COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN ONTOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 3145 CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN ONTOLOGY 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 objective of this course is ton investigate existentialist philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able to comprehend the basic concepts of contemporary ontology
2   Comprehend the basic questions of contemporary ontology
3   Comprehend the basic problems of contemporary ontology
4   Know the difference between contemporary ontology from other ontological approaches.
5   Analyze the problems of contemporary ontology by comparing this approach with other philosophical approaches.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the problems of contemporary ontology
2 Heidegger Being and Time
3 Heidegger Being and Time
4 Heidegger Being and Time
5 Heidegger Being and Time
6 J. P. Sartre Being and Nothingness
7 J. P. Sartre Being and Nothingness
8 Midterm Exam
9 J. P. Sartre Being and Nothingness
10 Adorno Negative Dialectics
11 Adorno Negative Dialectics
12 Meillassoux After Finitude
13 Meillassoux After Finitude
14 Meillassoux After Finitude
15 Graham Harman Philosophy in the Making
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Martin Heidegger, Varlık ve Zaman (Idea Yay.), Metafizik Nedir (Felsefe Kurumu Yay.), Sartre, Jean-Paul (2009) Varlık ve Hiçlik, Fenomenolojik Ontoloji Denemesi, çev. Turhan Ilgaz ve Gaye Çankaya Eksen, Istanbul: Ithaki Yayınları. Jean Paul Sartre, Varoluşçuluk (Say Yay.), Adorno, Theodor W. (2004) Negative Dialectics, tr. by E. B. Ashton, Routledge: New York.
Meillassoux, Quentin (2010) After Finitude, An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency, tr. By Ray Brasser, New York: Bloomsburry.
Harman, Graham (2011) Quentin Meillassoux, Philosophy in the Making, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

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

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

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

balmetin@gmail.com
metin.bal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 10:30-11:30
Wednesday: 10:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 9 3 27
Reading 1 4 4
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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