Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING AND WRITING PHI125 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Murat ÇELİK
Assistants
Goals Philosophical approaches to the problems of aesthetics and art. The analysis of basic concepts in art and aesthetics. The relation of art and aesthetics to life.
Course Content The relationship between philosophy and art, aesthetics. The classical understanding of art. The basic works of Aristotle and Plato. The problems of imitation and representation. Art and expression. The concepts of beauty and ugliness, the problem of artistic creation.
Learning Outcomes 1) At the end of this course, students will learn to recognise basic problems of a philosophical text and to follow lines of argument in the text.
2) At the end of the course, students will gain the basic skills to write a philosophical paper.
3) At the end of the course, the students will learn the fundamentals of academic writing.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the Class and Overview of the Topics. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week On the Concept of Art Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Plato’s Concept of Mimesis Lecture; Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Aristotle’s Understanding of Mimesis Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Basic Concepts in Aristotle’s Poetics. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Medieval Aesthetics Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Renaissance Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Kant and Romanticism. Lecture; Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Hegel’s Aesthetics. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Modernist Discussions Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Chicago Author-Date System Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week Basics of Writing an Article Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Discussing Your İdeas with Others Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week End-of-Semester Wrap-Up Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Eco, Umberto. 2015. How to Write a Thesis. MIT Press.
Warburton, Nigel. 2008. Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide. Routledge.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*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 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Homework 3 3
Midterm Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 7 4
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 7 4
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