Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170201005113CONTEMPORARY TURKISH THOUGHTElective352
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To show the developments in the Turkish intellectual world during and after the Tanzimat period and the roots of these developments in Western philosophy.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Mirpenç AKŞİT
Learning Outcomes
1divisive and integrative thinking, reading
2Understands and transfers philosophical knowledge at local and universal level.
3Conducts research on philosophical problems in the sources created in the field of philosophy and develops methods.
4It locates the problems of universal philosophy in relation to the problems at the local level.
5Becomes aware of the universal problems of humanity, shows the questioning in this field.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Important names and subjects of contemporary Turkish thought, accumulation taken over from the past
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Historical Foundations of Turkish Thoughtnone
219th Century and the Beginning of Change
3The World of Thought After the Tanzimat
4The World of Thought After the Tanzimat
5II. Post-Constitutional Thought Activities
6II. Post-Constitutional Thought Activities
7Westernization and Our Philosophy
8The First Years of the Republic and Our Intellectual Life
9Midterm exam
10The First Years of the Republic and Our Intellectual Life
11Philosophy in Post-Reform Turkey
12Fundamental Movements of Thought in Turkey
13Fundamental Movements of Thought in Turkey
14General Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
H.Z.Ülken, Çağdaş Türk Düşüncesi,2002
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
Attending Lectures5525
Self Study12020
Individual Study for Final Examination11414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)61
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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3
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4
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5
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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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