About Department

To emerge as a department of excellence in teaching, learning, and research. To develop a culture of critical thinking and character-building among students. To engage in high-quality research in philosophy that has applications in multiple disciplines.

Vision

Honours teaching in Philosophy started in 1908 in erstwhile Ravenshaw College. Some of the illustrious teachers of the Department were Mohini Mohan Senapati, Ratnakar Pati, S. K. Chattopadhyaya, Ganeswar Misra and Hrudananda Ray. The post graduate department of Philosophy started in Ravenshaw (Autonomous College) in 1995 and in Ravenshaw University from 15.11.2006. One of the illustrious alumnus is the late Pandit Nilakantha Das. Other alumni are Ganeswar Misra, PhD (London), Utkal University, Hrudananda Ray. The department aims to create an environment for teaching, training, and research in Philosophy at par with national and international standards; inculcate critical thinking and value awareness among the faculty, scholars, students, and others associated with the department. Furthermore, the department strives to make it a centre of excellence in Applied Philosophy. Presently the department facilitates the study of the core areas of Philosophy. B.A. (Honours) (24 Seats), M.A. (32 Seats), M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes are available now in the department. The department has five thousand e-books and one thousand books at present.

Mission

• To explore and enhance a normative understanding of human existence and its relation to the rest of the world.
• To promote both humanistic and critical thinking which would facilitate a better understanding of different philosophical problems concerning metaphysics, epistemology, language, ethics, and other allied subjects.
• To carry out research in different domains of philosophy from an interdisciplinary and contemporary perspective.
• To organize conferences, seminars, and workshops in collaboration with other reputed institutions to enhance the intellectual capacity of students and faculty members.
• The department is committed to promoting the significance of philosophy in creating a prosperous society.

Courses Offered