COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN THE RENAISSANCE CULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 5064 PHILOSOPHY IN THE RENAISSANCE CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKAN ÇÖREKCIOĞLU

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the tension between the prospective aspects of Renaissance Culture in relation with the retreospective character of Renaissance philosopy. Accordingly, we will be discussing the relationship between Renaissance philosophy and modern philosophy & culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the Renaissance Culture
2   to understand the main problems of Renaissance Philosophy
3   to examine the relationship between philosophical thought and social and cultural context
4   to develop students skills of critical reading.
5   to employ the historical perspective to analyze philosophical texts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: presentation of the lecture
2 Definations about Renaissance
3 Art in the Renaissance
4 Geographical discoveries and new conceptions
5 Philosophy in the School of Florance
6 Philosophy in the Padova School
7 Philosophy in the late Renaissance
8 Midterm exam
9 Text analysis and presentation
10 Text analysis and presentation
11 Text analysis and presentation
12 Text analysis and presentation
13 Text analysis and presentation
14 Text analysis and presentation
15 General assessment
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Burckhardt Jacob, Italya da Rönesans Kültürü, çev. B. S. Baykal, Kültür Bakanlığı Yay., 1997
2. Çörekçioğlu, Hakan, Rönesansın Doğası, Say Yayınları, 2019
3 Heller, Agnes, Renaissance Man, çev. R. E. Allen, Routledge, 1978
4. Schmitt, C. B. (Ed.) Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, Cambridge University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.corekcioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

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.15554453
LO.2545
LO.354435
LO.455355
LO.55555545

CONTACT INFORMATION
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