Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Human as an Ethical and a Political Being in Ancient Philosophy FDB 537 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
Instructor(s)
Goals Based on Aristotle's Metaphysics, to gain a philosophical perspective by examining the main subjects of Ancient Philosophy in the center of the "human" problem and to gain the ability to analyze the approaches of ancient philosophy on the subject of morality-state, which has an important place in the birth of philosophical thought.
Course Content The Views of Pre-Socratic Philosophers to the Problem of Being and Man 2. Human and Human Values ​​in Ancient Philosophy (Sophists) 3. Socrates' Struggle with the Sophists and His Conception of Happiness-Morality 4. Plato's Philosophy of Knowledge and Understanding of Being 5. Plato's Conception of the Ideal State 6. Criticisms of Plato's Understanding of the Utopian State 7. Man, Morality and Religion in Plato 8. Aristotle's Understanding of Being and Human 9. Aristotle's Moral View 10. Aristotle's Understanding and Criticism of the State 11. Epicureanism, The Problem of Man, Morality and Society in Epicureanism 12. The Old and New Stoa's Understanding of Being, Man, Morality and the State 13. Plotinus and Neoplatonism's View of Being and Man 14. 14- General Evaluation
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 matures philosophical historical knowledge.
2 begin to apply to the problems and concepts of the history of philosophy in relation to theoretical and practical problems.
3 ontologically details her/his knowledge of human existence.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Giving introductory information about Aristotle's Metaphysics book
2. Week Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics
3. Week Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics
4. Week Reading and discussion of "Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics
5. Week Reading and discussion of "The Great Alpha", Book 1 of Metaphysics
6. Week Reading and discussion of "The Little Alpha", Book 2 of Metaphysics
7. Week Reading and discussion of "The Little Alpha", Book 2 of Metaphysics
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Reading and Discussing the 3rd Book of Metaphysics "Beta"
10. Week Reading and Discussing the 3rd Book of Metaphysics "Beta"
11. Week Reading and discussion of "Gamma", the 4th Book of Metaphysics
12. Week Reading and discussion of "Gamma", the 4th Book of Metaphysics
13. Week Reading and discussing "Delta", the 5th Book of Metaphysics
14. Week Reading and discussing "Delta", the 5th Book of Metaphysics
15. Week Final Exam
*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
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Aristoteles, Metaphysics
  • Platon, Republic
  • H. Nur Beyaz Erkızan, Aristotle's Writings: On Ethics and Politics,
  • Aristoteles, Politeia
  • Nahit Bilgin, The Ancient Greek World from Philosophy to Economics.
  • Aristotle, Metaphysics, çv. Y.Gurur Sev, Pinhan Publishing