UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional Question Paper 2024 and Get PDF Link here

Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the UPSC Mains Optional paper in two shifts on 29 September 2024, as candidates are well aware of the process that UPSC allows candidates to choose their subject among the 48 subjects available for the UPSC Mains Optional Paper. In this article, we are going to discuss the UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional paper and to help candidates stay updated with the current trends and difficulty level followed by the philosophy optional paper we have attached the UPSC Philosophy Optional Paper 2024 PDF and past 15 years PYQs for Philosophy Optional.

UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional Paper 2024

Similar to other optional papers it is no different with the philosophical optional paper, it also carries 250 marks for each paper and 2 papers are conducted in two shifts i.e. paper 1 and paper 2. The commission has outlined the detailed syllabus for each paper in the official notification, but candidates can further read this article and find insights about the philosophy optional paper syllabus, UPSC Mains Philosophical Optional paper 2024 PDF.

UPSC Philosophy Optional Overview

Philosophy has remained choice of many top rank holders in the UPSC civil service exam for past few years and indeed it is a suitable subject for candidates to develop perspectives and opinions over different topics, here we have provided an overview of the UPSC Philosophy Optional.

How to Download UPSC Philosophy Optional Question Paper

Here we have provided candidates with the steps to download UPSC Mains Philosophy Question Paper

• Step 1 : Visit the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in.
• Step 2 : Navigate Home page and click on examination for UPSC Mains Philosophy Question Paper
• Step 3 : Click on previous year questions
• Step 4 : Select Civil Services Exam from the dropdown
• Step 5 : Click on download
• Step 6 : Save the PDF for your reference.

The papers on official site will be released after the results, below we have attached the copy of Philosophy question paper 2024 received from students and past 15 year question papers for UPSC Philosophy Optional.

UPSC Philosophy Optional Question Paper 2024 PDF

UPSC Philosophical Optional is a strategic subject and keeping the past trends of UPSC examination in mind studying philosophy subject can help candidates in the UPSC Essay paper but to decide the optional subject the candidate must check the syllabus of the subject and the PYQs of respective subjects. Below we have mentioned the link to download UPSC Mains Philosophical Optional paper 2024 PDF

UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional PYQs (2024 – 2009)

UPSC Philosophy Optional Syllabus

UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional Syllabus is as follows:

Philosophy Optional Paper 1 Syllabus :

Syllabus of UPSC Mains Philosophy Optional paper I encompasses:

• History and problems of Philosophy which includes

1. lato and Aristotle
2. Rationalism
3. Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume)
4. Kant
5. Hegel
6. Phenomenology (Husserl)
7. Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein
8. Logical Positivism
9. Later Wittgenstein
10. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sarte, Heidegger)
11. Authentic Existence
12. Quine and Strawson: Critique of Empiricism
13. Carvaka: Theory of Knowlegde
14. Schools of Vedanta: Brahman, Isvara
15. Schools of Buddhism
16. Jainism: Theory of Reality; Saptabhanginaya; Bondage and Liberation.
17. Nyaya-Vaiesesika
18. Samkhya, Prakrit, Purusa, Causation, Liberation.
19. Yoga, Citta, Cittavrtti, Klesas, Samadhi, Kaivalya.
20. Mimamsa: Theory of Knowledge.
21. Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution, Integral Yoga.

Philosophy Optional Paper 2 Syllabus :

• Socio Political Philosophy
• Philosophy of Religion

For detailed analysis of syllabus candidates can click the link for UPSC Philosophy Optional Syllabus.

Difficulty Level of UPSC Philosophy Optional Paper

From the above discussion over syllabus it is quite certain to say that the philosophy as an optional subject covers various topics in and around the world, it requires around 3 months to complete the syllabus of the Philosophy optional subject, the level of paper remains good every year, for 2024 the paper is not yet out and we will be discussing the paper with you once we receive a copy of philosophy optional question paper 2024.

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