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Course Code: 
PHIL 144
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
5
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
The purpose of the course is to research Nietzsche’s works when he describes himself as a “clasical philologist”. His works “Birth of Tragedy” and “ Uses and Abuses of History” will be examined.
Course Content: 

The purpose of the course is to introduce "philosophical questions" through the analysis of certain texts and arguments. The analysis will include the relationship of the philosophical question to its subject. The students will learn to identify certain philosophical problems and their various expressions within the specific periods in the history of philosophy.

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. conceives Nietzsche’s road from philology to philosopy

 

1,2,7,9

1,2,3

A,C

2. gains knowledge about Nietzsche’s understanding concerning ancient period

1,7,8,10

1,2,3

A,C

3. gains knowledge about basic concepts of philosophy

1,4,7,8

1,2,3

A,C

4. acquires skills of analysing the texts and interpretation

2,3,6

1,2,3

A,C

5.  acquires skill of  rendering to texts his/her interpretations and analysis

    3,5,6

1,2,3

A,C
 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

General introduction

  

2

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

  

3

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

  

4

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

  

5

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

  

6

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

 

7

“The Birth of Tragedy”

 

  

8

MIDTERM

  

9

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

10

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

11

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

12

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

13

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

14

“The Use and Abuse of History”

 

  

15

Final Examination

  
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

  

Additional Resources

Nietzsche, Friedrich “The Birth of Tragedy” Dover Thrift Editions, Dover pub. (1995)

Nietzsce, Friedrich “The Use and Abuse of History” Cosimao classics, New York (2005)

(Zamana Aykırı Bakışlar 2), İthaki Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006.

 

(Yunan Tragedyası Üzerine İki Konferansı, s. 57-71), Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.

 
 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

  
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

30

Assignments

1

15

Presentations

1

15

Final Examination

1

40

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

40

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

60

Total

 

100
 

 

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

3

30

Mid-terms

1

15

15

Assignments

1

5

5

Presentations

1

5

5

Final Examination

1

25

25

Total Work Load

 

 

125

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

5

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

5
 
 

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