COURSE UNIT TITLE

: KELAM- PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5177 KELAM- PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLASSICAL PERIOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To reveal the epistemological and methodological differences of Kalam and Philosophy, which tackle similar issues in religious thought, and to evaluate the criticism of each other on knowledge, existence, unity of God, prophethood and afterlife.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students, will have information about common issues of kalam and philosophy..
2   will have information about the similarities and differences in epistemology of kalam and philosophy.
3   will have information about the similarities and differences in methodology of kalam and philosophy.
4   will have information about the Kalam s criticism to Muslim Philosophers on the main themes of belief.
5   will have information about the Islamic Philosophers criticism to Kalam on the main themes of belief.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Gazzali and his book, Tahafut Historical context
2 Ibn Rushd and his book, Tahafut Historical context
3 The Tahafuts of Hocazada and Ali Tusi
4 Creation of the universe and its primordialism
5 The creator of the universe
6 The unity of God
7 The attributes of God
8 The nature of divine knowledge
9 Discussions on the nature of the celestial bodies
10 Discussions on the human soul
11 The issue of resurrections of human bodies
12 The problem of miracle
13 Kalam and Islamic Philosophy, from the view of methodology
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. Gazzâlî, Tehafütü l-Felâsife
2. Ibn Rüşd, Tutarsızlığın Tutarsızlığı
3. Mübahat Türker, Üç Tehafüt bakımından Felsefe ve Din Münasebeti
Other References:
1. Gürbüz Deniz, Kelam Felsefe Tartışmaları
2. Ahmet Erkol, Ibn Rüşd ün Kelam Eleştirisi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research ,question and answer, assignment and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and Final Exam:
In Mid-term and final exam, the students are asked questions in classical style about the resources, the schools, the scholars of the History of Islamic Theology and literature and their salient features.

Homework:
The student prepares a composition about the resources, the schools, the scholars of the History of Islamic Theology, and then presents this composition in printed output.

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term, homework assignment 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)

murat.memis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, between 2.00-4.00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.13
LO.2344
LO.333
LO.433
LO.54

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