Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY EDP306 6. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To gain knowledge, skills and attitudes about the history of modern philosophy.
Course Content In this course, students will be informed about the history of modern philosophy.
Learning Outcomes 1) its purpose will be to give to the students a general viewpoint that will enable them to read and comprehend the philosophical culture of thousands of years
2) to revive their potentiality to think deeply, to question analytically and to criticize systematically
3) to give them the necessary basic mental equipment with which they can produce new attitudes and take new standpoints towards philosophical problems they face both in their individual and social lives

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Description of the Course and General Introduction Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework
2. Week Introduction to General Theme of Modern Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Project Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Descartes I Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Descartes II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Spinoza Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Leibniz Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
7. Week Locke's Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
8. Week Berkeley's Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework
9. Week Shaftesbury, Hutcheson and Butler Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework
10. Week Hume's Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework
11. Week Kant's Philosophy 1 Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Kant's Philosophy 2 Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Hegel's Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework
14. Week General Evaluation of Modern Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Copleston, Frederick S. J. (1994). A History of Philosophy, Vol. IV. Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Leibniz. New York: Doubleday
Copleston, Frederick S. J. (1994). A History of Philosophy, Vol. V. Modern Philosophy: The British Philosophers from Hobbes to Hume. New York: Doubleday.
Copleston, Frederick S. J. (1994). A History of Philosophy, Vol. VI. Modern Philosophy: From the French Enlightenment to Kant. New York: Doubleday.
Kolak, Daniel and G. Thomson (2006). The Longman Standard History of Philosophy. New York: Longman Pearson.
Scruton, Roger (2002). A Short Introduction to Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein. London and New York: Routledge.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*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 2
Homework 1 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 15
1 2
1 1
1 2
Total Workload
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