Spinoza (PH312) | GSÜ - ECTS Information Guide

Content

Objective

Analysis of Spinoza's theory of mind-body unity through an exhoustive reading of the Second Part of Ethics. In this course, students will be acknowledged about how to write a philosophical essay that fits the academic criteria through some secondary sources on the mind-body problem in Spinoza's thought.

Course Content

Analysis of Spinoza's theory of the unity of mind and body.

Course Learning Outcomes

The main concepts and principles of Spinoza's Ethics will be analysed and a close reading of Ethics, Part II will be done.

References

- Spinoza, Éthique, trad. Bernard Pautrat, Paris, Le seuil, 1988.
-Spinoza, Ethica, çev. Çiğdem Dürüşken, Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2011.

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	The main project and the method of Spinoza's Ethics
2	On the structure and the content of Part I, Ethics
3	On the structure and the content of Part I, Ethics
4	On the structure and the content of Part II of Ethics
5	On the kinds of knowledge in Spinoza's thought
6	Text analysis, Ethics, Part II, Definitions 1, 2, 3 and related propositions
7	Text analysis, Ethics, Part II, Definitions 4, 5, 6 and related propositions
8	Text analysis, Ethics, Part II, Definiton 7, Axioms 1, 2 and related propositions
9	Text analysis, Ethics, Part II, Axioms 3, 4, 5 and related propositions
10	Main project of first 13 Propositions of Ethics Part II: from God to humain mind
11	On the nature of mind-body union: paralellism or equality?
12	Analysis of Proposition 13 of Ethics, Part II
13	On the perfection of body and mind
14	Activity, perfection and freedom in Spinoza's thought

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	2	40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	60
Total	3	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	2	40
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	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	0	0
Total	2	40

Relation of Proficiency

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;
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;
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

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	13	2	26
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	30	30
Total Workload			98
Total Workload / 25			3.92
Credits ECTS			4