COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHICAL THINKING METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7043 PHILOSOPHICAL THINKING METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EZGI ECE ÇELIK KARAÇOR

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

Point out the main lines of logic of philosophical thinking based upon basic texts and contemporary problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the thought systematic of Philosophy
2   Being able to identify the the outlines of philosophical thinking.
3   Being able to discuss and transfer the solution suggestions.
4   Being able to apprehend the new philosophical problems.
5   Being able to ground all above.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Philosophy
2 What is Philosophical Thinking
3 Logic of Philosophical Thought
4 Questions and Answers
5 Dialectic as a way of thinking
6 Rhetoric as a way of thinking
7 Examples fromSocratic Dialogs
8 Midterm Exam
9 Critical Philosophy
10 Critical Philosophy
11 Hermeneutic Philosophy
12 Hermeneutic Philosophy
13 Logic and Language
14 Understanding and interpreting
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Devlet, Platon, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları: Istanbul, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

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

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignment and by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 87 36
kubilay.aysevener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1545
LO.255
LO.35
LO.4554
LO.544