COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN 17TH CENTURY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2003 PHILOSOPHY IN 17TH CENTURY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

Answer the main questions of the theoretical and practical philosophy of the 17th century based on original sources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the preconditions of the 17th century.
2   Knows the realationship of the philosophy of the 17th century to those philosophical systems that predate the 17th century.
3   Knows the main schools of Rationalism and their problems.
4   Knows the main schools of Empirism and their problems.
5   Knows the schools that aim at a synthesis in the 17th century.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Renaissance, Reformation and Humanism.
2 Francis Bacon and the foundation of sciences from anew.
3 Descartes, Gassendi and Hobbes: The foundations of modern philosophy.
4 Descartes, Gassendi and Hobbes: The foundations of modern philosophy.
5 Descartes, Gassendi and Hobbes: The foundations of modern philosophy.
6 Descartes, Gassendi and Hobbes: The foundations of modern philosophy.
7 Descartes, Gassendi and Hobbes: The foundations of modern philosophy.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Philosophy and teology in Spinoza's works.
10 Philosophy and teology in Spinoza's works.
11 Locke and the idea of tolaration.
12 Locke and the determination of the limits of human understanding.
13 Leibniz, Monadology and a new theory of metaphysics.
14 Leibniz, Monadology and a new theory of metaphysics.
15 The definition of the framework of liberty in modern times.
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. H. J. Störig, Dünya Felsefe Tarihi, çev. Nilüfer Epçeli, Say Yayınları, Istanbu, 2011.
2. R. Descartes, Metot Üzerine Konuşma, çev. K. Sahir Sel, Sosyal Yayınlar, Istanbul, 2010.
3. R. Descartes, Hakikat Araştırması & Dünya ya da Işık Üzerine Deneme, çev. Atakan Altınörs, Paradigma Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2011.
4. R. Meditasyonlar: Gassendi'nin Meditasyonlara Itirazı ve Descartes'ın Bunlara Yanıtı, çev. Ismet Birkan, BilgeSu Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2007.
5. T. Hobbes, Leviathan, çev. Semih Lim, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2008.
6. J. Locke, Insan Anlağı Üzerine Bir Deneme, çev. Vehbi Hacı Kadiroğlu, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2004.
7. G. W. Leibniz, Monadoloji/Metafizik Üzerine Konuşma, çev. Atakan Altınörs, Doğu Batı Yayınları, Ankara. 2011.
8. B. Spinoza, Teolojik-Politik Inceleme, çev. C. B. Akal ve Reyhan Ergun, Dost Kitapevi Yayınları, Ankara, 2008.
9. B. Spinoza, Etika, çev. H. Z. Ülken, Dost Kitapevi, Ankara, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Debates
Presentations

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 exam
Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % of the course has to be attended.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dogan.Gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays between 16.00 and 17.00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Reading 1 5 5
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.13PO.14PO.15
LO.144
LO.244
LO.354
LO.4433
LO.543

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