COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICS OF THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6143 CRITICS OF THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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 determine what is the place of psychology and its function and to analyse the method of psychology and critiques made about it. Another aim of this course is to encourage student to produce philosophical knowledge about psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will acquire the knowledge of psychology in Islamic Thought by its orijinal texts
2   They will be concsious about the relation between psychology and theology in Islamic Thought
3   They will comprehend the debates between psychology and religious knowledge in Medieval age
4   They will comprehend the debates between psychology and religious knowledge in Medieval age
5   They will see the debates between psychological and religious knowledge and they will evaluate the contributions to the area of theology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The place of psychology in medieval and ancient ages
2 The subjects of psychology in medieval and ancient ages
3 The relation between philosophy and psychology in Islamic thought
4 The relation between philosophy - psychology and theology in Islamic Thought
5 The critiques on the philosophers' idea of soul
6 The critiques on the philosophers' idea of substance of soul I
7 The critiques on the philosophers' idea of substance of soul II
8 Mid term
9 The critiques on the philosophers' ontology of relation between soul and body I
10 The critiques on the philosophers' ontology of relation between soul and body II
11 The critiques on the philosophers' eschatology of relation between soul and body I
12 The critiques on the philosophers' eschatology of relation between soul and body II
13 Philosophers' idea of psychology and religion - philosophy relation
14 Philosophers' idea of psychology and religion - science relation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fatih Toktaş, (2013). Islam Düşüncesinde Felsefe Eleştirileri, Klasik Yayınları, Istanbul.
2. Gürbüz Deniz, (2009). Kelam-Felsefe Tartışmaları, Fecr Yayınları, Ankara.
3. Aygün Akyol, (2011). Şehristani'nin Filozoflarla Mücadelesi, Araştırma Yayınları, Ankara.
4. Mahmut Kaya, (2011).Felsefe ve Ölüm Ötesi, Klasik Yayınları, Istanbul.
5. Ibn Rüşd, (1986). Tutarsızlığın Tutarsızlığı, çev. Kemal Işık-Mehmet Dağ, OMÜ Yayınları, Samsun.
6. Gazali, (2009). Filozofların Tutarsızlığı, çev. Mahmut Kaya, Klasik Yayınları, Istanbul.
7. Kemal Paşa-zâde,(1987). Tehâfüt Hâşiyesi, çev. Ahmet Arslan, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı yayınları, Ankara.
8. Atilla Arkan, (2006). Ibn Rüşd Psikolojisi, Iz Yayınları, Istanbul.
9. Islam Felsefesi Tarihi, (2011). S.H. Nasr-Oliver Leaman, çev. Şamil Öçal- H. Tuncay Başoğlu, Açılım Kitap Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, question- answer, 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 learn the idea of religious knowledge among medieval period and comprehend its relationship with psychological knowledge. Also they will learn the contribution of these debates to the area of theology.

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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