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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ILT 4015	ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AYDIN

Offered to

Theology

Course Objective

To have the students know about the birth, development, stages and systematic issues of Islamic Philosophy; provide to learn and acquire knowledge of the original philosophers and philosophies of Islamic Philosophy. To provide the student with theoretical and practical knowledge on understanding and interpreting the relationship between the systematic issues of Islamic philosophy and Islamic sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of the course, student will learn concept, essence, rising, devoloping, philosophers of Islamic Philosophy and also will understand the worth of critiques of Gazzali agains Islamic Philosophers
2	Student will learn factors and effects in the beginnig of Islamic Philosophy and also learn the relation between philosophy and religion in Islamic Thought
3	Student will gain ability to analyze the difference between Islamic philosophers
4	It will be a conclusion for students to understand general framework of Islamic thought and philosophy
5	Student will learn the outlook and method difference between philosophy and other Islamic sciences.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Essence and topics of Islamic philosophy
2	Rising of Islamic philosophy different reasons and their explanations. Ancien philosophy schools, translation movement, interrelations between cultures
3	Philosophy education in Islamic world and development periods
4	The relation between philosophy and islamic sciences
5	Schools of Islamic philosophy
6	Systematic topic in Islamic philosophy. Epistemology, Ontology, Virtue Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy
7	Original philosophers of Islamic Philosophy I: Al-Kindi and Al-Farabi
8	Midterm Exam
9	Original philosophers of Islamic Philosophy II: Ibn Miskawayh and Avicenna
10	Al Ghazali and his critique of philosophy
11	Philosophy in Andalusia
12	Philosophy after Al-Ghazali I
13	Philosophy after Al-Ghazali II
14	Transfer of Islamic Philosophy to Western World
15	Philosophy in Ottoman Empire
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Eski Yunandan Çağdaş Düşünceye Doğru Islam Felsefesi: Kaynakları ve Etkileri, Ülken Yayınları, Istanbul 2007.
2. Mehmet Bayraktar, Islam Felsefesine Giriş, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara 1997.
3. Macit Fahri, Islam Felsefesi Tarihi, çev., Kasım Turhan, Iklim Yayınları, Istanbul 1992.
4. M.M. Şerif (ed.), Islam Düşüncesi Tarihi, (Islam Felsefesi ve Filozofları Bölümü), insan Yayınları, c.I-IV, Istanbul 1990.
5. Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr-Oliver Leaman (ed.), Islam Felsefesi Tarihi, çev., Şamil Öçal, Hasan Tuncay Başoğlu, Açılımkitap Yayınları, c.I-III, Istanbul 2007.
6. Peter Adamson ve Richard C. Taylor (ed.), Islam Felsefesine Giriş, çev., M. Cüneyt Kaya, Küre Yayınları, Istanbul 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aydin.mehmet@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	1					1					1
LO.2		1					1					1
LO.3			1					1					1
LO.4				1					1					1
LO.5					1					1					1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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