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Course Code: 
PHIL 327
Semester: 
Fall
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
Texts by Avicenna, Alfarabius, Averroes,Al-Ghazzali will be analyzed.
Course Content: 

Did philosophers such as Avicenna, Alfarabius, Averroes,Al-Ghazzali construct anything original, or were they mere copies of the Ancient Greek philosophy, and the dominant philosophers of that era, such as Plato and Aristotle? Is it possible to make sense of any impact of Islamic philosophy on Western thought in the medieval period?… This course intends to outline the philosophical developments in the Islamic communities, especially through the period recalled as "The Islamic Renaissance"; alongside the discussion of the questions specified. 

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Exam , B: Experience C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course a student:

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

1. is introduced to the basic concepts of Islamic philosophy

1,2,3,4

1,2,3

A,C

2. learns about the views of Islamic thinkers.

2,3,6

1,2,3

A,C

3. learns about "The Islamic Renaissance”

3,6,10

1,2,3

A,C

4. finds out about the differences between Ancient philosophers and Islamic philosophers

8,9,10

1,2,3

A,C

5.  İs intyroduced to the Islamic Philosophy literature

7,9,10

1,2,3

A,C
 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction

  

2

The rise of Islamic Philosophy

  

3

The sources of Islamic Philosophy

  

4

Islamic Peripatics

  

5

Islamic Peripatics

  

6

Islamic Peripatics

 

7

School of Enlightenment

  

8

MIDTERM

  

9

School of Enlightenment

  

10

School of Enlightenment

  

11

School of Islamic Stoa

  

12

School of Islamic Stoa

  

13

Islamic Encyclopedism

  

14

Islamic Encyclopedism

  

15

Deadline of final paper

  
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Ülken, Hilmi Ziya “İslam Felsefesi” Ülken yay. (2007)

Additional Resources

Corbin, Henry (April 1993). History of Islamic Philosophy. Liadain Sherrard (trans). London and New York: Kegan Paul International. 
 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

  
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

30

Presentations

1

20

Final Paper

1

50

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50
 

 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Area Specific Course
 
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Programme Outcomes

 

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

Grasps the fundamental concepts and analytical methods necessary to succeed in academic studies in the field of philosophy.

 

 

 

X

 

2

Acquires a versatile critical and analytical approach, and problem-solving, interpretative and  argumentative skills necessary for a successful career in philosophy.

 

 

 

 

X

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.

 

 

 

 

X

4

Reaches the perfection of pursuing professional and personal development by using all means of knowledge with a view to lifelong learning.

 

 

X

 

 

5

Develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics.

 

 

X

 

 

6

Gains the skills of choosing and developing contemporary means required in philosophical applications as well as using computing technologies effectively.

 

 

X

 

 

7

Acquires substantial knowledge of the history of philosophy.

 

 

 

 

X

8

Learns a classical and at least one modern foreign language so as to read the historical texts of philosophy in the original.

 

X

 

 

 

9

Pinpoints, recognizes, grasps and discusses the problems of philosophy within their context in the history of philosophy.

 

 

 

 

X

10

Develops perfection in reading, understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in different languages.

 

 

 

 

X
 
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)

15

3

45

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

10

4

40

Mid-terms

1

25

25

Presentations

1

15

15

Final Paper

1

25

25

Total Work Load

 

 

150

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

6

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

6
 
 

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