COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY AND COSMOPOLITANISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6028 PHILOSOPHY AND COSMOPOLITANISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 11

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

This course first aims to explore the cosmopolitian lines in philosophical thought from Stoa to the present, and then to analyze contemporary perspectives on universialism-particularism dichotomy in terms of its ethical and political consequences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the main characteristic of cosmopolitan thought
2   to understand the main conceptions in the history of philosophy
3   to examine the discussion of universialism and particularism in the contemporary philosophy
4   to develop students skills of critical reading.
5   to employ the theoretical perspective to analyze the cosmopolitian lines in the philosophical texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: presentation of the lecture
2 The roots of cosmopolitan thoughts
3 Cosmopolitanism from Renaissance to Enlightenment
4 Kant and Cosmopolitanism
5 Hegel and the critique of cosmopolitanism
6 The discussion of universalism versus particularism in contemporary philosophy
7 Globalization and cosmopolitanism
8 Midterm exam
9 Text analysis and presentation
10 Text analysis and presentation
11 Text analysis and presentation
12 Text analysis and presentation
13 Text analysis and presentation
14 Text analysis and presentation
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Appiah, Kwane Anthony, Kozmopolitizm, çev. F. Gülfidan, Nika Yay., 2017.
2. Nussbaum, Martha C., The Cosmopolitan Tradition, Belknap Press., 2019
3. Wilde de Peter, The Struggle over Borders: Cosmopolitianism and Communitarisnism
4. Kleingeld, Pauline, Kant and Cosmopolitianism, Cambridge University Press, 2011
5. Kant, Immanuel. Critique of Pure Reason, çev. Paul Guyer ve Allen W. Wood, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.corekcioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 45 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 271

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.15445
LO.2
LO.3535454
LO.454
LO.54555

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