COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL IN ADAM SMITH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6085 PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL IN ADAM SMITH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

Starting from Adam Smith s more theoretical philosophical writings the The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations s concepts, which have to do with ethics and contemporary ethical problems, will be read in depth and analysed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the main principles and concepts of Adam Smith s ethics.
2   Grasps the place of Adam Smith in the history of moral philosophy.
3   Understands the place of Adam Smith s ethics in his overall philosophy.
4   Explains the relationship of Adam Smith s Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations.
5   Explores the meaning of Adam Smith s Theory of Moral Sentiments in modern moral philosophy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Smith and Plato
2 Smith and Aristotle
3 Smith and modern metaphysics
4 Smith and modern epistemology
5 Smith and Stoics
6 Smith and Epicurianism
7 Smith and Descartes s major question
8 Mid-term exam
9 Adam Smith's and Franscis Hutcheson s moral philosophy
10 Adam Smith and Humean moral philosophy
11 Adam Smith and Humean moral philosophy
12 Smith s, j.-J. Rousseau s and Adam Ferguson s theory of civil society
13 Smith s, j.-J. Rousseau s and Adam Ferguson s theory of civil society
14 Smith and the theory of conscience
15 Smith and the theory of conscience
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Smith, A., Essays on Philosophical Subjects, ed. W. P. D. Wightman, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, 1982.
- Smith, A., The Theory of Moral Sentiments, eds. D. D. Raphael and A. L. Macfie, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, 1984.
- Smith, A., An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, vol. 1 and 2, eds. R. H. Campbell, A. S. Skinner and W. B. Todd, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, 1981.

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 assignment of the student and 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 presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0 232 301 94 04
dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr
http://dogangocmen.wordpress.com

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 final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

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.155545
LO.25
LO.3555
LO.45
LO.545555

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