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Course Code: 
PHIL 602
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
20
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The aim of this course is to let students comprehend the variety of research methods in the field of philosophy and the speicificities of different lines of inquiry.

Course Content: 

The peculiarity of question in philosophy, analysis and justification; an inquiry into alternative methods in philosophical research and a comparison of these alternative methods.

Teaching Methods: 
Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 3: Seminar Discussion, 4: Assignment
Assessment Methods: 
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) grasps the peculiarities of different lines of inquiry in the field of philosophy.

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

1, 2, 3, 4

B, C, D, E

2) compares different ways of approaching a philosophical question.

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

1, 2, 3, 4

B, C, D, E

3) assesses the implications of different methods of analysis in the field of contemporary philosophy.

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

1, 2, 3, 4

B, C, D, E

4) determines the methods to apply in studying certain philosophical questions.

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

1, 2, 3, 4

B, C, D, E

5) gains mastery in the relation between philosophical questions and their analyses.

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

1, 2, 3, 4

B, C, D, E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction: What does “research in philosophy” mean?

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2

“Physis”, “know thyself” and the principle of rational explanation in Ancient philosophy

Excerpts

3

Socrates’ second sailing: reasons and causes

Phaedo

4

Plato from elenchus to dialectics: Meno and Republic

Meno, Republic

5

Aristotle’s ways of research: Phaenomena and endoxa

Excerpts

6

The Cartesian project from its roots to the present

Discourse, Meditations

7

From rationalism-empiricism to analytical-continental divide

Leibniz, Locke

8

Kant’s critical philosophy

CPR

9

First round of seminar papers

-

10

Dialectics in Hegel and Marx

Excerpts

11

Nietzsche’s genealogy

Excerpts

12

Phenomenology and analytic philosophy at the turn of the 20th century

Excerpts

13

Logic and analytic philosophy

Excerpts

14

The continental tradition: Heidegger, Sartre and Levinas

Excerpts

15

Wittgenstein and Derrida: philosophy as therapy and deconstruction

Excerpts

16

Second round of seminar papers

-

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

Plato, Meno, Phaedo, Republic, any edition.

Descartes, Discourse on Method, any edition.

Descartes, Meditations, any edition.

M. Heidegger, The Basic Problems of Phenomenology, trans. Albert Hofstadter. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.

E. Husserl, Ideas pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and to a Phenomenological Philosophy, First Book, trans. Fred Kersten. Dordrecht and Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1983.

J.-P. Sartre, 1968. Search for a Method. Tr. Hazel Barnes. New York: Vintage Books, 1968.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

Excerpts from Presocratics, Aristotle, Leibniz, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Derrida and analytic philosophers.

Assignments

 

Exams

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Assignments

3

30

Presentation

2

30

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

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

7

112

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

14

12

168

Assignments

3

24

72

Presentation

2

40

80

Final Paper

1

80

80

Total Work Load

 

 

512

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

20,48

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

10