HEGEL

Course Code:

PHIL 639

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

20

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to enable the students to think critically through Hegelian concepts.

Course Content:

A comparative analysis of Hegel’s major works and their contemporary readings.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 3: Seminar Discussion, 4: Assignment

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, B: Seminar, C: Assignment, D: Presentation, E: Term Paper

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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) acquires critical approach to Hegelian thought.	1,2,7,10	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E
2) discusses Hegelian concepts through original texts.	1,2,7,10,13	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E
3) relates to Hegel’s philosophical concepts.	1,2,7,10	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E
4) grasps the historical significance of Hegel thought.	1,2,7,10	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E
5) explains the importance of Hegel’s thought in terms of history of philosophy.	1,2,4,7,10	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E
6) distinguishes Hegelian methodology.	1,2,7,10	1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D,E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction	Philosophy
2	The Kantian System and its Highest Point: Self-Consciousness	Hegel
3	Introduction to Hegel and the Phenomenology of Spirit	Hegel
4	Hegel’s Method: Self-engulfing Skepticism	Hegel
5	Consciousness: Sense-Certainty and Perception	Hegel
6	Transition to Self-consciousness	Hegel
7	Self-consciousness: Lordship and Bondage	Hegel
8	Stoicism, Skepticism, and the Unhappy Consciousness	Hegel
9	Mid=semester assessment	Hegel
10	The Truth and Certainty of Reason; and The Actualization of Rational Self- Consciousness Through its Own Activity	Hegel
11	Active Reason: The Spiritual Animal Kingdom and Deceit	Hegel
12	The Critique of Kant and the Transition to Spirit: Reasons as Lawgiving and as Testing	Hegel
13	Spirit: The Ethical Order	Hegel
14	Absolute Knowing	Hegel
15	General assessment	Hegel
16	Final Exam	Hegel

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Hegel, G. F. W. Phenomenology of Spirit, Trans. by A. V. Miller, Oxford University Press.

Additional Resources

Taylor, Charles, Hegel, Cambridge.

Beiser, Frederick, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Hegel, Cambridge.

Pippin, Robert, Hegel's Idealism, Cambridge.

Pinkard, Terry, Hegel's Phenomenology, Cambridge.

Bristow, William, Hegel and the Transformation of Philosophical Critique, Oxford.

Westphal, Kenneth, ed., The Blackwell Guide to Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, Blackwell.

Butler, Judith, Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France, Columbia.

Hyppolite, Jean, Genesis and Structure of Hegel's 'Phenomenology', Northwestern.

Kojève, Alexandre, Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, Cornell.

Gadamer, Hans-Georg, Hegel's Dialectic, Yale.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	-
Assignments	-
Exams	-

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Attendance	15	10
Midterm	-	-
Participation in seminar discussions	15	10
Assignments	1	10
Presentation	1	10
Critical reading notes	10	10
Final examination	1	10
Final Paper	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	acquires fundamental conceptual and methodological knowledge to use productively and creatively in academic studies.				X
2	improves a versatile critical and analytical approach, problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills in relation to advanced philosophical investigations.					X
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.			X
4	applies life-long learning attitude to various ways of acquiring knowledge in order to maintain a professional and personal development.			X
5	develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics.		X
6	acquires the necessary skill of choosing and developing actual means and using computing technologies effectively for a philosophical study .		X
7	conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts.					X
8	applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics.			X
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.		X
10	acquires the skill and background for making contributions to the field of history of philosophy, in national and international terms.					X
11	uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level.			X
12	produces work of the quality of a contribution in national and international peer-reviewed journals in philosophy.			X
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.					X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16 x Total course hours)	16	10	160
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	10	150
Midterms	1	30	30
Assignments	1	20	20
Presentation	1	30	30
Critical reading notes	10	4	40
Final examination	1	40	40
Final Paper	1	40	40
Total Work Load			510
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			20,4
ECTS Credit of the Course			20

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