COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BRITISH EMPIRICISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 5037 BRITISH EMPIRICISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

To explore the ancient sources of English Emprism, to examine its postion vis-a-vis
rationalism, to work out its meaning and philosophical theory, and to evaluate its
influnces, also in the contemporary debates.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the philosophical position of English Empirism vis-a-vis continental rationalism.
2   Determines the difference between various directions within English Empirism.
3   Presents and discusses answers of the English Empirism vis-a-vis fundamental questions of philosophy.
4   Picks up the answers given by the English Empirism in the face of historical and actual questions of philosophy.
5   Explains the historical and actual meaning of English Empirism.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The meaning of Empirism
2 Philosophical sources of Empirism (ancient and medieval)
3 Philosophical Sources of Empirism (modern)
4 Hobbes's foundational work of Empirism
5 Hobbes's foundational work of Empirism
6 Locke's theorising of Empirism
7 Locke's theorising of Empirism
8 Midterm
9 Locke's theorising of Empirism
10 Berkeley and Hume
11 Berkeley and Hume
12 French Empirism and the critique of Locke
13 The critique of Empirism in the classical German philosophy
14 Impacts and the future of Empirism
15 Impacts and the future of Empirism
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Berkeley, G., Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, Sosyal Yayınlar, Istanbul,
1996.
Hobbes, T., Leviathan, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2012.
Locke, J., An Essay on Human Understanding, kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1996.
Hume, D., A Treatise of Human Nature, BilgeSu Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2009.
Russell, Bertrand. History of Western Philosophy. Oxon: Routledge, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections "Assessment Methods" and ECTS".

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 are to be assesseed by the presentation given by the student and midterm examination.
LO 4-5 are to be assessed by home work provided by the student and final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Presentations are to be given and home works are to be provided on the date to be
determined.
It is essential to take actively part in the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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

Office Hours

Thursdays and Fridays between 3 and 5 pm.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 35 35
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

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.1443
LO.24445
LO.353353544
LO.4534534
LO.54545

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