COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STOICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2132 STOICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The introduction of Stoic philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to, know the main features of Stoic philosophy
2   Grasp the historical place of Stoic philosophy
3   Discuss the significance of Stoic philosophy for contemporary issues
4   Critically assess Stoic philosophy in its historical context
5   Introduce it to people philosophically educated as well as philosophically not educated.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The origins of the Stoicism Early Stoic, Middle Stoics, Late Stoics
3 Epistemolgy of Stoics
4 Causality, Determism, Fortune, Freedom Cicero, De Fato
5 Cicero, De Fato
6 Cicero, De Fato
7 Proofs of God existence, The problem of evil Seneca De Providentia
8 Seneca De Providentia
9 Mid-Term Exam
10 Ethics of Stoics
11 Ethics of Stoics
12 Political Philosophy of Stoics
13 Marcus Aurelius Ta Eis Eauton
14 Marcus Aurelius Ta Eis Eauton
15 Marcus Aurelius Ta Eis Eauton

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahmet Arslan, Ilkçağ Felsefesi Tarihi 4, Helenistik Dönem Felsefesi, Bilgi Üniversitesi yayınları, 2008.
Ahmet Cevizci, Ilkçağ Felsefesi, Say yayınları, 2014.
Marcus Aurelius, Düşünceler, çev. Şadan Karadeniz, Cogito, Yapı Kredi yayınları, 2013.
Cicero, Kader Üzerine, çev. Cengiz Çevik, Aylak Adam Kültür Sanat yay, 2013.
Seneca, Tanrısal Öngörü (De Providentia), Veritas Yunan ve Latin Klasikleri, çev. Çiğdem Dürüşken, Alfa Yayıncılık, 2014.
Jean Brun, Stoa Felsefesi, çev. Medar Atıcı, Iletişim Yayınları 2014

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question-Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. %70 attendance is required.
2. 2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

petek.boyaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14:00 - 15:00

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 12 12
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15555
LO.244455
LO.3555445
LO.43434
LO.555555

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