Introduction to Philosophy I(PH111)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH111 | Introduction to Philosophy I | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Aliş SAĞIROĞLU asagiroglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | By the end of this course, the student should have developed an understanding of basic philosophical disciplines and problems. |
| Content | Themes included by introduction to philosophy. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1.Learning characteristics of philosophical thought. 2.Information concerning essential conceptions in philosophy: «Knowledge», «science», «technics», «religion», «language», «aesthetics», «logic», «fact», «concept», «value», «ethics», «reasonning», «hermeneutics». 3.Knowledge on principals conceptions of philosophy: «scepticism», «agnosticism», «nihilism», «rationalism», «empiricism», «eclecticism», «positivism», «falsification», «structuralism», «deconstruction». |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Face-to-face |
| References | Denis Huisman: Nouveau Court Traité de Philosophie |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Idea of philosophy – I: Etymology and definition of word “philosophy”. The function of “reflection” in philosophy. |
| 2 | Idea of philosophy – II: Technics and sagacity. Philosophical reflection and life. |
| 3 | Forms of human culture – I: Magic and science. |
| 4 | Forms of human culture – II: Technics, art, religion. |
| 5 | Principles of reason: Principe of identity, Principe of non-contradiction, Principe of excluded middle, Principe of sufficient reason. |
| 6 | Critics of universalist conception of principes of reason. |
| 7 | Mid-term |
| 8 | Logical reasonning: Deduction, induction, analogy. |
| 9 | Idea of truth - I: Definition of «reality» and «truth». |
| 10 | Different conceptions of truth: Theory of evidence-truth, theory of correspondance-truth, theory of coherence-truth, criterion of the pragmatism. |
| 11 | Idea of truth – II: Rationalism and hermeneutics: From the category of truth to category of meaning. |
| 12 | Criterion of falsifiability according to Popper. |
| 13 | Hermeneutic disciplines: Psychanalyse, exegesis, Marxism. |
| 14 | Final reflections |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 50 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Analyze philosophical texts with analytical and critical rigor; | X | ||||
| 2 | Get an exhaustive knowledge on the history of philosophy; from antiquity to 20th century; | X | ||||
| 3 | Provide access to information and expertise in the fields of systematic philosophy, such as ethic, esthetic, history of science, philosophy of society; | X | ||||
| 4 | Establish the relation between philosophy and other fields of knowledge, such as, history, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other positive sciences; | X | ||||
| 5 | Learn the theories of political science and the philosophical evaluation of historical and actual events; | X | ||||
| 6 | Have a sufficient level of French and English in order to follow philosophical debates; | X | ||||
| 7 | Have a sufficient level of the ancient Greek, Latin and Ottoman languages for reading philosophical texts written in these; | X | ||||
| 8 | Develop a creative thinking and a knowledge of aesthetic theories which will allow the analysis of artworks and the history of art; | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Other Applications | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Other | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.60 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||