COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARISTOTLE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2135 ARISTOTLE 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

To present an overall view of main philosophical ideas of Aristotle. His conception of dialectic, metaphysics and philosophy od nature will be in particular emphasised. His practical philosophy will be from good's and citizenship's point of view in particular explored.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a general idea of Aristotle's philosophy of nature.
2   To have a general view about Aristotle's metaphysics.
3   To know Aristotle's ethics and its main concepts.
4   To know Aristotle's political philosophy and its main concepts.
5   To know Aristotle's ideal of humans, citizens and polis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction to Aristotle's ethics. lecture and text analysis.
2 Philosophy of nature/conception of good Lecture and text analysis.
3 Philosophy of nature/conception of good. Lecture and text analysis.
4 Philosophy of nature/conception of good. Lecture and text analysis.
5 Metaphysics/conception of good. Lecture and text analysis.
6 Metaphysics/conception of good. Lecture and text analysis.
7 Metaphysics/introduction tgo Aristotle's political philosophy. Lecture and text analysis.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Metaphysics/dialectic/citizenship. Lecture and text analysis.
10 Dialectic/citizenship. Lecture and text analysis.
11 Dialectic/citizenship. Lecture and text analysis.
12 Dialectic/conception of human nature. Lecture and text analysis.
13 Conception of human nature and ideal of polis. Lecture and text analysis.
14 Ideal of polis. Lecture and text analysis.
15 Ideal of polis. Lecture and text analysis.
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. J. Barnes (ed), The Complete Works of Aristotle, Princeton University Press, New Jersay, 1985
2. O. Höffe, Aristotle, Verlag C.H. Beck, Munich, 1996.
3. J. L. Ackrill, Aristotle the Philosopher, Clarendon Presss, Oxford et all, 1981.
4. D. Ross, Aristotle, çev. Ahmet Arslan, Kabalcı Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and text analysis.

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

Midterm exam.
Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

At least 70% of the sessions has to be attended.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursdays between 17.00 and 18.00.

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

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LO.1345
LO.234355
LO.355534454
LO.444554
LO.55545