COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF PHILOSPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILT 3022 HISTORY OF PHILOSPHY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN BILEN

Offered to

Theology

Course Objective

To provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge in methods on understanding and interpretation, with using the knowledge and evaluate it.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn main ideas of philosophers and schools on existence, knowledge etc. in the first era of the history of philosophy.
2   Will learn philosophers and general characteristics of the Ancient Greek era, of the Middle Ages Christian Philosophy, and of Islamic Philosophy.
3   Will identify philosophical characteristics of Renaissance era with its main figures and their ideas.
4   Will analyze philosophical characteristics of the Enlightment era with its main figures and their ideas
5   Will identify possible contributions and outcomes of the history of philosophy to the theology discipline and how to apply those contributions to the lives of students.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1- Introduction to philosophy 12- Contemporary Philosophical movements from 19th century until today
2 2- Ancient Greek philosophy before Socrates (Milet School, Elea School, main ideas of pluralist philosophers. 13- General overview
3 3- Sophists, The goal and method of philosophy according to Socrates, Socratic schools such as Megara, Elis-Eretria, Kinik and Kirene schools and their main thoughts
4 4- Plato and his philosophy
5 5- Aristotle and his philosophy
6 6- Hellenistic philosophy 6- 7- Islamic Philosophy
7 7- Islamic Philosophy
8 8- Scholastic philosophy and Patristic philosophy
9 9- 17th. century philosophy
10 10- 18th. century Enlightment philosophy
11 11- Kant and German Idealism

Recomended or Required Reading

Arslan, Ahmet (2008-2010). Ilkçağ Felsefe Tarihi I-V, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay., 2. Baskı, Istanbul.
Cevizci, Ahmet (2008). Felsefe, Sentez Yay., 2. Basım, Bursa.
Cevizci, Ahmet (2011). Felsefe Tarihi, Say Yay., 3. Basım, Istanbul.
Durant, Will (2009). Felsefenin Öyküsü, çev. Ender Gürol, Iz Yay., Istanbul.
Gökberk, Macit (2008). Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, 18. Basım, Istanbul.7.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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

osman.bilen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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