COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISHRAQI TRADITION IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5191 ISHRAQI TRADITION IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AYDIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain and teach the basic topics, arising and developments of Ishraq philosophy. In account of this course student will learn an important school of Islamic philosophy and gain fruitful informations in this area.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will learn sources, rising reasons of Ishraq philosophy.
2   The student will comprehend the relationship of this philosophy with ancient philosophies and ideas.
3   The student will learn the relationship of Ishraq philosophy with theology and philosophy.
4   The student will learn the method of Ishraq philosophy.
5   The student will learn the approach of Ishraq philosophy to the relationship between religion and philosophy.
6   The student will learn the of Ishraq Philosophy over Islamic Philosophy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of Ishraq Philosophy
2 Sources A) Ancient greek philosophy b) Ancient Iranian Thought
3 The inward sources of Ishraq philosophy Kuran- Hadith and Mysticism
4 Area, scope and methodology of Ishrak Philosophy
5 Its place in Islamic Thought
6 Problems of Ishraq Philosophy
7 Tradition and its thinkers
8 Mid Term
9 Its relation with theology
10 Its relation with Peripatetic Philosophy
11 Its critique on Peripatetic Philosophy
12 Its relation with Islamic Mysticism
13 The role of religion in Ishraki Philosophy
14 The relationship between religion and philosophy in Ishraki philosophy

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Sühreverdi, Işrak Felsefesi (Hikmetu'l-Işrâk), Iz Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2010.
2-Yusuf Ziya Yörükan, Şihabeddin Sühreverdî ve Nur Heykelleri, çev. A. Kamil Cihan, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul 1998.
3-Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr, Üç Müslüman Bilge: Ibn Sina, Suhreverdî, Ibn Arabî, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul 1986.
4-Aygün Akyol, Şehrezûrî Metafiziği, Araştırma Yayınları, Ankara 2011.
5-Hüseyin Ziyâî, Sühreverdî: Aydınlanmacı Felsefe Doktrini (otoritenin Kaynağına Doğru), çev., Selahattin Ayaz, [Charles E. Butterworth, Islam Felsefesinde Siyasi Düşüncenin Gelişimi içinde], Pınar Yayınları, Istanbul 1999.
6-John Walbridge, Kutbuddîn-i Şirâzî: Kaos Içinde Felsefe, çev., Selahattin Ayaz, [Charles E. Butterworth, Islam Felsefesinde Siyasi Düşüncenin Gelişimi içinde], Pınar Yayınları, Istanbul 1999
7- John Walbridge, Sühreverdî ve işrakilik, çev., M. Cüneyt Kaya, [Peter Adamson, Richard C. Taylor, Islam Felsefesine Giriş içinde], Küre Yayınları, Istanbul 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture,research, question- answer, work, analyse.

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

The students will improve their knowledge and abilities on the several topics related to the Islamic philosophy.

Assessment Criteria

The success of student is being determined by reference to his or her performance of mid term, final exam and course performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

on Friday 3:00-4:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 4 5 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13454
LO.23454
LO.33454
LO.43454
LO.53454
LO.63454

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