COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4077 PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AYDIN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

To provide for student a recognizaiton of the place of philosophy in Ottoman thought, its development, stages, thought schools and general outlook about ottoman thought. to provide recognization of important philosophers of Ottoman thought and an outlook about their importance for an understanding of contemporary Turkish thought.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course student will learn basic lays of thoughts raised from ottoman times to republic's times
2   Student will be able to evaluate contributions of Ottoman thinkers to Islamic thought
3   In the contexts of tahafuts argument, student will grasp even if questions are same, the answers would be different in the course of time
4   Student will gain knowledge about relations made between kalam, usul i fıqh and sufism also will grasp ottoman thought's place in the frame of these relations.
5   Student will be able to pursue the direction of Islamic thought in the hand of Ottomans

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosophy in Ottoman Thought: Ottoman school's place in the Islamic thought, its zone and borders
2 Constitution of Philosophica Ottomanica, its construction, sources, basements, relation between philosophy and kalam, philosophy and sufism
3 Scientific and scholarly research in Anatolia before Ottomans, an their effects
4 Ottoman thinkers: Daud-i Kayseri and his thoughts
5 Shaikh Bedreddin, Molla Hüsrev, Muhyiddin Kafiyeci ve Molla Fenarî
6 Kadızâde Rumî and Ali Kuschi
7 Philosophical movements in the time of Conqueror: Tahafur argument and tradition
8 Alaeddin Ali et-Tusî, Hocazâde Bursevi, Molla Lütfi and Philosophical ideas
9 Ibnu'l-Mueyyed ve Mîrim Çelebi
10 Ibn Kemal Paşa and philosophical thoughts
11 Moral philosophy: Muhyî-i Gülşenî and Kınalızâde Ali Çelebi
12 Traditionalism and Salafi inclinations Birgivî Mehmed Efendi, Sachaklızâde Muhammed Ibn Ebi Bekr el-Mar'ashî, vb.
13 Political philosophy and Reform announcements
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Süleyman Hayri Bolay, Osmanlılarda Düşünce Hayatı ve Felsefe, Akçağ, Ankara 2005. [Osmanlı Düşünce Dünyası, Akçağ, Ankara 2011]
2. Remzi Demir, Philosophia Ottomanica Osmanlı Imparatorluğu Döneminde Türk Felsefesi: Eski Felsefe, Lotus Yayınevi,c. I-II, Ankara 2005

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)

mehmetaydin@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 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 14 4 56
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

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