COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF ISLAMIC LOGIC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3085 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC LOGIC ELECTIVE 2 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
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

To teach how Logic emerged into the Islamic cultural world and in this process to uncover the role of translation works. To investigate how Aristo's logic got transformed according to Islamic theology. To show the roles of Islamic logicians in the process such as Kindi, Farabi, Ibni Sina and Ibni Rusd. To introduce prominent Islamic logicians in the history. To examine their contributions to the science of logic and Western scholarship. In this context, to observe the relationships between language and logic in the Islamic Cultural World and show the opposite school against the science of logic.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn how Logic emerged into the Islamic cultural world and how it has been processed.
2   Will see the prominenet Muslim logicians and their contributions such as Kindi, Farabi, Sicistani, Gazzali, Curcani, Razi, Gelenbevi and so on.
3   Will compare those who were in favour of Aristo Logic (Farabi, Ibni Sina, Ibni Rusd) and those who were against that (Nevevi, Ibni Salah, Suyuti, Ibni Taymiyya).
4   Will examine Muslim logicians' contributions to the science of logic and Western scholarship.
5   Will have a general idea on the history of logic in the Islamic cultural world to date.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of logic and the emergence of Aristo's logic into the Islamic World
2 Translation Works and related issues
3 Debates on the relationships between language and logic
4 Farabi's logic
5 Farabi and his significance in the history of Islamic logic
6 Gazzali and His place in the history of Islamic logic
7 Ibni Rushd and logic
8 Ebheri and Isaguci School
9 Kazvini and Semsiyye
10 Some prominent Islamic logicians: Taftazani, Urmevi, Curcani
11 'Tanzimat' era and logic (Ahmed Cevdet and Ali Sedad)
12 Izmirli and attemps of new logic
13 The contribution of Islamic logicians and contemproray situation of logic in the Islamic World
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Emiroğlu, Ibrahim, Klasik Mantığa Giriş, Ankara, 2004.
Emiroğlu, Ibrahim, "Mantık", TDVIA, C. 28, ss. 18-28.
Keklik Nihat, Islâm Mantık Tarihi ve Fârâbî Mantığı, Istanbul, 1969., C. I-II.
Rescher, Nicholas, The Development of Arabic Logic (Tatavvuru'l-Mantıkı'l-Arabî), Arapçaya çev. Muhammed Mihran, Kahire, 1985.
Ebheri, Isagoci, Çev. Ismail Sarıoğlu, Istanbul 1998.
Kazvini, eş-Şemsiyye, Istanbul 1290.
Çapak, Ibrahim, Gazali'nin Mantık Anlayışı, Ankara 2005.
Köz, Ismail , "Islâm Mantık Külliyatının Teşekkülü", Felsefe Dünyası, Sayı: 30, Ankara, 1992/2.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 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)

bekir.esen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Reading 2 4 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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