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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 6105	CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS-II	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 foster the attendants to evaluate the main problems of philosophy such as existence, knowledge, value by reading the original philosophy texts of contemporary period's philosophers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To learn the basic opinions of contemporary period philosophers by reading their own texts
2	To gain a knowledge of consiousness about the methods and tecniques of contemporary period philosophers
3	To read and grasp the texts of contemporary philosophers
4	To learn contemporary philosophical streams comparatively
5	To learn the profits of contemporary philosophy for the main 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	Existentialism as a contemporary philosophical stream
2	The concepts of Being, Substance, Freedom, Morality in Existentialism
3	S. Kierkegaard and its philosophy
4	G. Marcel and its philosophy
5	F. Nietzsche and its philosophy
6	J. P. Sartre and its philosophy
7	Pragmatism as a contemporary philosophical stream
8	Midterm Exam
9	Pierce and the theory meaning with accuracy
10	James and Pragmatism as a method
11	Dewey and the Value understanding of pragmatism
12	Hermeneutics as a contemporary philosophical stream
13	Bultman and Theologic Hermeneutics
14	Gadamer and Modern Philosophical Hermeneutics

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Nejat Bozkurt, (1995). 20.Yüzyıl Düşünce Akımları, Sarmal Yayınevi, Istanbul.
2. Bedia Akarsu, (1979). Çağdaş Felsefe Akımları, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları, Istanbul.
3. S. Kierkegaard, (2009). Kaygı Kavramı, çev.Türker Armaner, Türkiye Iş Bankası Yayınları, Istanbul.
4. G. Marcel, (1993). Metafizik Nedir, çev. Mustafa Tahralı, Birey Yayınları, Istanbul.
5. F. Nietzsche, (2005). Ahlakın Soy Kütüğü, çev. Saffet Babür, Gün Yayınları, Istanbul.
6. Sartre, (2010). Akıl Çağı, çev. Gülseren Devrim, Can Yayınları, Istanbul.
7. Pierce, James, Dewey, (2008). Pragmatizm Pratik Bir Felsefe, çev. Sara Çelik, Doruk Yayınları, Istanbul.
8. H.G. Gadamer, (2008). Hakikat ve Yöntem, çev. Hüsamettin Arslan/ Ismail Yavuzcan, Paradigma Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To read and grasp the texts of classical period philosophers, task 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

The attendants develop their abilities for reading the texts of contemporary philosophers and understanding their methods

Assessment Criteria

The success of attendants is counted according to the mid term exam, task and their performance during the lectures

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fatih.toktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.13
LO.1	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4
LO.2	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4
LO.3	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4
LO.4	5	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	4
LO.5	5	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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