Spinoza(PH312)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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PH312 | Spinoza | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | Turkish |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Mehmet Türker ARMANER tarmaner@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
Assistant | |
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. |
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. |
Teaching and Learning Methods | |
References |
- Spinoza, Éthique, trad. Bernard Pautrat, Paris, Le seuil, 1988. -Spinoza, Ethica, çev. Çiğdem Dürüşken, Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2011. |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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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 |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 40 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
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 |
Toplam | 2 | 40 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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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 |
Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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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 |