HERMENEUTICS

Course Code:

PHIL 606

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

20

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to discuss the methodically heuristic force of understanding and interpretation through exposing the distinction of philosophyi history, humanities and literature in terms of their problems.

Course Content:

An analysis of the fundamental problems of hermeneutics, especially of understanding, explanation, and interpretation through the works of Dilthey, Gadamer, Habermas and Ricoeur; as well as a discussion on the possibilities of knowing provided by hermeneutics.

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 difference of understanding and interpretation from explanation.	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13	1, 2, 3, 4	B, C, D, E
2) compares natural and human sciences in terms of their methods.	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13	1, 2, 3, 4	B, C, D, E
3) assesses the cognitive value of understanding and interpretation.	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13	1, 2, 3, 4	B, C, D, E
4) specializes in the fundamental texts the thinkers in the hermeneutic tradition.	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13	1, 2, 3, 4	B, C, D, E
5) discusses the implications of hermeneutics in the study of social, historical and literary questions.	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13	1, 2, 3, 4	B, C, D, E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction: The project of hermeneutics	-
2	Dilthey and the peculiarity of Geisteswissenschaften	Dilthey
3	Hermeneutics as the method of Geisteswissenschaften	Dilthey
4	Dilthey’s philosophy of history	Dilthey
5	Origins of hermeneutics before Schleiermacher	Excerpts
6	Schleiermacher: hermeneutics and philology	Schleiermacher
7	Schleiermacher: hermeneutics and religious texts	Schleiermacher
8	Schleiermacher: hermeneutics as a method	Schleiermacher
9	Presentations	-
10	Hermeneutics and phenomenology: Dilthey, Husserl, Heidegger	Dilthey, Heidegger
11	Gadamer: Truth and Method	Gadamer
12	Gadamer: Truth and Method	Gadamer
13	Apel: Hermeneutics and philosophy of language	Apel
14	Ricoeur: Hermeneutics and literature	Ricoeur
15	Presentations	-
16	General discussion	-

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Additional Resources

F. Schleiermacher, Hermeneutics and Criticism. Ed. and trans. Andrew Bowie. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

F. Schleiermacher, Hermeneutik und Kritik. Ed. Manfred Frank. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1993.

F. Schleiermacher, Hermeneutics. The Handwritten Manuscripts. Ed. Heinz Kimmerle. Trans. James Duke and Jack Forstman. Montana: Scholars Press, 1977.

F. Schleiermacher, Hermeneutik. Nach den Handschriften. Ed. Heinz Kimmerle. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1974.

W. Dilthey, The Formation of the Historical World in the Human Sciences. Eds. Rudolf A. Makkreel and Frithjof Rodi. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2002.

W. Dilthey, Hermeneutics and the Study of History.Eds. R. A. Makkreel and F. Rodi. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1996.

W. Dilthey, Introduction to the Human Sciences. Eds. R. A. Makkreel and F. Rodi. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1989.

M. Heidegger, Being and Time. Trans. John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson. San Francisco: Harper, 1962.

H.-G. Gadamer, Truth and Method. Trans. Joel Weinsheimer and Donald G. Marshall. New York: Continuum, 1994.

H.-G. Gadamer, Philosophical Hermeneutics. Trans. David E. Linge. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976.

K.-O. Apel, “Regulative Ideas or Truth-Happening? An Attempt to Answer the Question of the Conditions of Possibility of Valid Understanding.” Trans. Ralf Sommermeier. Hahn, 67-94.

K.-O. Apel, J. Habermas (eds.). Hermeneutik und Ideologiekritik. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1971.

P. Ricoeur, The Conflicts of Interpretation: Essays in Hermeneutics. Tr. Willis Domingo et al. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1974.

P. Ricoeur, Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences: Essays on Language, Action and Interpretation. Trans. John B. Thompson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Participation in seminar discussions	1	10
Assignments	2	20
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
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	9	144
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	10	130
Assignments	2	40	80
Presentation	2	40	80
Final Paper	1	80	80
Total Work Load			514
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			20,56
ECTS Credit of the Course			20

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