| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Problems of Philosophy | FLS104 | 2. 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 |
Adnan ESENYEL |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To introduce the basic problems of philosophy with a critical view. |
| Course Content | The problem of the meaning of life, the source of our knowledge, the problem of the existence of the external world. The whatness of space and time. The problem of free will. Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger etc. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To understand how and why philosophy came to existence. - To grasp the problems with which philosophy is concerned. - To interpretate in a critical manner the answers which are given to the question concerning the meaning of being. - To evaluate the arguments concerning the possibility, the source and the objectivity of our knowledge - To compare the arguments which are raised for and against the being of God. - To compare the answers which are given to the question regarding the meaning of life. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The conditions and reasons which contribute for the occurence of philosophy | |
| 2. Week | The conditions and reasons which contribute for the occurence of philosophy | |
| 3. Week | Introduction the problem of knowledge in Plato. | |
| 4. Week | Introduction the problem of knowledge in Plato. | |
| 5. Week | Sceptical arguments regarding the possibility of knowledge in Descartes. | |
| 6. Week | Sceptical arguments regarding the possibility of knowledge in Descartes. | |
| 7. Week | The meaning of being in Aristoteles. | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | The meaning of being in Heidegger. | |
| 10. Week | The meaning of being in Heidegger. | |
| 11. Week | Comparing the ontological and cosmological arguments | |
| 12. Week | The problem of evil. | |
| 13. Week | Freedom of human and the meaning of life in Schopenhauer. | |
| 14. Week | The meaning of life in Nietzsche. | |
| 15. Week | General Evaluation |
| için Felsefe Yaparız?, Jean-François Lyotard (Çev. Kurtuluş Dinçer), Pharmakon Yayınları, 1. Basım, Ankara 2016. |
| Felsefeye Giriş, Nigel Warburton(Çev. Mehmet Ata Arslan & Kerem Cankoçak) , Alfa Yayınları 2. Basım, İstanbul, Mart 2016. |
| Felsefenin Temel Disiplinleri, Heinz Heimsoeth, çev. Takiyettin Mengüşoğlu, Doğu Batı Yayınları,3. Basım, Ankara, 2007. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 172 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6.0 | ||
