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Course Code: 
PHIL 514
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
8
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The aim of this course is to investigate philosophical texts of major philosophers using the original texts as source material.

Course Content: 

An analysis of the texts of philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Marx, Hegel, Wittgenstein, etc. who put forward and discussed certain philosophical problems, and a deeper analysis of the concepts used by those philosophers.

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) investigates fundamental texts of the history of philosophy thoroughly.

1,2,3,4,6,10

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

2) becomes apt at reading and analyzing philosophical texts.

1,2

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

3) acquires detailed knowledge concerning some one philosopher.

1,2,4,6,10

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

4) becomes apt at analyzing and interpreting texts.

1,2,11

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

5) knows the special importance of the theories of some one philosopher in the history of philosophy.

1,2,4,10

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction

 

2

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Die objektive Logik

 

3

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Die Lehre vom Sein

 

4

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Sein

 

5

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Nichts

 

6

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Werden

 

7

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Das Dasein 

 

8

MIDTERM

 

9

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Bewusstsein 

 

 

10

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Selbstbewusstsein  

 

11

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Vernunft  

 

12

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Der Geist  

 

13

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Der Geist  

 

14

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Das absolute Wissen

 

15

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Das absolute Wissen

 

16

FINAL EXAM

 

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

G.W.F. Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes (1806/07 – urspr. als erster Teil eines nichtvollendeten, früheren Systems), Suhrkamp Taschenbuch.

G.W.F. Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik, Suhrkamp Taschenbuch.

 

 

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