COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · PHI435
Philosophical Research: Human–Nature Relations
Elective · French
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Content Weekly Contents Assessment System Relation of Proficiency ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
Zübeyde Gaye ÇANKAYA EKSEN
gayecankaya@yahoo.com
gayecankaya@yahoo.com
Content
Objective
Attaining advanced knowledge on Ancient Greek Philosophy
Course Content
Cynic Philosophies
Course Learning Outcomes
Sytematical knowledge of Ancient Greek Philosophy
Teaching and Learning Methods
Dissertation
References
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Philosophy after Socrates |
| 2 | Philosophy after Socrates ( continued) |
| 3 | Philosophy after Socrates ( continued) |
| 4 | Socrates and Diogenes |
| 5 | Socrates and Cynics |
| 6 | Cynics |
| 7 | Cynics |
| 8 | The doctrine of the cynics |
| 9 | Cynics and the history of the philosophy |
| 10 | Cynics today |
| 11 | Sloterdjik and the philosophy of the cynics |
| 12 | Sloterdjik's philosophy |
| 13 | An evaluation of the cynics today |
| 14 | A last recapitulation |
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Socrates |
| 2 | Socrates and cynics |
| 3 | Socrates and Platon |
| 4 | Platon and cynics |
| 5 | Aristoteles |
| 6 | Atistoteles and cynics |
| 7 | Platon aristoteles and cynics |
| 8 | Cynics and Stoa |
| 9 | Cynics and Anthisthenes |
| 10 | Cynics and philosophy |
| 11 | The enlightment and cynics |
| 12 | The heritage of cynics |
| 13 | The aim of the cynics |
| 14 | The nature philosophy and human place in nature |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 3 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 1 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Relation of Proficiency
| 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 | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Presentation | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Reports | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Thesis/ Project | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 152 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 6.08 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||