Teaching Plan

Batch 2016-21
Semester II

Philosophy of Life and

Lifestyle

By
Mr. Srinivas Bandameedi
Mr. R. Radhakrishnan

Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad

(Constituent of Symbiosis International University, Pune)
December 2016 – April 2017
 1. INTRODUCTION:

Philosophy is in the business of examining arguments, calmly and above all rationally, on
the big issues, the big questions of Life. Life style refers to the way a person lives to one’s
own ability. Philosophy of Life & Lifestyle tries to bring a tandem between these big
arguments / questions and an individual’s life so as to minimize contradiction in thought.

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This course will attempt an examination of values for living and of the variety of
systems of meaning that humans have constructed for themselves in answering life's important
questions.

We will try to answer the question "what is the meaning of life?" We might not arrive at a
complete answer, but by the end of this course, students will be familiar with some
insightful responses offered by philosophy, religion, and literature. These include:

• the meaning of life is to accept absurdity;

• the meaning of life is to create meaning in life;
• the meaning of life is to accept our place in the universe;
• the meaning of life is to pursue pleasure and avoid pain;
• the meaning of life is to find the truth within oneself;
• the meaning of life is to help others;
• the meaning of life is to lose oneself in the universe;
• the meaning of life is to live in a creative community;
• the meaning of life is to annoy those who try to censor us.

Successful participation in the course will involve developing a number of skills,

including:

• articulating one’s religious and ethical values;

• making more thoroughly informed decisions regarding career and family
life;
• writing better essays by being able to integrate personal and academic
interests;
• Understanding terms such as modernism and postmodernism, while
beingable to relate such terms to the history of philosophy.

The goal of this course is not to reach any final conclusion on our topic, let alone
indoctrinate, but rather to develop an understanding of many of the answers to our
question and an appreciation of the related issues and problems, all of which involve the
traditional areas of psychology, epistemology, metaphysics, and logic.

In addition to understanding the philosophy of life, specific sessions will be conducted

directed towards building a healthy lifestyle, a chief facilitator enabling deeper and
ongoing understanding of the Life & Life style philosophy.

3. LECTURES

A. Times and Attendance

One lecture per week has been set aside for this course for each division. Verify it from
the timetable assigned for each division. Also 3 - 4 Physical Training sessions will be
conducted during the session. The schedule for the same shall be made available in due
course. Lecture outlines, principally in the form of PowerPoint slides, and relevant
study/reading material will be made available in “The Library” on “Curiosity” Portal at
http://slshyd.curiositylive.com/ . To facilitate your understanding of these lectures, you
should always read at least the relevant pages of suggested readings in advance of each
lecture.

As per Symbiosis International University Regulations, please note, “Students are

expected to attend minimum 75% of all scheduled sessions and other forms of
instruction as defined by the programme of study.”

The student will not be eligible to appear for the examination if he / she fail to put in the
required attendance. The Students can update themselves of their attendance daily online in
“Attendance” on “Curiosity” Portal at http://slshyd.curiositylive.com/

B. Scheme and Structure

TOPIC 1: Introduction

A. Syllabus Preview / Teaching Plan Discussion

B. The Meaning of Life
C. Is life absurd?
D. Is something supernatural (God, an afterlife, etc) required for a meaningful
life?
E. Role of Positive thinking in life

F. Self-Actualization, Motivation

G. Laws of Success

TOPIC 2: The Theory of Lifestyle

A. The Adlerian theory of lifestyle

B. The origin of lifestyle
 C. What lifestyle is and how it develops?
D. The Goal directedness of Lifestyle
E. The factors that influence lifestyle
F. The component parts of lifestyle assessment
G. The goals of behavior in children and adults

TOPIC 3: Group Work

A. Projects
B. Debates

C. Lecture Outline

*The schedule will be followed, subject to change/s due to unforeseen/unavoidable

circumstances.

4. READING MATERIALS

A. Textbooks / Suggested Readings

 Klemke E.D., The Meaning of Life, 2nd Edition

 Lewis C.S., A Grief Observed
 Epictetus Translated by Nicholas White, The Handbook of
Epictetus, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis/Cambridge,
1942
 Hill Napoleon Laws of Success, Ralston University Press, Meriden,
CONN, 1928
 Murphy Joseph, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Prentice
Hall, 1963
 Carlson, Watts, Maniacci, Adlerian Therapy, Theory and Practice,
American Psychological Association, Washington DC, 2002

B. Journals/Magazines

 Quality of Life Research(Springer)

 Journal of Moral Education (JSTOR)
 Online Library of Liberty at oll.libertyfund.org/ (prints available in
the Library)
 5. ASSESSMENT: COURSEWORK = 100%
The students will be examined on the following basis: Internal (100%) Internal
examination will be conducted for 30 + 20 = 50 marks. It will include one
assignment (Tutorial I; 15 marks) and one test (Tutorial II; 15 marks) and
Project will carry 20 marks.

6. TUTORIAL/ PROJECT (TIMETABLE)

A. Tutorial

Tutorial I is a “written test” an assignment based on questions chosen from

the syllabus. Students can choose any one question out of three. Tutorial II is a
“Review” of the documentaries or films dealing with dilemmas of modern life
and thereby asking for a philosophical resolution, perhaps one yet to be sought.
Both Tutorial I & Tutorial II will CARRY 15 marks each (Total=30
marks). Both of them are mandatory for all students.

The tutorials have been scheduled as follows:

Projects
First Second Dates
Tutorial Tutorial Submission

Date Result Date Result Assignm Interim Final Result

Subject ent
Philosophy of
Life and
Lifestyle 6.01.17 09.01.17 10.01.17 16.01.17 2.01.17 08.01.17 12.01.17 20.01.17

7. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

The course in charge for the course is Srinivas Bandameedi & R. Radha Krishnan. In case
you face any problem in dealing with the subject, feel free to contact the concerned
faculty members. Notices relating to the course will be posted online in “The Library‟ on
“Curiosity‟ Portal online at http://slshyd.curiositylive.com/

8. OFFICE HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

In case of any doubts or queries do not hesitate to contact the faculties In- Charge.
Please-mail: srinivas.bandameedi@slsh.edu.in
 Appendix ‘A’ – Front Page and Cover

Title of the project (centered on two or more lines)

Submitted By

Name of the candidate Division....

Roll No....Class...

Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad

Symbiosis International University, PUNE

In

Month, year

Under the guidance of

Name of guide Designation

Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad

Symbiosis International University, PUNE In

Month, year

PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE & LIFESTYLE

 Appendix ‘B’ – Certificate
C E R T IF IC AT E

The Project ” submitted

entitled “
to the Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad for Philosophy of Life & Lifestyle
as part of internal assessment is based on my original work carried out
under the guidance of fro to The
research work has not been submitted elsewhere for award of any degree.

The material borrowed from other sources and incorporated in the thesis has
been duly acknowledged.

I understand that I myself could be held responsible and accountable for

plagiarism, if any, detected later on.

Signature of the

candidate Date:
 Appendix ‘C’ – First Few Pages

First few pages of the thesis should be as under:

Page 1- Title page (Appendix A)

Page 2- Certificate (Appendix „B‟) signed by candidate and counter signed by research guide.

Page 3- Index

Page 4- List of Tables (If any)

Page 5- List of Figures (If any)

Page 6- Bibliography

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