COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6106 ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

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 get information about the rules of procedure and methods that should be considered when a religious problem is being studied.
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 external world in the formation of thought
2 The contribution of the data from the senses in the formation of terms.
3 The effects of the imagination power in religious thoughts.
4 The role of idealist and realist point of view in valuation of religion
5 The role of science in the formation of religious thought
6 The role of philosophy in the formation of scientific thought.
7 Mid-term Exam
8 The role of external and physical world in understanding of religion.
9 The formation of the term godhood in cultures.
10 Culture-religion relation
11 Understanding of ideal God
12 The term of praying and praying in cultures.
13 The existence of God and ethics.
14 Ethic-praying relation.

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 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

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 12 156
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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