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Course Code: 
PHIL 513
Semester: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
8
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The aim of this course is to determine ways of inquiring in a philosophical manner.

Course Content: 

The character of a philosophical problem, analysis and justification; a research through various methods that could be used in a philosophical inquiry, and a comparison between those 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) gains different paradigms of philosophizing via analyzing various texts of history of philosophy.

1,2,10,12

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

2) becomes apt at asking questions philosophically.

2,3

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

3) reviews related literature.

4

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

4) becomes apt at analyzing and interpreting texts

1,10

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

5) distinguishes between different ways of philosophizing.

1,2,10

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction

 

2

Descartes: Discourse on Method

 

3

Descartes: Discourse on Method

 

4

Descartes: Discourse on Method

 

5

Popper, Karl R.The Logic of Scientific Discovery

 

6

Popper, Karl R.The Logic of Scientific Discovery

 

7

Popper, Karl R.The Logic of Scientific Discovery

 

8

MIDTERM

 

9

Kant, Kritik der reinen Vernunft, Methodenlehre.

 

10

Kant, Kritik der reinen Vernunft, Methodenlehre.

 

11

Kant, Kritik der reinen Vernunft, Methodenlehre.

 

12

Isaac Newton, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 

 

13

Isaac Newton, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 

 

14

Isaac Newton, Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy 

 

15

Isaac Newton, Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy 

 

16

FINAL EXAM

 

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

Methods of inquiry: An Introduction to Philosophy and Scientific Method, Charles West ChurchmanRussell Lincoln Ackoff, Educational Pub., 1950 

Descartes: Discourse on Method, Translated by Donald A. Cress, Hackett Publishing, Indianapolis, 1986.

Kant, Die drei Kritiken, Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Weischedel, suhrkamp taschenbuch wissenschaft.

Popper, Karl R.The Logic of Scientific Discovery, 1934, 1959.

Jevons, William Stanley (1874), The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method, Dover Publications, Reprinted with a foreword by Ernst Nagel, New York, NY, 1958.  Isaac Newton, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Midterm

1

20

Presentation

1

20

Final examination

1

30

Final Paper

1

30

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE

 

30

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

70

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 analyze 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 and history of philosophy to conduct a 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

3

48

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

10

7

70

Midterms

1

22

22

Presentation

1

15

15

Final examination

1

20

20

Final Paper

1

25

25

Total Work Load

 

 

200

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

8

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

8