COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMANISM AND CRITICAL APPROACHES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6030 HUMANISM AND CRITICAL APPROACHES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 11

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

Trying to to discuss different humanist approaches and evaluate critics on Humanism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to focus on Humanism.
2   Being able to discuss different humanist approaches.
3   Being able to evaluate critics on Humanism.
4   Being able to evaluate critical approaches on Humanism and offer alternative perspectives.
5   Being able to discuss problems according to alternative perspectives.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is humanism
2 History of humanism
3 Humanism and Rennaisance
4 Pico della Mirandola
5 Spinoza
6 F. Nietzsche
7 J. P. Sartre
8 Midterm exam
9 M. Heidegger
10 Criticism of humanism
11 Post-humanism
12 Rosi Braidotti
13 Transhumanism
14 Presentation
15 Presentation
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pico della Mirandola, Insanın Değeri Üzerine Söylev, Çev. L. Özşar, Biblos Yayınevi, 2006.
2. F. Nietzsche, Insanca, Pek Insanca 1, Çev. M. Tüzel, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2016.
3. J. P. Sartre, Varoluşçuluk, Çev. A. Bezirci, Say Yayınları, 2016.
4. M. Heidegger, Hümanizm Üzerine, Çev. Yusuf Örnek, TFK Yayınları, 2013.
5. R. Braidotti, Insan Sonrası, ÇEv. Öznur Karakaş, Kolektif Kitap, 2014.
6. Descartes, René. Meditasyonlar, çev. Ismet Birkan, BilgeSu Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2014.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in "Valuation Methods" and "Workload Calculation" sections.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

In the presentation prepared by the student and in the midterm exam, LO 1-3 will be evaluated.
In the homework prepared by the student and in the final exam, LO 4-5 will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Presentations must be made on a predetermined date and assignments must be submitted on predetermined dates.
2. Active participation in courses is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ezgi.celik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Reading 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 265

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.1545
LO.255
LO.35
LO.435
LO.5455

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