Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
20th Century Philosophy I FLS401 7. 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 Melek Zeynep ESENYEL
Assistants
Goals To understand and evaluate the ideas of the philosophers of the 20.th century.
Course Content Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Vienne Circle and Logical Positivism ,Hartmann, Bergson, Adorno, Horkheimer, Arendt.
Learning Outcomes - To understand the main philosophers of the contemporary philosophy
- To understand the main problems of the contemporary philosophy
- To compare the philosophers of the contemporary philosophy
- To compare the main movements of the contemporary philosophy
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction: General characteristics of the 20. th century.
2. Week Husserl and the phenomenology
3. Week The Ontology of Heidegger
4. Week Heidegger and the human being
5. Week Merleau-Ponty and the Phenomenology of Perception
6. Week Merleau-Ponty and the Ontology of Flesh
7. Week Sartre and the Problem of Existence
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Vienna Circile and the Logical Positivism
10. Week Hartmann and the New Ontology
11. Week Bergson's Conception of Matter and Memory
12. Week Eclipse of Reason: Adorno and Horkheimer
13. Week Arendt and the Situation of Man
14. Week General Evaluation
15. Week Final
Recommended Sources
20. Yüzyıl Felsefe Tarihi, Christian Delacampagne, çev.Devrim Çetinkasap, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 5. Baskı, İstanbul, 2016.
Felsefe Tarihi III, XX. Yüzyıl Filozofları, ed. A.Kadir Çüçen, Sentez Yayıncılık, 1. Basım, İstanbul, 2016.
20. Yüzyılda Felsefe:Karşı Çıkışlar ve Yeni Arayışlar, Işık Eren, Asa Kitabevi, 2005, Bursa.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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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 40 40
Final 1 3 3
Practice 15 6 90
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 178
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0