The aim of this course is to enable the students to engage in Hume’s thought critically.
An analysis of Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, A Treatise of Human Nature, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, and his views on epistemology, ethics, ontology, and philosophy of religion
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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 Hume’s thought. |
1,2,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
2) discusses Hume’s concepts. |
1,2,7,10,13 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
3) relates to Hume’s philosophical concepts. |
1,2,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
4) grasps the historical significance of Hume’s philosophy. |
1,2,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
5) explains the importance of Hume’s thought in terms of empiricism. |
1,2,4,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
6) distinguishes Hume’s empiricism from other empirircist projects of the 17th century. |
1,2,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT |
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Introduction |
Philosophy |
2 |
“My Own Life” by David Hume |
Hume |
3 |
“Hume: Dialogue with John Passmore” & Bryan Magee. “An Abstract of a Book Lately Published, entitled, A Treatise of Human Nature” by David Hume, |
Hume |
4 |
Book One, Part One of the Treatise – The Mind The Components of the Mind (sections 1 & 2) Relations Among the Components of the Mind (sections 3-5) Application to Modes, Substances and Abstract Ideas (sections 6-7) |
Hume |
5 |
Book One, Part Two of the Treatise – The World Space and Time (sections 1 - 4) Vacuums (section 5) Existence (section 6) |
Hume |
6 |
Book One, Part Three of the Treatise – Knowledge & Causation Knowledge, Proof and Probability (sections 1 & 2) Causation (sections 3-4) Memory (section 5) Constant Conjunction and Mental Causation (sections 6) The Nature of Belief (sections 7-10) |
Hume |
7 |
Probability (sections 11 -13) Necessary Connexion (section 14) Identifying Causes (section 15) Animal Reasoning (section 16) |
Hume |
8 |
Book Two, Part Three of the Treatise – Free Will (sections 1 & 2) |
Hume |
9 |
Book One, Part Four of the Treatise – Skepticism & the Metaphysics of Mind Skepticism & Reason (section 1) Skepticism and the External World (section 2) Why All Those Other Guys are Wrong (section 3-4) |
Hume |
10 |
The Mind-Body Problem (section 5) The Sameness of Persons As They Change (section 6) Conclusion (section 7) |
Hume |
11 |
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Different Kinds of Philosophy (section 1) The Mind (sections 2-3) |
Hume |
12 |
Skepticism (sections 4-5) Causation (sections 6-7) |
Hume |
13 |
Free Will (section 8) Animal Thought (section 9) |
Hume |
14 |
Miracles & the Afterlife (sections 10-11) Kinds of Skepticism (section 12) |
Hume |
15 |
General assessment |
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16 |
Final exam |
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Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, ed. by David Fate Norton, (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000/1739-1740). David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, ed. by Tom L. Beauchamp, (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1999/1748). |
Additional Resources |
Norman Kemp Smith.The Philosophy of David Hume. Macmillan, 1941. Gilles Deleuze, Empirisme et subjectivité. Essai sur la Nature Humaine selon Hume (Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1953) trans. Empiricism and Subjectivity (New York: Columbia University Press, 1991) |
Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING |
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Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
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Assessment
ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Attendance |
15 |
10 |
Midterm |
- |
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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 |
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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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acquires fundamental conceptual and methodological knowledge to use productively and creatively in academic studies. |
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improves a versatile critical and analytical approach, problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills in relation to advanced philosophical investigations. |
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X |
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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.
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X |
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applies life-long learning attitude to various ways of acquiring knowledge in order to maintain a professional and personal development.
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X |
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develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics. |
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acquires the necessary skill of choosing and developing actual means and using computing technologies effectively for a philosophical study .
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X |
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conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts. |
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X |
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applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics.
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X |
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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. |
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acquires the skill and background for making contributions to the field of history of philosophy, in national and international terms.
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X |
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11 |
uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level.
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X |
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produces work of the quality of a contribution in national and international peer-reviewed journals in philosophy.
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X |
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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. |
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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 |
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 |
1 |
40 |
40 |
Final examination |
1 |
40 |
40 |
Final Paper |
1 |
40 |
40 |
Total Work Load |
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510 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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20,4 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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20 |