Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II İLH212 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course which is a continuation of the philosophy of Antiquity, aims at: introduicing to students, most of the time by referencing to the text, the philosophers and philosophical movements that occur during the period ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary philosophy;defining proximity or oppositions between the idea and currents; detecting the extent and implications of the issues discussed in terms of theology and debating if this thoughts could be whether or not answer to solve today's problems.
Course Content Antiquity, Medieval Philosophy and Modern Philosophy (A perspective); Renaissance Philosophy I; Philosophy of the Renaissance and the Reformation; 17th Century Philosophy and Descartes; Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy; Spinoza; Leibniz; Empiricism; Hume and Berkeley; Enlightenment and Kant (Knowledge Conception); Kant's Moral Values; After Kant's Philosophy: Hegel and the Romantics; XX. Century and Contemporary Philosophy.
Learning Outcomes 1) After this course, the student will be able to: Explain the basic problems and the major thinkers of New Age philosophy.
2) Know being, knowledge and moral conceptions of Early modern philosophers.
3) Master the relationship between philosophy and culture.
4) Explain philosophy and religion answers to today's issues.
5) Perceive the theoretical background of the reality of the social world where he/she lives, thanks to the knowledges that he/she acquired.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Antiquity, Medieval Philosophy and Modern Philosophy (A perspective); Lecture; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Renaissance Philosophy I; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Philosophy of the Renaissance and the Reformation; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week 17th Century Philosophy and Descartes; Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy; Lecture

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Spinoza and Unity of Substance Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Leibniz and his monads Lecture; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Empiricism; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Hume and Berkeley; Lecture; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Midterm Exam Lecture
Six Hats Thinking
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Enlightenment and Kant (Knowledge Conception); Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Kant's Moral Values; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week After Kant's Philosophy: Hegel and the Romantics; Question Answer; Discussion

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week XX. Century and Contemporary Philosophy.
Debate
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
A. Weber, Felsefe Tarihi, Sosyal Yayınları, 2000.
Ahmet Cevizci, Felsefe Tarihi, Say Yay, 2009.
Descartes, Metot Üzerine Konuşmalar, Metafizik Düşünceler, Ahlak mektupları
G. Skirbekk-N. Gilje, Felsefe Tarihi, çev: Emrullah Akbaş-Şule Mutlu, Üniversite Kitabevi Yayınlar, İstanbul, 2004.
Kant, Saf Aklın Eleştirisi, Pratik Aklın Eleştirisi
Leibniz, Monadoloji, Teodise
Locke, İnsan Anlığı Üzerine Bir Deneme; Hume, İnsan Zihni Üzerine Bir Araştırma
M. Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi Yay, İstanbul, 2000.
Spinoza,Etika
W. Wishdel, Felsefenin Arka Merdiveni, îz Yay, 1993.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 6
Seminar 1 10
Midterm Exam 2 6
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 5
Final Exam 1 10
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 5
Total Workload
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