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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FEL 5032 FRANKFURT SCHOOL ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

To discuss the views of the philosophers who belonged to the tradition that is known as Frankfurt School, evaluate the place of these views at present-day philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to apprehend the fundamental problems and the proposed solutions of the philsophers of Frankfurt School. 2   Being able to discuss the views of the philosophers. 3   Being able to evaluate the views of the philosophers. 4   Being able to appoint the importance of the opinions of the philosophers. 5   Being able to criticize the views of the philosophers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Historical foundations of critical theory 2 Historical foundations of critical theory 3 Critical social philosophy 4 Critical and traditional theory 5 Frankfurt School and society 6 Frankfurt School and society 7 Midterm exam 8 Critique of technology 9 Frankfurt School and art 10 Frankfurt School and art 11 Critique of enlightenment 12 Critique of reason 13 Critique of positivism 14 Contemporary critical theory

Recomended or Required Reading

Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, Istanbul: Metis Yayınları. Max Horkheimer, Geleneksel ve Eleştirel Kuram, Istanbul: YKY.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, presentation, question-answer.

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-3 will be evaluated by inter-semester study + midterm exam LO4-5 will be evaluated by final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Kurtul Gülenç 0232 301 79 18 kurtul.gulenc@deu.edu.tr http://www.kurtulgulenc.com

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 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

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.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 4 5 5 LO.2 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 LO.3 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 4 5 5 5 5