Contemporary Philosophy II(PH404)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH404 | Contemporary Philosophy II | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Umut ÖKSÜZAN uoksuzan@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Explain and discuss the historical origins, dimensions and methodological questions concerning the fundamental problems of contemporary philosophy. |
| Content | We will study in the framework of phenomenology and existentialism the following fundamental problems and methods: Relationship between metaphysics and positive sciences, the idea of ??phenomenology, essence, consciousness, reality, experience , knowledge, truth, meaning, being, existence, understanding, concept, world, freedom, action, humanism, epokhe, phenomenological reduction, description, destruction of traditional ontology, the dialectic. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Acquisition of detailed knowledge of the fundamental problems and methods of contemporary philosophy. Acquisition of the ability to develop an original reflection around philosophical issues. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Presentation, commentary, discussion. |
| References |
Edmund Hussserl, L'idée de la phénoménologie, Paris, PUF, 1970. Martin Heidegger, Etre et Temps, Paris, Authentica, 1985. Martin Heidegger, "Lettre sur l'humanisme", in Questions III-IV, Paris, Gallimard, 1990. Jean-Paul Sartre, L'existentialisme est un humanisme, Paris, Gallimard, 1996. Emmanuel Levinas, "Humanisme et an-archie", in L'Humanisme de l'autre homme, Hérault, Fata Morgana, 1972. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hegel's Logic as a Source of Badiou's Theory |
| 2 | Hegel's Logic as a Source of Badiou's Theory (continued) |
| 3 | Mallarmé's Poetry |
| 4 | Mallarmé's Poetry (continued) |
| 5 | Marx's Philosophy as a Source of Badiou's Theory |
| 6 | Marx's Philosophy as a Source of Badiou's Theory (continued) |
| 7 | The place of the Subjective |
| 8 | The Subject under the Signifiers of Exception |
| 9 | Lack and Destruction |
| 10 | The Materialist Return of Materialsim |
| 11 | Subjectivation and Subjective Trial |
| 12 | Topics of Ethique |
| 13 | The other books of Badiou on the same Subject |
| 14 | The End of Subjectivity |
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) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 50 |
| 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 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.60 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||