COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EPISTEMOLOGY DISCUSSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY EASTERN WORLD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6074 EPISTEMOLOGY DISCUSSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY EASTERN WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

To develop a perspective on the cultural and intellectual foundations of the east-west civilizations on the basis of the same-difference of students who started their doctoral education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   o teach the historical development of the intellectual development of humanity in the Mediterranean basin
2   To compare the intellectual evolution of East-West civilization
3   To understand the sources of Western epistemology
4   To be the foundation of the basic lines of thought in the East
5   To understand the real and historical conditions of the difference of the thinking styles of the east and the west

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussing Aristotle on how the western mind should work
2 To address the traces of Aristotle in scholastic thought
3 To analyze the traces of Aristotle in Islamic philosophy
4 Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy
5 Ibn Sina
6 Farabi
7 Midterm
8 Razi
9 Introduction to Contemporary Islamic Thought
10 Arkoun
11 Self-reflection of Hegel and the Human mind
12 Kant and modern thought
13 Cabiri and Islamic Epistemology
14 Modern criticism of the Islamic mind in Cabiri

Recomended or Required Reading


Phenomenology of Hegel Spirit, Kant, Criticism of theoretical mind, criticism of practical mind, criticism of judicial power; Aristotle, metaphysics, all works of Cabiri, works of Classical and Contemporary Islamic Thoughts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Reading 5 8 40
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 209

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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