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ILA406 - İslam Ahlak Felsefesi

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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Philosophy of Islamic Morality	ILA406	Turkish	Compulsory	8. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	5.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)	Doç. Dr. Fatih AYDIN (Bahar)
Goals	To ensure an understanding of the philosophical foundations of Islamic ethics; to develop a rational perspective on morality; To have knowledge about the thoughts of Islamic moral philosophers.
Course Content	The religious foundations of Islam's ethics will be revealed and these foundations will be explained on a rational basis from a philosophical perspective. The main theories of the Islamic moral philosophy tradition will be analyzed and evaluated in terms of today's moral problems.

Learning Outcomes

#	Öğrenme Kazanımı
1	To learn the basic elements of Islamic morality.
2	To compare Islamic moral and other moral theories.
3	To learn the problems of classical Islamic morality.
4	To gain perspective on contemporary Islamic moral problems.
5	To gain awareness of the importance of moral theory and practical relevance.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Qur'anic moral principles	Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week	Morality in hadiths	Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week	Theological ethics: Ash'arites	Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week	Philosophical ethics and Greek sources	Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week	Socratic philosophers: Kindi	Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week	Aristotelian and Neoplatonist philosophers: Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd	Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	The greatest moral philosopher: Ibn Miskawayh	Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week	Nasiruddin Tusi's morality	Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week	Religious morality and asceticism	Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week	Traditionalism and utilitarianism: Ibn Hazm.	Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week	Psychological and moral relationships: Fahreddin Razi	Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week	Synthesis period: Ghazali	Preparation, After Class Study

*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.

The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes

No	Program Requirements	Level of Contribution
No	Program Requirements	1	2	3	4	5
1	a					✔
6	a					✔
8	a					✔
10	a					✔

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies

Program Requirements	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5
PY1	5	5	5	5	5

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	Mustafa Çağrıcı, Islamic ethics with outlines, Ensar Neşriyat, 2006, İstanbul; Çağrıcı, Morality in Islamic thought, DEM Yay. İstanbul. Mustafa Çağrıcı, Ethics in Islamic Thought, dem Yay., İstanbul 2018; Murat Demirkol, Islamic Morals Principles and Philosophy, Bilimsel Araştırma Press, 2018. Macit Fahri, Islamic Moral Theories, trans. A. Arkan, M. İskenderoğlu, Istanbul: Litera Publishing 2004.

ECTS credits and course workload

ECTS credits and course workload		Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi	Class Hours	14	2	28
Ders Dışı	Preparation, After Class Study	12	3	36
	Research	3	8	24
	Other Activities	6	3	18
Sınavlar	Midterm 1	1	1.5	1.5
	Homework 1	1	6	6
	Homework 2	1	6	6
	Final	1	1.5	1.5
	Practice	10	0.35	3.5
	Classroom Activities	3	1	3
Total Workload				127.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5		ECTS Credit of the Course		25.5 5.0