Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of Philosophy ILA220 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Tuğba TORUN
Assistants
Goals The main purpose of this course is to provide the student with philosophical thinking and perspective based on the history of philosophy. It is to discuss the problems of contemporary philosophy.
Course Content Theories, philosophers, contemporary philosophical movements that make up the History of Philosophy.
Learning Outcomes - Students can explain features of philosophical thinking, fields of philosophy.
- Students can examine their own beliefs critically, justify them and argue for them.
- Recognize different ideas in the history of philosophy
- Gains a philosophical perspective on existential problems.
- To be able to read contemporary issues by gaining awareness of the similarities and differences of philosophical-intellectual problems in the history of thought and present-day problems.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Definition of philosophy, features of philosophical thought, main topics and problems of philosophy. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week General characteristics of ancient Greek philosophy and natural philosophers Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Period of human philosophy and Socrates, Sophists Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
4. Week Systematic Period: Plato Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
5. Week Aristotle and His Influence Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Hellenistic-Roman philosophy period Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week General Characteristics and Basic Problems of Medieval Philosophy Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Periods of medieval philosophy: Patristic period Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
10. Week Periods of medieval philosophy: Scholastic period and the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
11. Week General features of 17th century philosophy and R. Descartes Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week 17th century philosophers: F. Bacon, Spinoza Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week Enlightenment philosophy and Locke Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week German Enlightenment and Immanuel Kant Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Ahmet Cevizci, A Brief History of Philosophy; Macit Gökberk, History of Philosophy; A. Weber, History of Philosophy; Ahmet Cevizci, Dictionary of Philosophy.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 8 8
Final 1 15 15
Total Workload 51
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0