Department of Philosophy

The department of Indian Philosophy was started in 1927 for promoting South Indian Philosophical thought. Prof.S.Suryanarayan Sastri and Prof.T.M.P.Mahadevan have rendered exemplary services in the department to establish the Dr.Radhakrishnan Centre for Advanced Study in Indian Philosophy in 1964. Currently the department offers Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D programmes. The Department celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in the year 2003.

Courses Offered :

=> M.A Indian Philosophy
=> M.Phil Philosophy
=> P.G. Diploma Courses in Peace and Communal Harmony

Infrastructure :

Equipments :
=> Computers with Printers - 6
=> Overhead Projector - 1
=> Xerox Machine - 1
=> Window A/c - 1

Library :
=> Major Subjects
=> Indian and Western Philosophy
=> Logic
=> Ethics
=> Hermeneutics
=> Political philosophy
=> Social philosophy
=> Buddhism
=> Philosophy of Religion
=> Intercultural philosophy

List of national Journals :
=> Indian Philosophical Quarterly
=> ICPR- Journal of Indian Council for Philosophical Research
=> Theosophist

List of international Journals :
=> International Philosophical Quarterly
=> Mind
=> Phenomenological Inquiry
=> Philosophical Quarterly

Department of Philosophy
University of Madras
Tholkappiar Campus
Chennai - 600 005
Tamil Nadu
India

Contact No : 91-44-2539 9498