COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6217 PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AYDIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make student cognizent of scope and place of philosophy in Ottoman Thought. The student by understanding Ottoman Thought will see and evaluate the importance of Ottoman thought in comprehending turkish thought

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will learn the place, scope and limits of Ottoman Thought
2   The student will learn basic sources of Ottoman thought
3   The student will learn the development and stages of Ottoman thought
4   The student will realize the schools and methods of Ottoman thought
5   The student will learn the contributions made by Ottoman thinkers to the Islamic Thought
6   The student will realize tehafut debates in Ottoman period.
7   The student will learn 18. Century European thought and its enterence to Ottoman Empire.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Scope, space and place of philosophy in Ottoman Thought.
2 The construction of Ottoman Philosophy, its structure, sources and basic.
3 The scientific researches occured in Anatolia before Ottoman Period
4 Davud al Kayseri and his thoughts
5 Sheikh Bedreddin, Mollah Husrev, Muhyiddin Kafiyeci anda Molla Fanarî
6 Kadızadeh Rumî and Ali Kuschi
7 Philosophical Movements in Fatih Period
8 Mid term
9 Alaeddin Ali al-Tusî, Hocazadeh Bursevi, Mollah Lütfi and their philosophical thoughts
10 Ibnü'l-Müeyyed and Mîrim Calabi
11 Ibn Kemal Pasha and his philosophical thoughts
12 Etics and political philosophy: Muhyî-i Gulshenî ve Kınalızahadeh Calabi
13 Traditionalism and Fundamentalistic inclinations: Birgivi Mehmed Efendi, Sachaklızade Muhammed Ibn Ebi Bekr el-Mar ashi, etc
14 Eighteenth century European Thought and its enterence to Ottoman Empire, The reform movement in Ottoman Empire

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Süleyman Hayri Bolay, Osmanlılarda Düşünce Hayatı ve Felsefe, Akçağ, Ankara 2005. [Osmanlı Düşünce Dünyası, Akçağ, Ankara 2011].
2- Remzi Demir, Philosophia Ottomanica Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Döneminde Türk Felsefesi: Eski Felsefe, Lotus Yayınevi,c. I-II, Ankara 2005.
3-Alâaddin Ali Tûsî, Tehâfütü l-Felâsife (Kitâbu z-Zuhr), çev., Recep Duran, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara 1990.
4-M. Türker Küyel, Üç Tehafüt Bakımından Felsefe ve Din Münasebeti, Ankara 1956..
5-Ahmet Arslan, Hâşiye `ala t-Tehâfüt Tahlili, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Istanbul 1987..
6-Kemal Paşa Zade, Hâşiye ala t-Tahâfüt, çev., Ahmet Arslan, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Istanbul 1987.
7- Ömer Mahir Alper, Varlık ve Insan: Kemalpaşazade Bağlamında Bir Tasavvurun Yeniden Inşası, Klasik Yayınları, Istanbul 2010.
8-Süleyman Hayri Bolay, Türk Düşüncesinde Gezintiler, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture,research, question- answer, work, 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

The students will gain knowledge about the place, scope, stages and importance about Ottoman Thought. They will learn different ideas about Ottoman thought. Also they will learn the contributions of Ottomans to the Islamic Thought.

Assessment Criteria

The success of student is being determined by reference to his or her performance of mid term, final exam and course performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

on Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Reading 7 3 21
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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