{"id":1544,"date":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/?page_id=1544"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:01:08","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1544\" class=\"elementor elementor-1544\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977965a space e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"977965a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1a68c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a1a68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7876c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c00fca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c00fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af36247 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af36247\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108e6967 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"108e6967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d96212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d96212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone has a philosophy of life. A student of Philosophy, however, is trained to hone his or her skills in understanding the how and the why of persons and things. While exposing students to different approaches to Philosophy down the ages, it initiates the student to the fine art of philosophising and to discover the joys of doing philosophy.<\/p><p>The courses offered by the Department of Philosophy at the University are geared to enable the students to evolve for themselves a holistic philosophical vision that will promote personal, social and ecological wellness and harmony.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf6b33 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"fdf6b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tThe course aims to\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8166ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8166ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Familiarize students with the multiplicity of philosophical thoughts from around the world<\/li><li>Enable the students to appreciate the ties that bind human persons through the prism of multiple cultures, religions, languages, movements and perspectives; and<\/li><li>Hone the skills of students in creative thinking through open ended and mutually enriching dialogue that leads to the formation of a philosophy of life for themselves.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4aa65a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d4aa65a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a34038 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a34038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/11\/adbu2-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c8ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c8ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of faculty members<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c814cc faculty-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0c814cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=327\" target=\"_blank\">Fr.. 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