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.
The peculiarity of question in philosophy, analysis and justification; an inquiry into alternative methods in philosophical research and a comparison of these alternative methods.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
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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 |
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Documents |
Excerpts from Presocratics, Aristotle, Leibniz, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Derrida and analytic philosophers. |
Assignments |
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Exams |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Assignments |
3 |
30 |
Presentation |
2 |
30 |
Final Paper |
1 |
40 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
Total |
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100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM |
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No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
acquires fundamental conceptual and methodological knowledge to use productively and creatively in academic studies. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 . |
X |
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7 |
conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts. |
X |
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8 |
applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics. |
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. |
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. |
X |
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11 |
uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level. |
X |
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12 |
produces work of the quality of a contribution in national and international peer-reviewed journals in philosophy. |
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. |
X |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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 |
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512 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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20,48 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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10 |