Books on Philosophy as Optional subject for IAS Exam are as Follows:

Paper I - Section- A - Problem of Philosophy

1. Dr. C.D. Sharma (Indian Philosophy)
2. Dr. Deo Raj (Indian Philosophy)
3. Dr. Y.Masiaha (Western Philosophy)
4. Dr. Daya Krishna (Western Philosophy)
5. Dr. Franckena Thilly (Western Philosophy)
6. Dr. B.K. Lal (Contemporary Western Philosophy)
Section- B Logic
1. Dr. Irvin M. Copi
2. Ashok Verma (Symbolic logic)
Section- C Ethics
1. Dr. Divakar Pathak (Indian Ethic)
2. Dr. V.P. Verma (Western Ethic)
3. Dr. B.N. Singh (Ethics)
4. Lilly (Ethics)

Paper II
Section- A - Western Philosophy
1. By Franckena Thilly
2. Dr. C.D. Sharma
3. Dr. Dayakrishna
4. Dr. Y.Masiaha

5. Dr. B.K. Lal

6. Dr. Lakshmi Saxena
7. D.M.Dutt
Section- B - Indian Philosophy
1. Dr. C.D. Sharma
2. Dr. Deo Raj
3. Dr. Hiriyanna
4. Dr. Radha Krishnan
5. D.M.Dutt
Section- C - Socio Political Philosophy
1. Dr. J.P. Sood Vol IV
2. Dr. Shiv Bhanu Singh
3. Dr. O.P.Gauba
4. NCERT Books
Sec. D- Philosophy of Religion
1. Dr. Y.Masiaha
2. John Hick
3. Dr. V.P. Verma
Specific Books on Philosophy Six ways of knowing by D.M. Datta.
GENERAL PHILOSOPHY & WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Blumenau, Ralph. Philosophy and Living.
Craig, Edward. Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction.
Higgins, Kathleen M. and Solomon, Robert C. A Short History of Philosophy.
Russell, Bertrand. The Problems of Philosophy.
Sober, E. (2001). Core Questions in Philosophy: A Text with Readings. Upper Saddle River, Prentice
Hall.

 Solomon, Robert C. Big Questions: A Short Introduction to Philosophy.

Warburton, Nigel. Philosophy: The Basics.
Hamilton, Sue. Indian Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction.
Nagel, Thomas. What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy.
Scruton, Roger. A Short History of Modern Philosophy.
Smart, Ninian. World Philosophies.
Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our
World View.
Reference works :
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy edited by Ted Honderich
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy by Robert Audi
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by Edward Craig, Luciano Floridi (also
available online by subscription); or
Routledge History of Philosophy (10 vols.) edited by John Marenbon
History of Philosophy (9 vols.) by Frederick Copleston
A History of Western Philosophy (5 vols.) by W. T. Jones
The Columbia History of Western Philosophy by Popkin, R. H. (1999). New York, Columbia
University Press.
Western Philosophy (and Problems of Philosophy) Bertrand Russell
Think Philosophy, a discussion forum
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Philosophy primer
Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Philosophy Forums
Glyn Hughes Squashed Philosophers condensed and abridged versions of the books which
defined the way The West thinks now. EXCELLENT READING
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Hindu Dharma
Hinduism: A Perspective
Indian Religion and Philosophy
The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Raghavan Iyer
Oriental Philosophies by John M. Koller
Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies (8 vols.), edited by Karl H. Potter et al
Indian Philosophy (2 vols.) by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
A History of Indian Philosophy (5 vols.) by Surendranath Dasgupta
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English by John A. Grimes
History of Islamic Philosophy edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Oliver Leaman
Bunnin, N. et. al.,Ed.(1996) The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy. Blackwell Companions to
Philosophy.
Philosophy primer
Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Internet philosophy guide
SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy primer
Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

 Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy

Internet philosophy guide
Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Comparative Religions by A.C. Bouquet
Philosophy of Religion links Massive list, which includes religion, theology, and general philosophy
links as well. Maintained by philosophy professor Dale Tuggy.
An introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Paul Newall. {Also covers philosophical debates
(Read the rest of this series)}
Philosophy of Religion Useful annotated index of religious philosophy topics.
Philosophy of Religion .Info Introductory articles on philosophical arguments for and against
theism.
Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics.
Comparative Religion E.O.James.
Courtesy
Rajendra Ghuge
Ex-Diplomat & Director, Govt. of India
(1988 Batch of Civil Services with Outstanding Performance in Philosophy)
Author of books dealing with philosophical themes and issues.Also author of the books:Art,
Craft & Science of Communicating; Identity & Image Management
Co-ordinator & Instructor: IAS Philosophy,Essay & Interview Programme
Web: philoias.wordpress.com
e-mail: philosophyias@gmail.com

bro I have not started yet with full throttle but still i will try my best. I have collected first last 15 years
question papers then sorted out all questions according to each topic in syllabus. If you see carefully
difficulty level is increased from year 2008. Now i have created a folder for every topic in syllabus
which contain books and notes for that topic . Now when i will try to study that topic then first i'll see
all previously asked questions on that topic then will think on available material and study
accordingly . This is just basic idea of preparation because i will obviously have to mold my strategy
according to need. But first one have to read any basic book on epistemology to get an idea of all
the topics. As i have seen most of the questions are asked on epistemology and rest are on logic &
contemporary philosophy so in short get an idea of imp topics in philosophy then try to study
thinkers.