COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY II.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 4003 PHILOSOPHY IN 20TH CENTURY II. COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ALI CAN TURAL

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to handle the cultural structure of 20th century and investigate the philosophical ideas in this century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able to know the original part of the philosophical trends in 20th century.
2   Comprehend the original part of the philosophical trends in 20th century.
3   Analyze the importance of the philosophical thinking in 20th century in history of civilization.
4   Evaluate the importance of the philosophical thinking in 20th century in history of civilization.
5   Apply his/her knowledge about the philosophy in 20th century to his/her Age.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of philosophy in 20the century
2 Husserl, Phenomenology
3 Husserl, Phenomenology
4 Heidegger and Fundamental Ontology
5 Sartre and Existentialism
6 Saussure and Structuralism
7 Formalism and Literary Theory
8 Midterm exam
9 Freud, Psychoanalysis and Unconsciousness
10 Freud, Psychoanalysis and Unconsciousness
11 Derrida and Deconstruction
12 Foucault, Power and Knowledge
13 Definition of Postmodernism: Lyotard.
14 Postmodernism as the cultural logic of late capitalism, Fredric Jameson.
15 Postmodernism as the cultural logic of late capitalism, Fredric Jameson.
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

General / Introduction

1. Bedia Akarsu (1999). Contemporary Philosophical Movements. Istanbul: Inkılap Kitabevi.
2. Richard Rorty (1982). Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
3. Anthony Kenny (2012). A New History of Western Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (20th-century chapters)

Phenomenology
4. Edmund Husserl (1997). Five Lectures on Phenomenology. Trans. Harun Tepe. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat.
5. Edmund Husserl (2014). The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology. Trans. Harun Tepe. Ankara: BilgeSu Yayıncılık.
6. Dermot Moran (2000). Introduction to Phenomenology. London: Routledge.

Existentialism
7. Martin Heidegger (2008). Being and Time. Trans. Kaan H. Ökten. Istanbul: Agora.
8. Jean-Paul Sartre (1999). Existentialism. Trans. Asım Bezirci. Istanbul: Say Yayınları.
9. Jean-Paul Sartre (2009). Being and Nothingness. Trans. Gaye Çankaya Eksen. Istanbul: Ithaki.
10. Albert Camus (2001). The Myth of Sisyphus. Trans. Tahsin Yücel. Istanbul: Can Yayınları.

Analytic Philosophy and Philosophy of Language
11. Bertrand Russell (2003). The Problems of Philosophy. Trans. Vehbi Hacıkadiroğlu. Istanbul: Say Yayınları.
12. G. E. Moore (1993). A Defence of Common Sense, in Philosophical Papers. London: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Conceptual Analysis

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

LO 1 5: The student s performance will be assessed based on questions included in the midterm and final examinations.

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)

Monday 10:00-12:00
Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Office Hours

Salı: 8:30-9:15, Perşembe: 8:30-9:15.

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.133
LO.24252
LO.3414
LO.45553
LO.545

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