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भारतीय दार्शनिक अनुसंधान परिषद् Indian Council of Philosophical Research Ministry of Education, Government of India
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Fellowship

Fellowships

अध्येतावृत्तियाँ

Four fellowships — National, Senior, Post-Doctoral and Junior Research — that let scholars work full time on research in philosophy.

The main objective of the ICPR Fellowship Scheme is to promote research in philosophy at various levels by providing opportunities to scholars, especially young scholars, to engage themselves on a whole-time basis in research projects on themes of their choice — preferably among the major areas of investigation identified by the Council, or in the Council’s own projects in philosophy and related disciplines.

The four fellowships

  • National Fellowship
  • Senior Fellowship
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • Junior Research Fellowship

Major areas of investigation

  1. Theories of Truth and Knowledge
  2. Basic Values Embodied in Indian Culture and their Relevance to National Reconstruction
  3. Normative Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics)
  4. Interdisciplinary Inquiries
  5. Philosophy, Science and Technology
  6. Philosophy of Man and Environment
  7. Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law
  8. Comparative and Critical Study in the Philosophical Systems / Movements and Religion
  9. Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Language
  10. Metaphysics
  11. Philosophy of Education
  12. Philosophy of Social Sciences

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