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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FEL 3149 EPICURUS AND EPICUREANISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

To teach the philosophy of Epicurus and the history of Epicurıanism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the general line of the philosophy of Helenistic age. 2   The know the Stoic philosophy well. 3   To understand the general line of Sceptic philosophy 4   To read and analyse the original text by Epicurus. 5   To know basic texts of Epicurianism 6   To grasp the influence of Epicurianism on the contemporary philosophy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Life of Epicurus 2 Letters of Epicurus 3 Letters of Epicurus 4 Letters of Epicurus 5 Letters of Epicurus 6 Fragments of Epicurus 7 Fragments of Epicurus 8 Midterm Exam 9 Fragments of Epicurus 10 Epicurusianism in Roman Empire 11 Stoic philosophy in Roman Empire 12 Epicurianism in Modern Age 13 Modern Epicurusianism 14 Modern Epicurusianism 15 Modern Epicurusianism 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

The Epicurus Reader, Hacket Publishing, Indiana/Cambridge, 1994 The Essential Epicurus, Prometheus Book, New York 1993.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Midterm and Final exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 PAR PARTICIPATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and Final papers need to be prepared.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation in 70% of the sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Two hours after each sessions.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 2 24 Student Presentations 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Preparing assignments 12 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for final exam 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 4 5 5 LO.4 4 5 4 5 LO.5 4 5 5 LO.6 5 5 5 5 5