COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISSUES OF THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6109 ISSUES OF THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HANIFI ÖZCAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To introduce highest problems of philosophy of religion, to give information about procedure and method in religion (understanding, discussing, to value); to teach doing philosophy with the religious knowledge; to show where all the fake beliefs sourced.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student will know at the end of the course, the highest problems of philosophy of religion.
2   They will get knowledge about how a religion emerged, developed and exemplified in a culture.
3   They will get information about the rules of procedure and methods that should be considered when a religious problem is being studied.
4   They will learn how a religious knowledge can be used and how they can do philosophy on religion.
5   They will have knowledge about where all the fake beliefs sourced.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The role of the authority in the formation of the term "point of view"
2 The role of the authority in the formation of the term "point of view"
3 Analysing the terms "understanding" and "valuation"
4 The role of philosophy in understanding and valuating religion.
5 The nature of revelation as holly message and a source of knowledge
6 Epistemological difficulties in relation humanly and heavenly beings.
7 Mid-term Exam
8 The differences of understanding of revelational terms and differences of conceptualising them.
9 Cultural aspects of the concept of Godhood.
10 The nature of praying.
11 The coherency between pray and culture
12 The language of revelation and praying
13 The artistic aspects of believing.
14 The artistic aspects of praying.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. F. Ferré, Basic Modern Philosophy of Religion.
2. T. Penelhum, Problems of Religious Knowledge.
3. Nesefî, Tabsıratü'l-Edille fî Usûlü'd-Dîn.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, research, question - answer, studying on examples, homework and practice.

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

Students' achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, homework assignments, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hanifi.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00 - 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 9 117
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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