COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN PROBLEM IN ANTIQUITY AS ETHIC AND POLITIC BEING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5127 HUMAN PROBLEM IN ANTIQUITY AS ETHIC AND POLITIC BEING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To provide the philosophical view by examining human matter in the basic topics of Ancient Philosophy. To analyze the approaches on ethics and the state in ancient Philosophy that has important role in the emergence of philosophical thought.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student learns the basic problems of moral and political philosophy.
2   The students understand discussions in the Ancient Philosophy.
3   The student comprehends human philosophy and thoughts in the unity of history.
4   Students can think and develop the skills in analyzing philosophical methodology by examining Socrates, Plato and Aristotle etc.
5   Expertise of Students increases by reading selected texts of Ancient philosophers relevant to their fields.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pre-Socratic philosophers' thoughts on being and Human Problem.
2 Ancient Philosophy (Sophists) examines human being and Human Values.
3 Socrates' fight with Sophists and Socrates' opinion of happiness and morality.
4 Plato's Philosophy of Knowledge and Existence.
5 Opinion of Plato's ideal state
6 Plato passes from the ideal state to Laws and Critics of Plato's ideal state.
7 Human, Ethics and Religion in Plato's Thought.
8 Existence and Human Being in Aristotle's Epistemology
9 Aristotle's views on Human and Existence
10 Aristotle's views on Morality
11 Opinion of Aristotle's State and Critics.
12 Epicureanism; Human, Morality and Society in Epicureanism.
13 Opinion of Old and New Stoa's Existence, Human, Ethics, and State.
14 Plotinus and opinion of new Platonism's existence an Human being.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ahmet Arslan, Ilkçağ Felsefe Tarihi, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1-2-3-4-5 Ciltler, Istanbul.
2. Platon, Devlet, Trans. Sabahattin Eyupoğlu-M. Ali Cimcoz, Türkiye Iş Bankası yayınları, Istanbul, 2000.
3. Platon, Yasalar, Çev. Candan Şentuna-Saffet Babür, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1998.
4. Bertrand Russell, Batı Felsefesi Tarihi (Ilkçağ), Trans. Muammer Sencer, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 1994.
5. Platon, Sofist, Trans. Mehmet Karasan, M.E.B. Yayınları, Istanbul, 1997.
6. Ahmet Cevizci, Ilkçağ Felsefesi Tarihi, Asa Kitabevi, Bursa, 2001.
7. Frank Thilly, Felsefe Tarihi, Trans. Ibrahim Şener, Sistem Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1995.
8. Alfred Weber, Felsefe Tarihi, Trans. H. Vehbi Eralp, Sosyal Yayınlar, Istanbul, 1991.
9. Hüsamettin Erdem, Ilkçağ Felsefesi Tarihi, Konya, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, questions-answers, examples of homework on the review and implementation.

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

The success of attendant will be determined according to the examinations and lecture performances.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aydin.isik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.143454
LO.243454
LO.343454
LO.443454
LO.543454

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