COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISHRAQI TEXTS IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5184 ISHRAQI TEXTS IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AYDIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the students the problems discussed in Ishraq philosophy and arguments. The student will reach the ability of analyze. In account of this, the student will see the place of Ishraq philosophy in general Islamic philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will learn research subjects of Ishraq Philosophy
2   The student will comprehend philosophical approach of Ishraq philosophy towads problems in philosophy.
3   The student will learn Ishraq philosophy s idea of logic, knowledge and science
4   The student will learn its metaphysical ideas.
5   The student will learn its approach towards natural sciences.
6   The student will learn the arguments made in Ishraq philosophy on the problems of soul and body and immortality
7   The student will learn its effect on Islamic Thought

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The research topics of Ishraq philosophy
2 The logic in Ishraq Philosophy
3 Knowledge and science in Ishraq Philosophy
4 The knowledge of presence and knowledge of acquisation
5 Metaphysics
6 Relation between God and Universe
7 Cosmology
8 Midterm
9 Relation between substance and essence
10 The priority of substance
11 Philosophy of Nature in Ishraki Philosophy
12 Morality
13 Relation between God and Human
14 Death and Immortality in Ishraki Philosophy

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Sühreverdi, Işrak Felsefesi (Hikmetu l-Işrâk), Iz Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2010.
2-Yusuf Ziya Yörükan, Şihabeddin Sühreverdî ve Nur Heykelleri, çev. A. Kamil Cihan, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul 1998.
3-Aygün Akyol, Şehrezûrî Metafiziği, Araştırma Yayınları, Ankara 2011.
4-Murat Demirkol, M. Enes Kala (ed.), Uluslar arası 13. Yüzyılda Felsefe Sempozyumu Bildirileri, işrak felsefesiyle ilgili bildiriler, Ankara 2014.
5-Tahir Uluç, Sühreverdi nin Ibn Sina Eleştirisi, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul 2012
6-Ömer Mahir Alper, Aklın Hazzı: Ibn Kemmûne de Bilgi Teorisi, Ayışığı Kitapları Istanbul 2004.
7-Halide Yenen, Sühreverdi Felsefesinde Epistemoloji, Maramara Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Islam Felsefesi Bilim Dalı, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Istanbul 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, question- answer, work and analyse

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1-The students will improve their skills from systematical angle, on the problems, history of Ishraki philosophy.

Assessment Criteria

The success of student will be counted by reference to their performance in mid term, final exams, works and courses.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

on Friday 3:00-4:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 4 5 20
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.13
LO.13543
LO.23543
LO.33543
LO.43543
LO.53543
LO.63543
LO.73543