COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROBLEM OF METHOD IN PHILOSOPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 2136 PROBLEM OF METHOD IN PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The presentation of methodological problems in philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Grasp thinking methodologically
2   Explain what the methodological problems in philosophy are
3   Starting from there grasping which methods are applied in sciences and other processes in which knowledge is aquired;
4   Analyse which methodologists are to be used in any research;
5   Introduce methodological problems in philosophy to others with or without a philosophical background.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Methods in philosophy and Science
2 Plato s method of science
3 Aristotle s method of science
4 Bacon s scientific method and deduction as a scientific method
5 Hume s theory of deduction and the critique of scientific knowledge
6 The question of method in the 19th century
7 The question of method in the 19th century
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 The question of method in the 20th century
10 The question of method in the 20th century
11 Methods in humanities
12 Methods in humanities
13 Methods in humanities
14 Methods in humanities

Recomended or Required Reading

- Platon, Devlet, çev. Sabahattin Eyuboğlu-M. Ali Cimcoz, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Istanbul.
- Aristoteles, Nikomakhos a Etik, çev. Saffet Babür, Kebikeç Yayınları, Istanbul
- F. Bacon, Novum Organon, çev. Sema Önal Akkaş, Doruk Yayınları, Ankara
- D. Hume, Insanın Anlama Yetisi Üzerine Bir Soruşturma, çev. Oruç Aruoba, H.Ü. Yayınları, Ankara
- K. R. Popper, Bilimsel Araştırma Mantığı, YKY, Istanbul
- Doğan Özlem, Kültür Bilimleri Ve Kültür Felsefesi, Inkılap Yay., Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question-Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1455
LO.25455
LO.3354544
LO.4555455
LO.5355445

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