COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ONTOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2001 ONTOLOGY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the basic problems of the ontology by showing the solutions of these problems that are proposed by philosophers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student will be able to distingusih ontology from other disciplines of philosophy
2   know the basic problems of ontology and solutions of them
3   distinguish different modes of being
4   be able to relate ontology to the epistemology it is based on,
5   explain the basic problems of ontology and the solutions of these problems that are proposed by philosophers to other people.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The subject matter of ontology
2 Concepts of Being and existence
3 Modes of Being, Types of Being
4 Platos ontology
5 Aristotles ontology
6 Ontology in Middle Ages
7 Ontology in the Renaissance
8 Midterm exam
9 Ontology in 17th and 18th Centuries
10 Ontology in 17th and 18th Centuries
11 Ontology in 19th Century
12 Ontology in 19th Century
13 Ontology in 20th Century
14 Ontology in 20th Century

Recomended or Required Reading

Burnet, John, Early Greek Philosophy
Plato: Parmenides, Timaeus, Sofist, Republic
Aristotle: Metaphysics, tr. by Joe Sachs.
Plotinus, The Enneads,
Hegel, Lectures on the History of Phil. tr. by Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane, Frances H. Simson.
Adnan Esenyel, Kadir Çüçen, Melek Zeynep Zafer, Varlık Felsefesi (Ezgi Kitabevi Yayınları)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

1. LO 1-3:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.
2. LO 4-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by his/her presentation and paper.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Metin Bal, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, Tinaztepe Kampusu, Ogretim Uyeleri Binasi, Kat: 3, Felsefe Bolumu, Oda no: 328, PK: 35260, Buca, Izmir, TURKEY,
Tel: ++90 (232)412 79 03, extention: 19411, Fax: ++90 (232) 453 90 93,
balmetin@gmail.com, metin.bal@deu.edu.tr
www.metinbal.net

Office Hours

Tuesday: 8:30-9:15, Thursday: 8:30-9:15.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 1 12 12
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

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.144
LO.245
LO.344
LO.43
LO.534