Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY EDP207 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Hasan Yücel BAŞDEMİR
Assistants
Goals To introduce the discipline and main problems of Philosophy; to teach the philosophical method.
Course Content Main Problems of Philosophy
Learning Outcomes 1) Recognizes the discipline of philosophy.
2) Knows logic and reasonings.
3) Makes distinctions amoung perception, appearance and reality.
4) Recognizes basic epistemological approaches.
5) Knows basic metaphysical problems.
6) Knows mind-body problem.
7) Knows personal ıdentity and recegnizes personal ıdentity theories.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week What is Philosophy? Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Logic and Reasoning I Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Logic and Reasoning II Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Perception, Appearance and Reality Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week What is Knowledge? Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week TBasic Epistemological Approaches Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Metaphysics: Space, Time and Causality Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Examination Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Mind and Body Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week The Self and Personal Identity Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The Problem of Free Will Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Does God Exist? I Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Does God Exist? II Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Morality Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Issues in Political Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Final Examination


Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Jon Nuttall, An Introduction to Philosophy, (Oxford: Polity, 2003)
Nils Ch. Rauhut, Ultimate Questions: Thinking About Philosophy, (New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2011).

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5DK6DK7
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 4 1
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 5
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload