The aim of this course is to explore the variety of ways in which progress can be problematized in history.
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An inquiry in to the historical origin of the understanding of progress. The understanding of history in Renaissance, in Early Modern Era, and in the Enlightenment. Ideas of progress in the 19th century: Hegel, Marx, Comte, Nietzsche. |
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
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1) acquires critical approach to the conditions of the possibility of historical progress. |
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2) discusses establishing history as the ground for progress. |
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3) relates to historical concepts in a creative and critical way. |
1,2,3,4,5,7,10,13 |
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4) grasps the historical significance of universal human nature. |
1,2,3,4,5,7,10,13 |
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5) explains the importance of objectivity of the judgments by the historian. |
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6) distinguishes ideas of progress. |
1,2,3,4,5,7,10 |
1,2,3,4 |
A,B,C,D,E |
Course Flow
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| 1 | Introduction | Philosophy |
| 2 | Benedetto Croce, History: Its Theory and Practice (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1921: D13.C713 1921Clmstcks), Part II, chapter 5, "The Historiography of the Enlightenment," 243-63. | Philosophical history |
| 3 | R. G. Collingwood, The Idea of History (1946), rev. edition with Lectures 1926-1928, ed. with an introduction by Jan Van der Dussen (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993: D16.8.C592 1993res99), 76-85. | Philosophical history |
| 4 | Ernst Cassirer, The Philosophy of the Enlightenment (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1960: B802.C33 1960), "The Conquest of the Historical World," 197-233. | Enlightenment |
| 5 | Wilhelm Dilthey, "The Eighteenth Century and the Historical World," in Historians at Work, Vol. 4, eds. Peter Gay and Victor Wexler (New York: Harper & Row, 1972: D5.G35 1972 v. 4), 6-33. | Enlightenment |
| 6 | Johann Gottfried von Herder, On Social and Political Culture, trans. F. M. Barnard (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969: D16.7.H45 1969res99), especially 33-69 (part of Barnard's introduction), 181-88 (first section, abridged, of Yet Another Philosophy of History), 282-84, 311-14 (fragments from Ideas for a Philosophy of the History of Mankind). | Historiography |
| 7 | Giambattista Vico, The New Science of Giambattista Vico, translation from the Third Edition (1744) by Thomas Goddard Bergin and Max Harold Fisch (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1948: B3581.P73E43 1948). A complex and diffuse work; try especially Book Two, on "The Discovery of the True Homer." | Historist |
| 8 | G. W. F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: Introduction: Reason in History, trans. H. B. Nisbet from the German edition of Johannes Hoffmeister, intro. Duncan Forbes (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975: D16.8 H464 1975res99). | Progress |
| 9 | G. W. F. Hegel, Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art, trans. H. B. Nisbet (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975: Clemons and Fine Arts Library: N64.H413 1975). | Progress |
| 10 | Karl Marx, The German Ideology, Part One, in Marx, The Marx-Engels Reader, ed. Robert C. Tucker (HX39.5.A224 1978 [see also, more briefly, *"Karl Marx on the History of His Opinions" (the "1859 Preface") | Progress as and ideology |
| 11 | Auguste Comte, Introduction to Positive Philosophy, ed., with an introduction and revised translation by, Frederick Ferré (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1970). | Positivism |
| 12 | Auguste Comte, The Positive Philosophy, trans. Harriet Martineau (New York: W. Gowans, 1868 [orig. 1830-42]) | Positivism |
| 13 | Friedrich Nietzsche, "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life," in Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations, trans. R. J. Hollingdale, with an introduction by J. P. Stern (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983 : B3313.U52E5 1983), 57-123. | Geneology |
| 14 | Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy, trans. Walter Kaufmann, in Nietzsche, Basic Writings (New York: Modern Library, 1968: B3312.E5K3), especially section 23; also available The Birth of Tragedy, and The Case of Wagner, trans. Walter Kaufmann (New York: Vintage Books, 1967: B3313.G42E55). | Geneology |
| 15 | Michel de Certeau, The Writing of History, trans. Tom Conley (New York: Columbia University Press, 1975: D13.C3413 1988). | History |
| 16 | Final Exam | Philosophy |
Recommended Sources
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Texts put together by the instructor of the course. |
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Benedetto Croce, History: Its Theory and Practice (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1921) R. G. Collingwood, The Idea of History (1946), (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993) Ernst Cassirer, The Philosophy of the Enlightenment (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1960) Wilhelm Dilthey, "The Eighteenth Century and the Historical World," in Historians at Work, Vol. 4, eds. Peter Gay and Victor Wexler (New York: Harper & Row, 1972) Friedrich Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations, trans. R. J. Hollingdale, with an introduction by J. P. Stern (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983) Auguste Comte, The Positive Philosophy, trans. Harriet Martineau (New York: W. Gowans, 1868 [orig. 1830-42]) G. W. F. Hegel, Introduction to the Lectures on the History of Philosophy, trans. T. M. Knox and A. V. Miller (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985)
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Attendance |
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Participation in seminar discussions |
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10 |
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Assignments |
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Presentation |
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Critical reading notes |
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Final examination |
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Final Paper |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
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100 |
Course’s Contribution to 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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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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applies life-long learning attitude to various ways of acquiring knowledge in order to maintain a professional and personal development.
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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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conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts. |
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applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics.
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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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uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level.
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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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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
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16 x Total course hours) |
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10 |
160 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
10 |
150 |
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Midterms |
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Assignments |
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40 |
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Presentation |
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30 |
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Critical reading notes |
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40 |
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Final examination |
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Final Paper |
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Total Work Load |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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20 |