COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN 18TH CENTURY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2004 PHILOSOPHY IN 18TH 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

Theoretical and practical philosophy of the 18th century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows how ontology took shape in the 18th century based on Christian Wolff's work.
2   Knows the main concepts of John Locke's epistemological theory.
3   Knows how to explain the meaning of the concept of souverain based on Hobbes's, Locke's and Rousseau's work.
4   Knows the ethical theory and the theory of justice based on David Hume's and Adam SMith's work.
5   Knows the concept of human rights and rights of women in the 18th century based on the work of Mary Wolstonecraft.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Christian Wolff and the formulation of modern ontology.
2 Christian Wolff and the formulation of modern ontology.
3 Christian Wolff and the formulation of modern ontology.
4 Locke and Empirism.
5 Locke and Empirism.
6 Locke and Empirism.
7 Locke and Empirism.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: the modern concept of sovereignty.
10 Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: the modern concept of sovereignty.
11 Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: the modern concept of sovereignty.
12 David Hume and the formulation of the modern concept of justice.
13 David Hume and the formulation of the modern concept of justice.
14 Mary Wollstonecraft and the formulation of the modern concept of human and women rights.
15 Mary Wollstonecraft and the formulation of the modern concept of human and women rights.
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Wolff, Christian, Erste Philosophie oder Ontologie, ed. Dirk Effertz, Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg, 2005.
2. Locke, John, Insan Anlağı Üzerine Bir Deneme (An Essay concerning Human Understanding), çev. Vehbi Hacıkadiroğlu, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1996.
3. Hume, David, A Treatise of Human Nature, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1978.
4. Wollstonecraft, Mary, Kadın Haklarının Gerekçelendirilmesi (A Vindication of the Rights of Women), Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Istanbul, 2007.
5. Smith, Adam, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, 1982.
6. Rousseau, J.-J., Toplum Sözleşmesi (Social Contract), çev. Ismail Yergüz, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2008.
7. Locke, J., Two Treatises of Government, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993.
8. Hobbes, Thomas, Leviathan, çev. Semih Lim, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2005.

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 and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dogan.Gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 13.00 - 15.00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Reading 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
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.134
LO.243
LO.333
LO.4443
LO.544

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