COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 4004 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to handle the cultural structure of our Age and investigate the philosophical issues in our Age.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able to comprehend the cultural structure of our Age.
2   Comprehend the basic questions of philosophical trends in our Age.
3   Comprehend the basic problems of philosophical trends in our Age.
4   Analyze the philosophical trends in our Age.
5   Evaluate the philosophical trends with a analytic-critical perspective.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Our Age and its problems
2 Our Age and its problems
3 Cultural structure of our Age
4 Cultural structure of our Age
5 Main trends in contemporary philosophy
6 Main trends in contemporary philosophy
7 Main trends in contemporary philosophy
8 Midterm exam
9 Multiculturalism
10 Multiculturalism
11 Human rights in our Age
12 Human rights in our Age
13 Contemporary discussions in ethics
14 Important discussions in contemporary philosophy
15 Important discussions in contemporary philosophy
16 Final EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

B. Akarsu, "Çağdaş Felsefe", Inkilap Kitabevi.
J.G. Finlasyon, "Habermas", Dost Yay.
D. West, "Kıta Avrupa Felsefesi", Paradigma Yay.
Bryan Magee, "Yeni Düşün Adamları", Birey-Toplum Yay.
R. Geuss, "Eleştirel Teori", Ayrıntı Yay.
W. T. Jones, "Batı Düşünce Tarihi", Paradigma Yay.
F. Thilly, "Felsefe Tarihi", Sistem Yay.
S. Skirbekk, C. Mouffe, "Yapıbozum ve Pragmatizim", Sarmal Yay.
Q. Skinner, "Çağdaş Kuramlar", Vadi Yay.
A. Megill, "Aşırılığın Peygamberleri", Bilim Sanat Yay.
M. Horkheimer, "Geleneksel ve Eleştirel Kuram", YKY.
M. Horkheimer, "Akıl Tutulması", Metis Yay.
M. Horkheimer, T. Adorno, "Aydınlanmanın Dialektiği", Kabalcı.
M. Foucault, "Ders Özetleri", YKY.
M. Foucault, "Seçme Yazılar" (6 Cilt), Ayrıntı Yay.
"Derrida'nın Ardından", Toplum ve Bilim Dergisi, Sayı 102, Toplum ve Bilim Yay.
"Toplumbilim", Derrida Özel Sayısı Sayı 10, Bağlam Yay.
J. Derrida, "Gün Doğmadan", Dhrama Yay.
J. Baudrillard, "Simülakrlar ve Simülasyon", Doğu Batı Yay.



Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion

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 1-3:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.
LO 4-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by his/her presentation.

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.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparation before/after weekly 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
Other 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.135
LO.222
LO.314
LO.4424325
LO.5534534214