Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Formation and Development of Islamic Philosophy FDB 520 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals To learn the sources of Islamic philosophy, the birth of Islamic thought and foreign thoughts affecting it. To ensure that the philosophical periods of Islamic philosophy, which we define as the birth period and the development period, are recognized together with the philosophers and their schools.
Course Content Examining the formation process of Islamic philosophy depending on a certain chronology.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Recognize the main sources of Islamic philosophy.
2 Compares Aristotle and Islamic Peripatetic school.
3 Explain the contributions of philosophical schools to Islamic philosophy.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction of Philosophy to the Islamic World
2. Week Foreign Philosophies and Schools
3. Week Classical Greek and Hellenistic Philosophy
4. Week Hellenistic Cultural Centers
5. Week Ancient Iranian Thought
6. Week Indian Thought
7. Week Philosophical Translation Movement
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week The Beginning of Philosophical Thought in Islam
10. Week Philosophical Movements Before Ghazali
11. Week Nativity Era Philosophical Movements
12. Week Development Age Philosophy Movements
13. Week Philosophical Movements After Ghazali
14. Week Philosophical Schools in Islamic Philosophy
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • M. M. Şerif (ed.), İslam Düşüncesi Tarihi, İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul 1990. Yuhanna Kumeyr, İslam Felsefesinin Kaynakları, Dergah Yayınları, İstanbul 1992.Ali Sami en-Neşşar, İslam’da Felsefi Düşüncenin Doğuşu I-II, İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul 1999.İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, S. H. Nasr, O. Leaman, Açılım, İstanbul 2007.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 3 3
Homework 1 1 70 70
Homework 2 1 63 63
Final 1 3 3
Classroom Activities 14 1 14
Total Workload 153
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0