The class covers discussion regarding topics such as suicide, euthanasia, abortion, marriage, sex, competition, solidarity, war, terrorism, industrialization, environmental pollution, animal rights, etc. Why choose life rather than death? Is abortion murder? Can there be a just war? Industrial development or preservation of nature? Do animals have rights? The problems of relativism, determinism, induction and identity in relation to making moral decisions.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
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1. distinguishes concepts such as ethics, moral and morality |
1,2,5 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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2. acquires detailed information about ethical theories |
3,5,7 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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3. analyzes contemporary issues of applied ethics using the principles of theoretical ethics. |
5,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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4. recognizes the object of ethics and knows its nature. |
1,2,5 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
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1 |
Aristoteles, Nicomachean Ethics, Book V: dikaiosyne (justice) |
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2 |
Immanuel Kant, Kritik der praktischen Vernunft, Die Analytik der reinen praktischen Vernunft, Von der Deduktion der Grundsätze. |
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3 |
Immanuel Kant, Kritik der praktischen Vernunft, Die Analytik der reinen praktischen Vernunft, Von der Deduktion der Grundsätze. |
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4 |
Francis Bacon: Euthanasia |
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5 |
Francis Bacon: Euthanasia |
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6 |
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Justice as Fairness |
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7 |
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Principles of Justice |
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8 |
MIDTERM |
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9 |
Abortion- partial birth abortion, pro-choice movements |
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10 |
Abortion- partial birth abortion, pro-choice movements |
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11 |
Peter Singer: “Animal Liberation” |
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12 |
Peter Singer: “Animal Liberation” |
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13 |
Strict ethical veganism: Gary Steiner: “Animal, Vegetable, Miserable” |
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14 |
Strict ethical veganism: Gary Steiner: “Animal, Vegetable, Miserable” |
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15 |
FINAL EXAM |
Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
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Additional Resources |
Aristoteles, Eudemos’a Etik, trans. by Saffet Babur 1st edition. (Ankara: Dost Kitabevi). Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, tans. By Joe Sachs (Focus Philosophical Library, 2002). Aristoteles. Nikomakhos’a Ethik, Çev. S. Babür, Ankara: Bilgesu Yayınları. Kant, Die drei Kritiken, Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Weischedel, suhrkamp taschenbuch wissenschaft. Kant, Immanuel, Pratik Aklın Eleştirisi, Çev. Ioanna Kuçuradi, TFK Yayınları. John Rawls, A Theory of Justice. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. Peter Singer: Animal Liberation, the definitive classic of the animal movement, Pimlico, 1975. Singer, Peter A.; Viens, A.M. (2008), Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-69443-8 Strict ethical veganism: Gary Steiner: “Animal, Vegetable, Miserable” Weblink: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22steiner.html?pagewanted=all Rachels, James (1986). The end of life: Euthanasia and Morality. Oxford University Press Francis Bacon: Major Works By Francis Bacon, Brian Vickers pp 630. |
Material Sharing
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Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
30 |
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Assignments |
1 |
30 |
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Final Examination |
1 |
40 |
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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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40 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
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Total |
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100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
Area Specific Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Program Outcomes |
Contribution |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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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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X |
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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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X |
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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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X |
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7 |
Acquires substantial knowledge of the history of philosophy. |
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X |
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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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X |
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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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X |
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10 |
Develops perfection in reading, understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in different languages. |
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X |
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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) |
10 |
4 |
40 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Assignments |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Examination |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Total Work Load |
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125 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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5 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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5 |