Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Texts of Ancient Philosophy FDB 536 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion, Presentation, Problem Solving, Seminar, Homework.
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Tuğba TORUN
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim is to evaluate the views of classical philosophers about existence, knowledge and value, which are the main subjects of philosophy, by reading their own works, and thus to encourage students to produce philosophical knowledge.
Course Content Ancient Philosophical Texts -I 2. Ancient Philosophical Texts –II 3. Plato: The State 4. Plato: The Laws 5. Plato: Timaios 6. Plato: Socarates' Defense 7. Aristotle: Physics 8. Aristotle: Metaphysics -I 9. Aristotle: Metaphysics -II 10. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics 11. Aristotle: Politics 12. Plot: Nines -I 13. Plot: Nines -II 14. General
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Gains academic awareness in the field of philosophy history.
2 Gains knowledge about the basic philosophical thought on which contemporary philosophy is based.
3 Comprehends the relationship between contemporary philosophy and ancient philosophy.
4 Recognizes the main problems that ensure continuity in philosophical thought.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Pre-Socratic philosophers and their thoughts: Xenophanes, Empedocles
2. Week Those who prepared the sophists; Heraclitus, Parmanides, Pythagoras, Democritus
3. Week Sophists (Protagoras and Gorgias) and Socrates.
4. Week Platon
5. Week Plato's early dialogues: The Defense of Socrates, Crito
6. Week Second period dialogues: The State (theory of ideas, themes of the soul)
7. Week Midterm exam
8. Week Recent dialogues: Sophist, Parmanides
9. Week General features of Aristotelian philosophy
10. Week On the Soul
11. Week Nicomachean Ethics II
12. Week Nicomachean Ethics II
13. Week Politica
14. Week Politica
*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 DK4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Eduard Zeller, History of Greek Philosophy, İz Yayıncılık
  • Umberto Eco, Riccardo Fedriga, History of Philosophy 1, çv. Leyla Tonguç Basmacı, Alfa Yayınları
  • Umberto Eco, Riccardo Fedriga, History of Philosophy 2, çv. Leyla Tonguç Basmacı
  • Umberto Eco, Riccardo Fedriga, History of Philosophy 3, çv. Leyla Tonguç Basmacı
  • Ahmet Cevizci, Ancient Philosophy/History of Philosophy 1, Say Yayınları
  • Ahmet Cevizci, Socrates, Say.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 2 8 16
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 2 8 16
Research 5 6 30
Interview 2 5 10
Presentation (Preparation) 2 5 10
Practice 1 14 14
Other Activities 3 5 15
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 8 16
Midterm 2 2 8 16
Homework 1 5 6 30
Homework 2 3 5 15
Quiz 1 2 5 10
Quiz 2 2 5 10
Final 1 14 14
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 264
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0