Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170201003104HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - ICompulsory233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
States nature of philosophy and its historical development to the Islamic era
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Suat Çelikkol
Learning Outcomes
1Recognises the main questions such as what is philosophy, what is philosophical attitude, how can philosophy be made, how can philosophy be learned?
2 Describes historical development of philosophical thinking before Islam
3Describe the relation of ancient philosophy with Islamic philosophy
4 Recognise medieval western thought
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Origin, development, main schools and main problems o philosophy to Islam.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Arising of Ancient Thinking
2The Limit of Early Greek Philosophy Concept
3Mylet School and Arche Problem
4Thales, Anaksimandros and Anaximenes
5Elea School, and Existence Problem
6Xsenophanes and Parmenides
7Melissos, Zenon and Gorgias
8Midterm Exam
9Herakleitos, Pythagoras, Empedokles and Demokritos
10The Nature of Pre-Sokratic Philosophy
11Socrates and His Philosophy
12Plato and His Philosophy
13Aristo and His Philosophy
14General Assessment
Recommended or Required Reading
Skirbekk, Gunnar, ve Nils Gilje. Antik Yunan´dan Modern Döneme Felsefe Tarihi. İstanbul: Üniversite Kitabevi, 2004.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Seminar11010
Criticising Paper7214
Self Study3515
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading6318
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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PO
7
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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