Ways of thinking, elements of critical thinking and ordinary thinking, argument mapping, standards for thinking, analyzing a scientific question, egocentrism and sociocentrism, classifying arguments
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
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1. Grasps the differences between the cultural fields of science, philosophy and art. |
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2. Distinguishes different types of knowledge produced and used in fields of science, philosophy and art. |
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1,2,3 |
A,C |
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3. Assesses different ways of asking questions and questioning |
1,10 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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4. Discusses different research and analysis methods and their results. |
1,4,6 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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5. Questions the relations of different forms of knowing and ways of thinking. |
1,10 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
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WEEKS |
TOPICS |
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Ways of thinking: Concepts, judgments, perceptions, images |
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Fields of knowledge: Science, art, religion, philosophy/ Elements of critical thinking and ordinary thinking, humanism, bigotry and bias/ Elements of knowledge and categories of learning |
Deleuze/Guattari/Facione/ Gittens/ Paul/Elder |
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Areas of language, discourse, thought and culture |
Deleuze/Guattari |
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Ways of justification: knowing, believing, experience, argumentation |
Deleuze/Guattari |
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Structures of questions: Questions of science/ Argument mapping 1- elements of a simple argument, mapping logic |
Galileo/ Facione/ Gittens/Paul/Elder |
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Structures of questions: Questions of philosophy/ Standards for thinking: ethical thinking, questioning as the prime method of learning |
Uygur/ Facione/Gittens/ Paul/Elder |
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Structures of questions: Questions of religion |
Kierkegaard |
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Structures of questions: Problems in the field of art |
Foucault |
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MIDTERM |
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Research Methods: Analyzing a scientific question/ Argument mapping 1- case study 1/ Argument mapping 2- case study 2 |
Galileo/Facione/Gittens/Paul/Elder |
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Research Methods: Analyzing a question of philosophy |
Heidegger |
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Research Methods: Analyzing a religious question |
Kierkegaard |
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Egocentrism and sociocentrism as results of ‘ordinary’ thinking |
Facione/Gittens/Paul/Elder |
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Classifying arguments: repairing arguments, case studies |
Facione/Gittens/Paul/Elder |
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15 |
FINAL EXAM |
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Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
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Additional Resources |
Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 1: The Movement Image. Trans. by. Hugh Tomlinson and Barbara Habberjam. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986 Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 2: The Time Image. Trans. by. Hugh Tomlinson and Robert Galeta. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1989. Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, What is Philosophy? Trans. by. Hugh Tomlinson and Graham Burchell, New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. Michel Foucault, The Order of Things. Trans. by. Alan Sheridan, New York: Vintage, 1973. Galileo Galilei, “Il Saggiatore, The Assayer,” Trans. by. Stillman Drake, The Controversy of the Comets of 1618, Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Press 1960. Martin Heidegger, “What is Metaphysics?”, Trans. by. D. F. Krell, Martin Heidegger: Basic Writings, D. F. Krell, Londra: Routledge, 1993, pp. 93–110. P. Facione and C. Gittens, Think Crittically, My Thinking Lab. Series, 2013. R. Paul and L. Elder, Critical Thinking, New Jersey: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2002. Søren Kierkegaard , Fear and Trembling/Repetition, Trans. by. Edna H. Hong and Howard V. Hong, Princeton University Press, 1983. Nermi Uygur, Felsefenin Çağrısı, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2001 |
Material Sharing
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Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
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Final Examination |
1 |
50 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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50 |
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Total |
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100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Programme OUTCOMES
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Contribution*
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1. Grasps the fundamental concepts and analytical methods necessary to succeed in academic studies in the field of philosophy.
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2. Acquires a versatile critical and analytical approach, and problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills necessary for a successful career in philosophy. |
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3. . Communicates effectively, is specifically successful in written and oral presentation, has proper capacities for teamwork and interdisciplinary studies, takes the initiative, has developed a sense of responsibility, contributes original ideas to the field of philosophy, and is loyal to ethical principles.
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X |
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4. . Reaches the perfection of pursuing professional and personal development by using all means of knowledge with a view to lifelong learning.
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X |
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5. Develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics. |
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X |
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6. Gains the skills of choosing and developing contemporary means required in philosophical applications as well as using computing technologies effectively. |
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7. Acquires substantial knowledge of the history of philosophy. |
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8. Learns a classical and at least one modern foreign language so as to read the historical texts of philosophy in the original. |
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9. Pinpoints, recognizes, grasps and discusses the problems of philosophy within their context in the history of philosophy. |
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10. Develops perfection in reading, understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in different languages.
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ECTS
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
12 |
1 |
12 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Final Examination |
1 |
12 |
12 |
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Total Work Load |
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77 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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3.08 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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3 |