COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICISM ON LOGIC IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6207 CRITICISM ON LOGIC IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN BILEN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to determine and teach what logic is and its methodology and critiques about it.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To teach the place of logic in new age philosophy
2   To teach the relationship between logic and epistemology through new age world
3   To teach the differences between logical and metaphysical and religious outlooks through new age period
4   To learn and apprehend the methodological differences and arguments by using texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Transition of Logic to Modern Philosophy
2 Introduction to Criticism of Logic as a Method
3 Criticism of Theologians and Linguists
4 Descartes's understanding of knowledge
5 Descartes's understanding of logic
6 Kant's understanding of knowledge
7 Kant's understanding of logic
8 Descartes's criticisms of logic
9 Kant's criticisms of logic
10 Comparison between Kant and Descartes
11 The logic of thinking in Bacon's philosophy
12 Thinking logically at Bacon
13 Bacon's critiques of knowledge and logic
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

DESCARTES, Rene (2004). Felsefenin Ilkeleri, çev. Mesut Akın, Istanbul: Say Yayınları.
DESCARTES, Rene (2012). Metot Üzerine Konuşma, çev. K. Şehir Sel, Istanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar.
BACON, F. (1999). Novum Organum, S. Ö. Akkaş (Çev.), Ankara: Doruk Yayıncılık.
KANT, Immanuel,Critique of Pure Reason, Çev. ve Ed. Paul Guyer ve Allen W. Wood, USA:Cambridge University Press, 1998.
KANT, Immanuel,Lectures On Logic, Çev. ve Ed. J. Michael Young, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
KANT, Immanuel, Critique of Practical Reason, Çev. Werner S. Pluhar, USA: Hackett Publishing Company, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, question answer, observation on examples, work and application

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

The students will learn the idea of religious knowledge among medieval period and comprehend its relationship with scientific knowledge. Also they will learn the contribution of these debates to the area of theology.

Assessment Criteria

The success of student will be counted by reference to their performance in mid term, final exams, works and courses.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

osman.bilen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14:00 to 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Reading 7 3 21
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154454
LO.254454
LO.354454
LO.454454

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS