DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
The study of philosophy enhances your ability to evaluate and resolve problems. It will help you to analyze concepts, definitions, arguments, and problems. It contributes to your capacity to organize ideas and issues, to deal with questions of value, and to extract what is essential from masses of information. The Department of Philosophy, Mathabhanga College, was established in 1969. At the beginning Philosophy was inducted as program course and an honors course introduced subsequently in 2002. Presently the department has eight faculties, two Assistant Professor and six State Aided College Teacher.
Programme Outcome
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Programme Specific Outcome
- Understanding of the fundamental principles in Philosophy and methods in logical tradition (Indian & Western) and capability of developing ideas based on them.
- Inculcate philosophical/logical reasoning.
- Prepare and encourage students for research studies in Western and Indian Philosophy and other applied fields.
- Provide advanced knowledge on topics in Philosophy, applied philosophy and human values empowering the students to pursue higher degrees at reputed academic institutions.
- Strong foundation on critical thinking and representation of philosophical theories which have strong links and application in day-to-day life particularly practical ethics, tradition, culture, socio-political aspects of philosophy and cognitive sciences.
Course Outcome
- To get an ability to search for the truth through thinking and speculation, about life and reality
- Creates an ability to evaluate arguments and reasoning. Helps the Critical thinking as the process of evaluation to separate truth from falsehood, and reasonable from unreasonable belief itself.
- To introduce with the philosophies of the ancient Greece that influenced much of Western culture
- Gives the basic concept of Symbolic logic of Mathematical logic
- It enables the students to know about thinking of the Western philosophers and their system buildings
- To introduce with the general concepts of Ethics
- Enables the students to know about the philosophical thinking of the great Indian thinkers about the human life and reality.
- After the completion of this paper student will be able to know how we can see the religious viewpoints scientifically.
- To know about social and political aspects of our society
Faculty Profile:
Sri. Harendra Nath Barman
2016-TILLDATE: Assistant professor in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2014-2016: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2013: MPhil, North Bengal University
2011: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata of HN Barman
Sri Surajit Das
2019-TILLDATE: Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2018-2019: Assistant Teacher in Philosophy at Lokepur High School, Birbhum
2017-2018: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Dum Dum Motijheel Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
2017: MPhil, Calcutta University
2011: MA, Burdwan University Specialization (specialization“Vedanta)
Biodata of Surajit Das
Sri. Subrata Dutta
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-II Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2004-2020: Govt. Approved PTT in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
1991: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata of Subrata Dutta
Sri. Sunil Barman
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-I Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2017-2020: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2008: MA, Rabindra Bharati University
Biodata of Sri Sunil Barman
Sri. Ashim Barman
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-I Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2017-2020: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2009: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata f Sri Ashim Barman
Nur Islam
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-I Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2017-2020: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2006: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata of Nur Islam
Sri Prasenjit Roy Asowar
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-II Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2018-2020: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2014: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata of Prasenjit
Smt Rupan Nag
2020-TILL DATE: SACT-I Teacher in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2018-2020: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy at Mathabhanga College
2016: MA, North Bengal University
Biodata of Rupan
TEACHING PLAN AND ROUTINE
The Department follows the course guidelines and syllabus as given by the Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University. The dept. teachers distribute amongst themselves the various topics given in the course syllabus.
Teaching Plan for 1st Semester
Teaching Pan for 3rd Semester
Teaching Plan for 5th Semester
Teaching Plan for 5h Sem Programme Course
Class Routine for Honourse Course
Class Routine for Programme Course
PARENTS, TEACHERS MEETING
The Department held a Parent-Teachers meeting on 25th July 2021 to create a common platform so that the teachers can easily interact with the parents and students collectively an we have discussed the issues and hear grievances about the online classes during the pandemic.
Report of parents Teacher meeting
SEMINAR AND WEBINARS
The Relevance Of The Philosophy And Ideology Of Swami Vivekananda In The Present Era
The Dept. of Philosophy, Mathabhanga College, Mathabhanga, Cooch Behar has organized ICPR Sponsored Periodical Lecture on “The Relevance Of The Philosophy And Ideology Of Swami Vivekananda In The Present Era” on 20th March 2018. The lecture was started at 11.30 A.M. and ended at 3.30 P.M. Near about 200 students, Teacher-in-charge, teaching and non teaching staff, ex. Students of Mathabhanga College, research scholars from different universities, teachers and students from other colleges have attended the lecture.
Details report
LOGIC AND ITS APPLICATION IN OUR FORMAL AND DAY TO DAY LIFE
A special lecture entitled, “LOGIC AND ITS APPLICATION IN OUR FORMAL AND DAY TO DAY LIFE” was organized by the Dept. of Philosophy, Mathabhanga College on 19th August, 2019 at 12.30PM to 4PM, under the guidance of IQAC, Mathabhanga College. The special lecture was inaugurated by Honorable Sir Dr. Kanti Lal Das Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, Dr. Debashish Dutta, Teacher-in Charge and Head, Department of Bengali, Mathabhanga College, Dr. Gurucharan. Das, Head of the Sanskrit Department, other Teachers and some Research Scholars from University of North Bengal and Gourbanga University.
Details report
Extra Curriculum Activity
The students of the Department of Philosophy have been participating in many extra curriculum activities such as college campus cleaning, sports, NSS activities, NCC activities, community development programs etc. Some of the pictures are shared herewith.
Special Lectures arranged by Philosophy Department
