COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6131 INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FATIH TOKTAŞ

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach students basic contemporary topics of philosophy such existence, knowledge, value and to teach eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students will learn the topics of eigtheenth and nineteenth centuries philosophical movements such as existence, knowledge and value by using their texts
2   The student will learn these movements' method and techniques
3   The student will read and comprehend the texts of eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophical texts preparing contemporary philosophers
4   The student will read and comprehend the texts of eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophical texts preparing contemporary philosophers in a comparing way
5   The student will read and comprehend the texts of eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophical texts preparing contemporary philosophers and their contributions to the area of divinity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General character of 18 century philosophy
2 Critique of Theoretical Reason by Kant
3 Critique of Pure Reason by Kant
4 Critique of Judging Reason by Kant
5 Hegel's approach of idealistic philosophy
6 Hegel's Logic
7 Hegel's Philosophy of Religion
8 Mid term
9 Feuerbach's Anthropological view of Religion
10 Feuerbach's critique of organized religion
11 Kierkegaad's existentialism
12 Kierkegaad's idea of religion
13 Hume's empirism and though on ideas
14 Hume's approach of proofs on God's existence

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Immanuel Kant, (2003). Ethica Etik üzerine Dersler, çev. Oğuz Özügül, Pencere Yayınları, Istanbul.
2. Georg Hegel, (2012). Mantık, çev. Aziz Yardımlı, Idea Yayınları, Istanbul.
3. Ludwig Feuerbach, (2008). Hristiyanlığın Özü, çev. Oğuz Özügül, Say Yayınları, Istanbul.
4. Soren Kierkegaad, (2014). Korku ve Titreme, çev. Nur Beier, Pinhan Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
5. David Hume, (2003). Din Üstüne, çev. , Imge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara.
6. K. Popper, (2012). Bilimsel Araştırmanın Mantığı, çev. Ilknur Ata, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul.
7. Bedia Akarsu, (1979). Çağdaş Felsefe Akımları, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları, Istanbul.
8. B. Russell, (2006). Felsefede Ilmi Metod, çev. Hamdi Akverdi, Yeni Zamanlar Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, question answer, observation on examples, work and application

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

The students will develop their knowledge and skills on the topics of eighteenth and nineteenth century philosophers' texts and contemporary philosophy.

Assessment Criteria

The success of student will be counted by reference to their performance in mid term, final exams, works and courses.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fatih.toktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00 to 15:00

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
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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