COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 2007 LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to study the relationships between literature and philosophy conceptually and in the context of theoretical problems, and to analyze them in literary works.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; to determine conceptual and theoretical interrelations between literature and philosophy.
2   to analyze the topics and problems of main philosophical disciplines.
3   to determine philosophical problems in literary works.
4   to read texts from a critical perspective.
5   to use their skills to apply different approaches to text analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 What is literature What is philosophy
3 Relations between literature, philosophy, science and religion.
4 Ontology and its problems
5 Epistemology and its problems
6 Ethics and its problems
7 Political philosophy and its problems
8 Mid-term exam
9 Text-analysis
10 Text-analysis
11 Text-analysis
12 Text-analysis
13 Intertextual comparison
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Randall, J. H.; J. Buchler, Philosophy: An Introduction, Barnes & Noble, New York, 1971.
2. Cahn, Steven M.; M. Eckert, Philosophical Horizons: Introductory Readings, Wadsworth, Usa, 2005.
3. Kleiman, Lowell; Stephen Lewis, Philosophy: An Introduction Through Literature, Paragon House, USA, 1998.
4. Skilleas, Ole Martin, Philosophy and Literature: An Introduction, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the use of knowledge and skills acquired until the exam date.
2. Final exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the topics studied during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration in the assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.43344445
LO.535