COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 3131 PHILOSOPHY OF ENLIGHTENMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM DUVA KAYA

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to elucidate the sources of the idea of Enlightenment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student will be able to know the qualities of the Enlightenment idea.
2   Comprehend the qualities of the Enlightenment idea,
3   Understand that Enlightenment process constituted the foundation of our Age,
4   Analyze the process and idea of Enlightenment,
5   Evaluate his/her Age in terms of the qualities of Enlightenment process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The idea of Enlightenment
2 Enlightenment as a historical process
3 Enlightenment as a heritage
4 Reason and Enlightenment
5 British Enlightenment
6 British Enlightenment
7 French Enlightenment
8 Midterm exam
9 German Enlightenment
10 Enlightenment and Capitalism
11 Enlightenment and Modernism
12 Enlightenment and Romantic tradition
13 Enlightenment and Postmodernism
14 Enlightenment and Postmodernism
15 General evaluation of the lecture
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

J.J. Rousseau, Insanlar Arasındaki Eşitsizliğin Kaynağı, Say Yay. ve Toplum Sözleşmesi, Adam Yay.
Montesquieu, Kanunların Ruhu, Toplumsal Dönüşüm Yay.
Diderot, Aktörlük Üzerine Aykırı Konuşmalar, Sosyal Yay.
Voltaire, Kandid ya da Iyimserlik Üstüne, Say Yay
I. Kant, "Aydınlanma Nedir " Sorusuna Yanıt, Remzi Kitabevi
Toplumbilim Dergisi Aydınlanma Özel Sayısı, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları,2013
Veysel Atayman, Aydınlanma, Bordo Siyah Yayınları, 2019
Ahmet Cevizci, Aydınlanma Felsefesi, Say Yayınları,2017
Oskar Ewald, Fransız Aydınlanma Felsefesi, Doğu Batı Yayınları, 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question-Answer
4. Take home and presentation

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

LO 1-5:The students' 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)

ozlem.duva@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 08:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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.155
LO.25535
LO.334444
LO.4455
LO.545555