Department of Philosophy, Rama Devi Women’s University, Vidya Vihar, Bhubaneswar has been providing a philosophical base to the cultural, social and religious heritage of Indian civilization to humanize and enrich the modern notion of progress and to enable it to promote rather than to supplant Indian cultural and philosophical identity.
Mission
Philosophy is a critical, analytical, comparative and comprehensive inquiry about knowledge, reasoning, reality, norms and values. It addresses problems arising in science, medical science, environment, morality, art, literature, religion and social and natural world. It also addresses curiosity about matters of metaphysical significance and develops skills for dealing intellectually and sensitively with life. The department offers Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) programmes. It also offers a broad spectrum of courses covering the diversity of areas in Philosophy like Classical Indian Philosophy, Classics of Western and Contemporary philosophical thoughts, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Socio-political Philosophy, Applied Ethics , Comparative Religion, Logic and many more. In addition, faculties of the department generate a philosophical insight into facing the deepest human aspirations and problems. The department strives for excellence in teaching and for the cultivation of an academic ambience for all round development and professional growth of students. It also supports genuine research and professional activities of faculties.
