COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 1004 PHILOSOPHY IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKAN ÇÖREKCIOĞLU

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the basic problems and concepts of philosophy in Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will be able to know the basic philosophical problems and solutions of these problems in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
2   make connections between the views of different philosophers about philosophical problems of the periods
3   evaluate the ideas of philosophers in Middle Ages and Renaissance.
4   adapt the concepts and problems of Medievial and Renaissance philosophy to his/her Age.
5   explain the problems and solutions of these problems of Medievial and Renaissance philosophy to other people.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hellenistic period as the early past of the Middle Ages
2 The basic principles of Western-medieval worldview
3 Patristic Period: Augustine
4 Patristic Period: Anselm
5 Islamic Philosophy: schools of theology
6 Islamic Philosophy: Farabi
7 Islamic Philosophy: Ibn Rushd
8 Midterm exam
9 Scholastic Period: Thomas Aquinas and discussion of universals
10 Main features of Renaissance culture
11 Renaissance humanism
12 Florence School: Ficino and Pico
13 Padova School: Pomponazzi
14 Late-renaissance philosophers: Telesi, Bruno, Campanella and Francis Bacon
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Betül Çotuksöken, Saffet Babür, Ortaçağda Felsefe, Ara Yayınları, Istanbul 1998
2. Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Islâm Felsefesi, Ülken Yayınları, Istanbul 1998
3. Augustinus, Itiraflar, (çev. Dominik Pamir) Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

1. The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.corekcioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:30-15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Other 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

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.144
LO.24
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555