Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Philosophy of the 20th Century II FLS402 8. 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 UTKU ÖZMAKAS
Assistants
Goals To understand the main ideas and philosophers of the second half of the 20. Century
Course Content Ludwig Wittgenstein, Gilbert Ryle, John Dewey, Richard Rorty, Donald Davidson, Max Scheler, Levinas, Francois Lyotard, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida.
Learning Outcomes - To learn the great philosophers of the contemporary philosophy
- To learn the main problems of the contemporary philosophy
- To compare the philosophers of the contemporary philosophy
- To compare main ideas of the contemporary philosophy
- To understand the improvement of the contemporary philosophy
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophical Investigations
3. Week Gilbert Ryle and The Concept of Mind
4. Week American Naturalism
5. Week American Pragmatism
6. Week Donald Davidson and Language
7. Week Max Scheler and Philosophical Anthropology
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Levinas and Existentialist Phenomenology
10. Week Francois Lyotard and Postmodernism
11. Week Gilles Deleuze
12. Week Michel Foucault
13. Week Jacques Derrida
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.
Kıta Avrupası Felsefesine Giriş, David West, çev. Ahmet Cevizci, Paradigma Yayınları, 2. Basım, İstanbul 2005.
Felsefe Tarihi III, XX. Yüzyıl Filozofları, ed. A.Kadir Çüçen, Sentez Yayıncılık, 1. Basım, İstanbul, 2016.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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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
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