CSS Philosophy 2025 Group 6

CSS Philosophy Syllabus 2025This article covers the CSS Philosophy complete Syllabus.

The syllabus of CSS Philosophy consists of 7 sections of a collective 100 marks i.e. 25 marks each.

The examination for CSS Philosophy is the Group 6 exam for CSS candidates.

CSS Philosophy Syllabus 2025

Paper (100 Marks)

Introduction: 

• Definition, Nature and Scope of Philosophy 

Philosophical Methods:

• Rationalism (Plato, Descartes, Spinoza) 
• Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) 
• Transcendentalism (Kant) 
• Intuitionism (Bergson) 

Epistemology: 

• • Rationalism (Plato, Descartes, Spinoza) 
  • Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) 
  • Transcendentalism (Kant) 
  • Intuitionism (Bergson) 

Ontology: 

• • Idealism (Plato, Berkeley) 
  • Representative Realism (Locke) 
  • Historical and Dialectical Materialism (Marx) 

Ethics:

• • What is morality? 
  • The challenge of cultural relativism 
  • Does morality depend on religion? 
  • Psychological and ethical egoism 
  • Virtue Ethics (Aristotle) 
  • Moral Absolutism (Kant) 
  • Utilitarianism (J.S. Mill) 
  • Social Contract Theory (Hobbes, Rawls) 
    

Muslim Thinkers:

• • Al-Farabi 
  • Ibn Sina 
  • Al-Ghazali 
  • Ibn Rushid 
  • Ibn Khaldun 
  • Shah Waliullah 
  • Muhammad Iqbal

Contemporary Philosophical Movements: 

• • Existentialism (Heidegger, Sartre) 
  • Pragmatism (Peirce, James, Dewey) 
  • Neo-pragmatism (Rorty) 
  • Postmodernism (Lyotard, Foucault, Derrida)

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Philosophy.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS Philosophy from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Reading Books for CSS Philosophy Syllabus 2025

• History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
• Philosophy: The Power of Ideas by Brooke Noel Moore & Kenneth Bruder
• Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels
• Existentialism & Human Emotions. Philosophical Library by Jean Paul Sartre
• The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Jean-Francois Lyotard
• Descartes to Derrida: An Introduction to European Philosophy by Peter Sedgwick
• Continental Philosophy in the 20th Century by Richard Kearney
• A Short History of Modern Philosophy by Roger Scruton
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu). Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (www.iep.utm.edu) by Internet Resources.