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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FEL 2130	FROM MYTHOS TO LOGOS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

To Examine into the major works of mythology and to investigate the meaning of mythology for philosophers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The first cosmological models introduced by the presocratics will be discussed.
2	In a broader cultural context the contribution of mythology to the development of philosophical thinking will be examined.
3	The roots of principles of the rational philosophical mind tried to be explored in mythological texts.
4	The participants learn the relation of mythology to philosophy.
5	Examining major works of mythology, texts of Greek, Roman and modern philosophers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Cosmogony and Theogony in Greek Mythology: Hesiod's Theogony and Cosmogony.
2	Human Being in Greek Myth
3	The Place of Tragedy in Mythology and The Prometheus Bound
4	Homer's Iliad.
5	Homer's Iliad.
6	Odysseus' Journey. Homer's Odyssey.
7	Conflict Between Antigon and Creon. Sophocles' Antigon.
8	Midterm Exam
9	Plato's use of myth in the Republic
10	The Birth of Gods According to Hebrew and Christian Texts: Feuerbach.
11	Nietzsche's Understanding of Dionysos and Apollo
12	Psychoanalytic interpretation of Greek Mythology: Freud
13	Greek Mythology in Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus
14	Bertolt Brecht's Sophocles' Antigone
15	Mythology and The Dialectics of Enlightenment
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Vernant, Jean-Pierre (1994) The Origins of Greek Thought, Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

The Historical Background, Mycenaean Royalty, The Crisis of Sovereignty
The Spiritual Universe of the Polis, The Crisis of the City, The Structure of the Human Cosmos
Cosmogonies and Myths of Sovereignty, The New Image of the World
Thomson, George: Ilk Filozoflar, Eski Yunan Toplumu Üstüne Incelemeler, çev. Mehmet H. Doğan, Istanbul: Payel Yayınevi, 1997.

Vernant, Jean-Pierre - Naquet, Pierre Vidal (2012) Eski Yunan'da Mit ve Tragedya, çev. Sevgi Tamgüç-Reşat Fuat Çam, Istanbul: Kabalcı.

Feuerbach, Ludwig (2012) Klasik, Ibrani ve Hıristiyan Antikçağ Kaynaklarına Göre, Tanrıların Doğuşu, Çev. Oğuz Özügül, Istanbul: Say Yayınları.

Kranz, Walter (1984) Antik Felsefe, çev. Suad Y. Baydur, Istanbul: Sosyal Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Question & Answer

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. %70 attendance is required.
2. 2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To 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	12	12
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1										4		5		5
LO.2	5				4		4		4	4	5	5		5	4
LO.3		4		4	5	5		5	5	5	5		4		5
LO.4		5	5	5		4		5					5
LO.5			5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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