COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEODICY IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6215 THEODICY IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To introduce and to analyse the problem of evil and the related terms of it; To take the problem of evil philosophically and investigate the theories agianst it in terms of Philosophy of Religion. To analyse the reflections of the problem of evil in daily life for believers in different religions, especially for Muslims.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will be ableto learn and analyse the problem of evil and the related terms of it
2   They will be able to take the problem of evil philosophically
3   They will be able to learn the theories agianst the problem of evil
4   They will be able to analyse the reflections of the problem of evil in daily life for believers in different religions, especially for Muslims.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition of the problem of evil, Introduction to the subject.
2 The terms of good and evil; Value theory.
3 The types of evil; being subjected to the problem of evil.
4 Theological answers to the problem.
5 Ethical answers to the problem.
6 Cosmological answers to the problem.
7 Epistemological and onthological answers to the problem.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 The problem of evil and Naturalist philosophy.
10 The problem of evil and Mysthical traditions.
11 The problem of evil and Religious concepts of God.
12 The problem of evil and reflections of it in daily life.
13 The problem of evil and Free Will.
14 General philosophical analysis of the problem evil.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Metin Yasa, Tanrı ve Kötülük, Elis Yayınları, Ankara, 2003.
2. Cafer S. Yaran, Kötülük ve Theodise, Vadi Yayınları, 1997.
3. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; The Problem of Evil, (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/)
4. Brian Davies, The reality of God and the problem of evil, London ; New York :Continuum, 2006.
5. Alan Bailey, Dan O'Brien, Hume's Critique of Religion: 'Sick Men's Dreams', Springer eBooks

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

memet.turkeri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 5 10 50
Web Search and Library Research 5 5 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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