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Introduction
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 The
Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies cherishes the
rare distinction of being not only the oldest Postgraduate Department of
GC University Lahore, but also of being the alma mater of Dr. Allama
Muhammad Iqbal, the Poet of the East. Since its establishment in 1868,
eminent thinkers and teachers like Thomas Arnold, S. G. Brett, L.P.
Saunders and G. N. Chatterji, have been contributing to its academic
development. Since Partition, the following distinguished scholars and
professors have chaired the Department:
1. Prof. Qazi Aslam
2. Prof. Dr. Hamid ud Din
3. Prof. Muhammad Saeed Sheikh
4. Prof. Shahid Hussain
 During
its long history, the Department has continued to be one of the most
important centres of Philosophical learning in South Asia, noted
particularly for the promotion of a spirit of free inquiry and critical
thinking. In order to meet the challenges of integrated learning, the
Department introduced a new discipline of Interdisciplinary studies,
renaming the Department as the Department of Philosophy and
Interdisciplinary Studies.
A
number of new courses and revised syllabi have been introduced by the
Department. The Department is offering a number of new interdisciplinary
courses to BA/BSc students in order to broaden their vision and to
inculcate philosophical insight.
Facilities
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Philosophy: The New Outlook:
During its long history, the Department
has continued to be one of the most important centers of Philosophical
Learning in South Asia, especially noted for the promotion of the spirit of
free
 inquiry and critical thinking. At the beginning of 21st Century,
with changing times and shifting paradigms, there is a need to have a
fresh look at philosophy vis-a-vis other disciplines. In order to meet
this challenge, new initiative has been taken to rename the department
as the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies.
Many new courses and revised syllabi have been introduced in the light
of contemporary vision of Philosophy, not only as theoretical wisdom but
also as the most powerful interdisciplinary discourse and explanatory
practice. Similarly the department is offering a number of new
interdisciplinary courses to BA/B.Sc students in order to broaden their
vision and inculcate philosophical insights in their respective areas of
study.
Research
To be
philosophical is to be original; it is to be open-minded and
multidirectional. It is of the essence of an intellectual to entertain
different ideas, ruminate over them and formulate new ones. The
Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary studies should therefore
be the natural seat of research work. Currently, a number of research
projects are underway.
Research Journal
The
Research Journal of the Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary
Studies is titled Quest. It regularly publishes research articles of
reputed national and international scholars.
Brett Philosophical Society
Being
the oldest Society at the University, the Brett Philosophical Society
provides students and staff members with a platform for active
philosophical dialogue on contemporary issues.
Courses
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Year 1 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 1101 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
I |
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PHIL 1201 |
Problems of Philosophy |
3 |
II |
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Year 2 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 2101 |
Philosophy and the Contemporary World |
3 |
III |
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PHIL 2201 |
History of Greek Philosophy |
3 |
IV |
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PHIL 2202 |
Theoretical Ethics |
3 |
IV |
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Year 3 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 3101 |
Modern Western Philosophy I |
3 |
V |
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PHIL 3102 |
Logic I |
3 |
V |
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PHIL 3103 |
Classical Muslim Philosophy I |
3 |
V |
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PHIL 3104 |
Applied Ethics |
3 |
V |
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PHIL 3105 |
Philosophy of Education |
3 |
V |
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PHIL 3201 |
Modern Western Philosophy II |
3 |
VI |
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PHIL 3202 |
Logic II |
3 |
VI |
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PHIL 3203 |
Classical Muslim Philosophy II |
3 |
VI |
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PHIL 3204 |
Philosophy of Science |
3 |
VI |
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PHIL 3205 |
Philosophy of History |
3 |
VI |
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Year 4 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 4101
|
Continental
Philosophy: Phenomenology and Existentialism |
3 |
VII |
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PHIL 4102 |
Marxism
|
3 |
VII |
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PHIL 4103 |
Analytical
Philosophy |
3 |
VII |
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Elective I
|
3 |
VII |
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Elective II
|
3 |
VII |
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PHIL 4299 |
Research Work
/ Thesis |
3 |
VII |
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PHIL 4201 |
Continental
Philosophy: From Structuralism to Post Modernism
|
3 |
VIII |
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PHIL 4202 |
20th Century
American Philosophy |
3 |
VIII |
|
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Elective III |
3 |
VIII |
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Elective IV |
3 |
VIII |
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PHIL 4299 |
Research
Work/Thesis |
3 |
VIII |
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Any two of the following for Semester VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHIL 4103 |
Philosophy of
Social Science |
3 |
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PHIL 4104 |
Philosophy of
Religion |
3 |
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PHIL 4105 |
Philosophy of
Law |
3 |
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PHIL 4106 |
Philosophy of
Art |
3 |
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Any two of the following for Semester VIII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHIL 4203 |
Critical Theory
|
3 |
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PHIL 4204 |
Political
Philosophy |
3 |
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PHIL 4205 |
Philosophy of
Literature |
3 |
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PHIL 4206 |
Post-Colonial
Theory |
3 |
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PHIL 4207 |
Special
Philosopher: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
3 |
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PHIL 4208 |
Special
Philosopher: Allama Iqbal |
3 |
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PHIL 4209 |
Special
Philosopher: Bertrand Russell |
3 |
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PHIL 4210 |
Special
Philosopher: Ludwing Wittgenstein |
3 |
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PHIL 4211 |
Special
Philosopher: Hegel |
3 |
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PHIL 4212 |
Special
Philosopher: Heidegger |
3 |
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Year 1 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 1101
|
Introduction to
Philosophy |
3 |
I |
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PHIL 1201 |
Problems of
Philosophy |
3 |
II |
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Year 2 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
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PHIL 2101 |
Philosophy and the
Contemporary World |
3 |
III |
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PHIL 2201 |
History of Greek
Philosophy |
3 |
IV |
Faculty
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Name |
Designation |
Area
of Interest |
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Mirza
Athar Baig,
MA (PU) |
Chairperson |
Continental
Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Art and Literature,
Postcolonial Theory |
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Dr.
Shuja-ul-Haq,
PhD (London) |
Foreign
Professor |
Philosophy
of Religion, Sufism, Mysticism, Philosophy of Science, Modernity, Post
Modernity |
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Dr. Sobia
Tahir,
PhD (PU) |
Assistant
Professor |
Philosophy
of Religion, Logic, Critical Philosophy, Literature and Translation
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Yasir
Sultan, MA (GCUL) |
Assistant
Professor |
Logic,
Political Philosophy |
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Jawaria
Hassan, MPhil (GCUL) |
Assistant
Professor |
Continental
Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion |
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Azam
Khan,
MA (PU) |
Assistant
Professor |
Current
Trends in Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Logic, Philosophy of Science |
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Muhammad Afzal
Khan, MA (PU) |
Lecturer
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Continental
Philosophy, Philosophy of Science |
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Kaiser
Mehmood, MA (PU) |
Lecturer
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Social and
Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy |
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Gull-i-Hina
Aslam, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
History of
Civilisation |
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Safeer
Hyder MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Classics of
World Literature |
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Umber Ibad,
MA (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Philosophy
of History, German Idealism, Hermeneutics, Critical Theory |
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Awais
Mehmood, MA (GCUL) |
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