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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FEL 7042 CONTEMPORARY READINGS OF PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN BAL

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

Investigate the contemporary philosophical problems considering the basic philosophical texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the general thought systematic of Contemporary Philosophy. 2   Being able to identify the diffferences and common points between Contemporary Philosophy and the former philosophical traditions. 3   Being able to discuss and transfer the solution suggestions. 4   Being able to apprehend the new philosophical problems 5   Being able to ground all above.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Outlines of Contemporary Philosophy 2 Effects of 20th Century s philosophy on Contemporary Philosophy 3 Critical Theory 4 Ernest Bloch, Social Utopianism 5 Habermas and the Logic of Social Sciences 6 Post-Structuralism 7 Derrida 8 Midterm Exam 9 Foucault 10 Postmodernism 11 Lyotard 12 Baudrillard 13 Feminism 14 Irıgaray 15 General assessment 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sosyal Bilimlerin Mantığı Üzerine, Jürgen Habermas, Kabalcı Yayınevi: Istanbul, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

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

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exam.

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. 3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 87 36 kubilay.aysevener@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To 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 10 10 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

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 4 5 LO.2 4 5 4 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 5 LO.5 4 5 5 5