Examples of philosophizing throughout the history of philosophy will be presented. Students are informed about the basic sub-fields of philosophy such as ethics, epistemology, ontology and aesthetics.
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
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1. recognizes and discusses basic problems of the history of philosophy. |
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2. becomes apt at determining the topic in discussion, questioning and not losing the object. |
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3. becomes apt at reading and analyzing texts. |
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4. knows the object and working way of philosophy. |
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5. grasps certain relations between certain texts in history of philosophy, becomes apt at back-forth reading. |
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Course Flow
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TOPICS |
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Introduction |
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Plato: Whatness of Justice (Politeia; Book I, II, III, IV) |
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Aristotle: Willing and unwilling actions (Nicomachean Ethics, Chapter III) Three types of Friendship (Nicomachean Ethics, Chapters VIII - IX) |
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Descartes: Meditationes |
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Immanuel Kant: ‘What is enlightenment?’ |
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Immanuel Kant: ‘What is enlightenment?’ |
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Immanuel Kant, Kritik der praktischen Vernunft |
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MIDTERM |
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Immanuel Kant, Kritik der praktischen VernunftNietzsche, KSA 4: Also sprach Zarathustra |
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Also sprach Zarathustra Nietzsche, |
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Nietzsche,KSA 5: Jenseits von Gut und Böse, Zur Genealogie der Moral (Beyond Good and Evil, On Genealogy of Morals) |
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Nietzsche,KSA 5: Jenseits von Gut und Böse, Zur Genealogie der Moral (Beyond Good and Evil, On Genealogy of Morals) |
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Martin Heidegger “What is Philosophy?” |
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Martin Heidegger “What is Philosophy?” |
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FINAL EXAMINATION |
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Aristoteles, Eudemos’a Etik, trans. by Saffet Babur 1st edition. (Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayinlari, 1999). Aristoteles. Nikomakhos’a Ethik, Çev. S. Babür, Ankara: Bilgesu Yayınları. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, tans. By Joe Sachs (Focus Philosophical Library, 2002). Kant, Immanuel, Kritik der praktischen Vernunft, (Die drei Kritiken, Suhrkamp) Kant, Immanuel, Pratik Aklın Eleştirisi, Çev. Ioanna Kuçuradi, TFK Yayınları, Nietzsche, KSA 4: Also sprach Zarathustra Nietzsche,KSA 5: Jenseits von Gut und Böse, Zur Genealogie der Moral Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, trans. By Walter Kaufmann (with R. J. Hollingdale) (Vintage Books Editions, 1989) Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future, trans. By Walter Kaufmann Plato, Republic, trans. by C. D. C Reeve (Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co., 2004). |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Mid-terms |
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Assignments |
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Final Examination |
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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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100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
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Programme OUTCOMES
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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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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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5. Develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics. |
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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 |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
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45 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
10 |
3 |
30 |
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Mid-terms |
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15 |
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Assignments |
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Final Examination |
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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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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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