Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Ancient Philosophy I FLS101 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Aysun AYDIN
Assistants
Goals To understand the main ideas of Ancient philosophers and main philosophical problems in Ancient period.
Course Content The ideas of Pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates and Plato
Learning Outcomes - To learn the appearance of the dicipline of philosophy
- To learn the ideas of Ancient philosophers
- To discuss main concepts and problems in Ancient philosophy
- To understand the place of Ancient philosophy in the history of philosophy
- To understand the effects of Ancient philosophy on the history of philosophy
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction
2. Week The Appearance of Ancient Greek Philosophy
3. Week Philosophers: Thales-Anaximandros-Anaximenes
4. Week Philosophers: Phytagoras-Xenophanes-Heracleitos
5. Week Philosophers: Parmenides-Xenon
6. Week Philosophers: Empedocles-Anaxagoras
7. Week Phiosophers: Leucippos-Democritos
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Sophist and the Problem of Knowledge
10. Week Socrates and the Problem of Morality
11. Week Plato and His Main Ideas
12. Week Plato’s Early Dialogues and Problems
13. Week Plato’s Middle Dialogues and Problems
14. Week Platon Felsefesinin Felsefe Tarihindeki Yeri ve Önemi
15. Week The Place of Plato in the History of Philosophy
Recommended Sources
Arslan, Ahmet. (2016), İlkçağ Felsefe Tarihi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, istanbul.
Cevizci, Ahmet. (2000), İlkçağ Felsefesi Tarihi, Asa Yayınları, Bursa.
Platon. (2015), Diyaloglar, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
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*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)
Midterm 1 1 3 3
Homework 1 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Practice End-Of-Term 15 6 90
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 168
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0