Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
210201302112CONTEMPORARY PHILISOPHYCompulsory362
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is recommended that sociology and psychology students take "Introduction to philosophy" and "Modern Philosophy" before enrolling in this course. This course surveys selected topics in philosophy from the 20th-century to the present.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Abdullah DEMİR
Learning Outcomes
Mode of Delivery
Uzaktan Eğitim
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
To evaluate some central themes and issues in contemporary philosophy
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1introduction
2The Crisis of Modernity
3Crisis of Science
4Social Crisis
5Wittgenstein's objection
6Claim of the End of Philosophy
7End of History theses
8midterm exam
9Heidegger's path
10The influence of phenomenology
11The End of Metaphysics
12Frankfurt School
13Frankfurt School
14The legacy of the Enlightenment
Recommended or Required Reading
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 Examination111
Self Study11010
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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