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Course Code: 
PHIL 482
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
5
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
The aim of this course is to discuss the questions of consciousness and the mental phenomena both in terms of their different interpretations in the history of philosophy and the current issues in phenomenology and cognitive science.
Course Content: 

The mind-body problem, personal identity, the unity of consciousness, the unconscious, the problem of other minds, action, intention and will, in relation to mind.

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. gains knowledge about different conceptions of mind and consciousness in the history of philosophy.

1, 2, 6, 9

1, 2, 3

A, C

2. grasps contemporary arguments about mind.

1, 2, 6, 9

1, 2, 3

A, C

3. discusses the relations between the questions of personal identity, the unity of consciousness and other problems of philosophy.

1, 2, 6, 9

1, 2, 3

A, C

4. elucidates the relevance of the questions of selfhood and otherness.

1, 2, 6, 9

1, 2, 3

A, C

5. grasps the relation between the questions of intentionality, action, will and freedom.

1, 2, 6, 9

1, 2, 3

A, C

 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

The mind-body problem: An Overview

Textbook Chs. 1-2

2

Physicalism

Textbook Ch. 3

3

Dualism

Textbook Ch. 4

4

Consciousness and its Place in Nature

Textbook Ch. 5

5

Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics

Textbook Ch. 6

6

The Structure of Cognitive Representations

Textbook Ch. 7

7

Concepts

Textbook Ch. 8

8

MIDTERM

 

9

Mental Causation

Textbook Ch. 9

10

Individualism

Textbook Ch. 11

11

Emotions

Textbook Ch. 12

12

Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy of Mind

Textbook Ch. 13-14

13

Personal identıty

Textbook Ch. 15

14

Freedom of the Will

Textbook Ch. 16

15

FINAL EXAMINATION

 
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind, Eds.

Stephen P. Stich & Ted A. Warfield, Bodmin, Cornwall: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Additional Resources

McGinn, Colin (1996) The Character of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

30

Assignments

1

30

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 Courses

 

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)

15

2

30

Mid-terms

1

15

15

Assignments

1

10

10

Final Examination

1

25

25

Total Work Load

 

 

125

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

5

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

5