History of Modern Philosophy II (PH302) | GSÜ

Content

The aim of this course is to investigate the development of modern philosophy on the basis of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.

Kant’s transcendental aesthetic and analytic

Learning fundamental aspects of Kant’s theoretical philosophy
Development of the capacities of analyzing and criticizing

Discussing and criticizing selected texts

Kant: Critique of Pure Reason

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Presentation of the course content
2	Critique of metaphysics
3	The idea of transcendental philosophy, The possibility of synthetic-a priori judgments
4	Metaphysical and transcendantal expositions of the concept of space
5	Metaphysical and transcendantal expositions of the concept of time
6	General logic, Transcendantal logic, Analytıc-dialectic distinction
7	Logical employment of the understanding, Transcendental employment of the understanding
8	Midterm Exam
9	Deduction of the pure concept of understanding
10	Doctrine of transcendental power of judgment
11	Schematism, Supreme principle of analytic judgments, Supreme principle of synthetic judgments
12	Axioms of intuition, Anticipations of perception
13	Analogies of experience
14	Postulats of empirical thought

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	1	50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	50
Total	2	100

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	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;
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;
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	13	5	65
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	18	18
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	30	30
Total Workload			155
Total Workload / 25			6.20
Credits ECTS			6