| Teaching Staff
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Doç. Dr. Rahşan Balamir Bektaş |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
None. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
To encourage students to think about the nature of human and the nature of the universe, help them build the skills of critical and abstract thinking. The course focuses on the question of "What is Philosophy". The objective of the course is to enlighten how to do explanation, justification, interpretation in philosophy by giving informations about the disciplines of philosophy such as ethics, epistemology and ontology. |
| Course Content |
Introduction to philosophy and discussion of its major problems. The course focuses on the question of "What is Philosophy", What is the major problems of philosophy and what is the disciplines of philosophy |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings;
1.Interprets philosophical texts
2.Recognizes philosophers and philosophical concepts
3.Interprets theoretical and practical problems.
4.Interprets the philosophical history of psychology
5.Understands the importance of looking between disciplines
6.Recognizes the scope and limits of scientific method.
7.Interprets the theoretical foundations of natural sciences and historical social sciences. |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
What is philosophy? What are the major problems of philosophy? |
| 2. Week |
Problem of External World- Ontology, Epistemology, rationalist and empiricist approaches to knowledge |
| 3. Week |
Problem of External World –Theories of Epistemology: Rene Descartes, John Locke, David Hume |
| 4. Week |
Problem of External World –Theories of Epistemology: George Berkeley, Immanuel Kant |
| 5. Week |
Problem of God (Philosophy of Religion) – Proofs regarding God’s existence: Ontological argument, cosmological argument, first-cause argument, arguments from miracles |
| 6. Week |
Problem of God (Philosophy of Religion) – Arguments against God’s existence, problem of evil |
| 7. Week |
Problems of Morality (Ethics) – Deontological and Utilitarian Theories of Morality |
| 8. Week |
Problems of Morality (Ethics) – Meta-ethics, moral relativity |
| 9. Week |
Problems of Society and Politics (Social & Political Philosophy) - Ideal state (society), theories of justice |
| 10. Week |
Problems of Society and Politics (Social & Political Philosophy) – Theories of social contract and political systems |
| 11. Week |
Problems of Science (Philosophy of Science)- Scientific method, pozitivism and scientific realizm |
| 12. Week |
Problems of Science (Philosophy of Science)- New approach, social constructivism |
| 13. Week |
Problem of Body-Mind (Philosophy of Mind) – Dualizm, the relationship between body and mind |
| 14. Week |
Introduction to Class- What is philosophy? What are the major problems of philosophy? |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
10 |
| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
50 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Skirbekk, G. Gilje, N. (2006). Antik Yunan’dan Modern Döneme Felsefe Tarihi.İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları
Thampson , M. (2013) Felsefeyi Anlamak.İstanbul:Optimist
Cevizci, A. (2007). Felsefeye Giriş.İstanbul:Sentez Yayıncılık
Çotuksöken, B. & Babür, S.(2000). Ortaçağda Felsefe, İstanbul
Dinçer, K. (2010). Kısaca Felsefe. Ankara: Pharmakon Yayınları
Özlem, D. ( (2003). Felsefe ve Doğa Bilimleri, İstanbul: İnkılâpYayınları.
Özlem, D. (2003). Bilim Felsefesi ( Ders Notları ), İstanbul: İnkılâp Yayınları
Warburton, N. (2016). Felsefenin Kısa Tarihi (Çev.Güçlü Ateşoğlu),İsatanbul:Alfa Yayınları
Yazıcı, S. (1996). Introduction to Philosophy,.Istanbul: Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım
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| Work Placement(s) |
There is no internship application within the scope of the course. |
| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | LO1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | LO2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | LO7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |