.The aim of this course is to enable the students to distinguish a philosophical problematic in several contexts that are related to each other.
A problematic chosen from the history of philosophy will be examined in terms of its conceptualizations and the role it was given in philosophical discussions through its tracing in primary texts.
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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 |
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1) acquires critical approach to problems in philosophy. |
1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,13 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
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2) discusses concepts related to particular concepts through original texts. |
1,3,7,13 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
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3) relates to contemporary concepts in terms of particular problems. |
1,2,3,5,8 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
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4) grasps the importance of the relevance of context. |
1,2,3,8,11 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
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5) explains the importance of criticism. |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
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6) distinguishes a particular problematic in its historicity. |
1,8,10, |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
Course Flow
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COURSE CONTENT |
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
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1 |
Introduction |
Philosophy |
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2 |
Martin Heidegger, Poetry, Language, Thought, “The Origin of the Work of Art” |
Representation |
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3 |
Maurice Merlaeu-Ponty , The Visible and the Invisible, “The Visible and the Invisible” |
Vision |
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4 |
Emmaneul Levinas, Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy “The Trace of the Other” |
Alterity |
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5 |
Georges Bataille, Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy “ The Labyrinth” |
Culture |
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Michel Foucault , Bataille: A Critical Reading, “A Preface to Transgression” |
History |
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7 |
Maurice Blanchot, Bataille: A Critical Reading, “Affirmation and the Passion of Negative Thought” |
History of Philosophy |
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8 |
Mid-semester assesment |
Philosophy |
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9 |
Maurice Blanchot Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy “The Absence of the Book” |
Literature |
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10 |
Jacques Derrida, Speech and Phenomena and Other essays on Husserl’s Theory of Signs “Signs and the Blink of an Eye” |
Signification |
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11 |
Jacques Ranciére, The Future Of the Image, “The Future of the Image” |
Image |
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12 |
Jacques Ranciére, The Future Of the Image “Sentence, Image, History” |
Spectacle |
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13 |
Jacques Ranciére, The Future Of the Image “Are Some Things Unrepresentable” |
Event |
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14 |
Jacques Ranciére, Aesthetics and its Discontents, “Problems and Transformations of Critical Art” |
Art |
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15 |
General assessment |
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16 |
Final exam |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
texts put together by the instructor of the course. |
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Additional Resources |
Rancière, Jacques. Le destin des images. Fabrique éditions. 2003.
The Sunday of the Negative: Reading Bataille Reading Hegel By Christopher M. Gemerchak Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2003
Bataille : a critical reader / edited by Fred Botting and Scott Wilson.
Mark C. Taylor, Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy ( Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986) |
Material Sharing
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MATERIAL SHARING |
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Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
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Assessment
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ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
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Attendance |
15 |
10 |
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Midterm |
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Participation in seminar discussions |
15 |
10 |
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Assignments |
1 |
10 |
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Presentation |
1 |
10 |
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Critical reading notes |
10 |
10 |
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Final examination |
1 |
10 |
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Final Paper |
1 |
40 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER 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 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM |
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Program Learning Outcomes |
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acquires fundamental conceptual and methodological knowledge to use productively and creatively in academic studies. |
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X |
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2 |
improves a versatile critical and analytical approach, problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills in relation to advanced philosophical investigations. |
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X |
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3 |
proves to be a philosopher with principles, who 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, and contributes original ideas to the field of philosophy.
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X |
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4 |
applies life-long learning attitude to various ways of acquiring knowledge in order to maintain a professional and personal development.
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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 |
acquires the necessary skill of choosing and developing actual means and using computing technologies effectively for a philosophical study .
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X |
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conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts. |
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X |
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8 |
applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics.
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X |
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9 |
considers universal values and concepts of philosophy as a basis for [furthering] philosophical studies in Turkey; and is able to develop an approach to study and analyse issues that might arise when conducting discussions concerning history of philosophy in the Turkish language. |
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X |
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10 |
acquires the skill and background for making contributions to the field of history of philosophy, in national and international terms.
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X |
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11 |
uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level.
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X |
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12 |
produces work of the quality of a contribution in national and international peer-reviewed journals in philosophy.
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X |
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13 |
holds the necessary knowledge of classical languages, a modern language in addition to English and history of philosophy to conduct an advanced philosophical study particularly in history of philosophy. |
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X |
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ECTS
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16 x Total course hours) |
16 |
10 |
160 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
10 |
150 |
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Midterms |
- |
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Assignments |
1 |
40 |
40 |
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Presentation |
1 |
30 |
30 |
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Critical reading notes |
10 |
4 |
40 |
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Final examination |
1 |
40 |
40 |
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Final Paper |
1 |
40 |
40 |
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Total Work Load |
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500 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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20 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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20 |