Department of Philosophy

Modern Philosophy II(PH302)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
PH302 Modern Philosophy II 6 3 0 0 3 6
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction French
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Aliye KOVANLIKAYA akovanlikaya@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective The aim of this course is to investigate the development of modern philosophy on the basis of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
Content Kant’s transcendental aesthetic and analytic
Course Learning Outcomes Learning fundamental aspects of Kant’s theoretical philosophy
Development of the capacities of analyzing and criticizing
Teaching and Learning Methods Discussing and criticizing selected texts
References Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
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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
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
Toplam 0 0
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;
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
Total Workload 0
Total Workload / 25 0.00
Credits ECTS 0
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