COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN PHILOSOPHERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 2033 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR CARL JEFFREY BOON

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

Presentation of American philosophy by using examples

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the sources of American philosophy.
2   Understand the essential features of American philosophy.
3   Knows the main historical stages of the development of American philosophy.
4   Knows the different directions within American philosophy.
5   Knows the main representatives of American philosophy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction A general introduction to American philosophy: The origins, sources, content and framework of American philosophy.
2 Renaissance, Reformation and the foundation of American philosophy in the 17th century. The development of secular understanding of freedom in the movement of Renaissance and Reformation and the foundation of American philosophy in the 17th century.
3 The Enlightenment and the justification of American philosophy in the 18th century. European sources of American philosophy and rise of the concept of human rights. John Locke and American political philosophy.
4 American philosophy in the 19th century. Kantian and Hegelian philosophy and the definition of the main features of American philosophy.
5 American philosophy in the 19th century. Kantian and Hegelian philosophy and the definition of the main features of American philosophy.
6 Pragmatism and American philosophy in the 20th century. The raise of Pragmatism to a world philosophy in the 20th century.
7 Pragmatism and American philosophy in the 20th century. The raise of Pragmatism to a world philosophy in the 20th century.
8 MIDTERM Classical Pragmatism.
9 Charles Sanders Peirce. Classical Pragmatism.
10 William James Classical Pragmatism.
11 John Dewey Classical Pragmatism
12 John Rawls, Robert Nozik Return of political philosophy, analytical philosophy and the theory of justice.
13 Sandel, MacIntyre, Walzer Communitarianism, the critique of Liberalism: The theory of justice and search for new social theories.
14 Martha Nussbaum Return to the origins of philosophy and future perspectives.
15 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Stanlick, N., American Philosophy: The Basics, Routledge, London and Newyork, 2013.
2. Marsoobian, Armen T. and Ryder, J., The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy, Blackwell, Malden (USA), Oxford (UK), Carlton (Australia), 2004.
3. Schwartz, S. P., A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy From Russel to Rawls, Wiley-Blackwell, West-Sussex, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Lectures
2- Discussions
3- Presentations
4- Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3 are to be assessed by mid-term-exams.
LO 4-5 are to be assessed by final exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is compulsory to participate at least in the 70 per cent of the course sessions. It is expected that all students actively contribute to the outcome of course sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

carl.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays from 2 to 5 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Reading 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155445
LO.255445
LO.355445
LO.455445
LO.555445

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