| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
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| Human as an Ethical and a Political Being in Ancient Philosophy | FDB 537 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion, Presentation, Problem Solving, Seminar, Homework. |
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| Goals | Based on Aristotle's Metaphysics, to gain a philosophical perspective by examining the main subjects of Ancient Philosophy in the center of the "human" problem and to gain the ability to analyze the approaches of ancient philosophy on the subject of morality-state, which has an important place in the birth of philosophical thought. |
| Course Content | The Views of Pre-Socratic Philosophers to the Problem of Being and Man 2. Human and Human Values in Ancient Philosophy (Sophists) 3. Socrates' Struggle with the Sophists and His Conception of Happiness-Morality 4. Plato's Philosophy of Knowledge and Understanding of Being 5. Plato's Conception of the Ideal State 6. Criticisms of Plato's Understanding of the Utopian State 7. Man, Morality and Religion in Plato 8. Aristotle's Understanding of Being and Human 9. Aristotle's Moral View 10. Aristotle's Understanding and Criticism of the State 11. Epicureanism, The Problem of Man, Morality and Society in Epicureanism 12. The Old and New Stoa's Understanding of Being, Man, Morality and the State 13. Plotinus and Neoplatonism's View of Being and Man 14. 14- General Evaluation |
| Learning Outcomes |
- matures philosophical historical knowledge. - begin to apply to the problems and concepts of the history of philosophy in relation to theoretical and practical problems. - ontologically details her/his knowledge of human existence. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Giving introductory information about Aristotle's Metaphysics book | |
| 2. Week | Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics | |
| 3. Week | Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics | |
| 4. Week | Reading and discussion of "Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics | |
| 5. Week | Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics | |
| 6. Week | Reading and discussion of "The Little Alpha", Book 2 of Metaphysics | |
| 7. Week | Reading and discussion of "The Little Alpha", Book 2 of Metaphysics | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Reading and Discussing the 3rd Book of Metaphysics "Beta" | |
| 10. Week | Reading and Discussing the 3rd Book of Metaphysics "Beta" | |
| 11. Week | Reading and discussion of "Gamma", the 4th Book of Metaphysics | |
| 12. Week | Reading and discussion of "Gamma", the 4th Book of Metaphysics | |
| 13. Week | Reading and discussing "Delta", the 5th Book of Metaphysics | |
| 14. Week | Reading and discussing "Delta", the 5th Book of Metaphysics | |
| 15. Week | Final Exam |
| Aristoteles, Metaphysics |
| Platon, Republic |
| H. Nur Beyaz Erkızan, Aristotle's Writings: On Ethics and Politics, |
| Aristoteles, Politeia |
| Nahit Bilgin, The Ancient Greek World from Philosophy to Economics. |
| Aristotle, Metaphysics, çv. Y.Gurur Sev, Pinhan Publishing |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
