophy, Merut College, Merut, 2000.

  3. Abstract of the Paper entitled "Value Crisis : an Integral perspective" in the proceeding of national seminar on "Degradation of ethical environment" by philosophy dept., Madhav College, Ujjain in 2000-01.

  4.  "Ethical Dimensions of environmental imbalances" in 'Vishisht Bharat' 2000-01.

  5.  "Vedic Ecology and the present scenario" in Lucknow University Teacher's Academic Publications Division, Vol. 1. No. 1, January-Jun 2004.

  6.  "Clean Environment as a fundamental right", in the book entitled "Readings in Environmental Ethics" Published by Rawat Publication, Jaipur, March 2005.

  7. "Buddhist Ethics and Its Yogic implications" by International Institute of Buddhist Studies, Lucknow.

  8.  "Bimaru Rajya ki Bimar Mahilayan" in Sahara Samay Dated 12-03-2005.

  9.  "Global Conflict in relation to Religion and World Peace" by International Journal of contemporary philosophy, USA.

 

Rakesh Chandra:

  1. 'Vivekanand and Radical Feminism' - 'Society and Development Journal 2003'.

  2. Locating a constellation of Buddhism, Existentialism and Human Rights. Published in 'Lucknow Journal of Social Sciences 2003'.

  3. Delegitimizing Violence Against Women - Some Remark's, Aaina 2000.

 

Dr. Rajshwar Yadav

  1. Satkaryavada, Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan-jun 2004

  2. Moksha: Praptasya Prapti, Darshanika Traimasika, year 51, no. 3

  3. Yoga for Development of Values, Samaj, Dharma and Darshan, Ocober 2005

  4. Ahimsa Acarana Nahin Anubhav Hai, Sandarshana, November 2005

  5. The Concept of Ahimsa in Jain Philosophy, Journal of UP Jain Research Institute, October 2005

  6. Discontents of Modernity and Problem of Cultural Identity, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Modernity and Problem of Cultural Identity, at H.S.Gaur Sagar University, January 04-06, 2005

  7. Winner of the Mahantha Laxmi Narayan Das Essay Competition organized by the All India Philosophy Association in 2004.