Department of Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy II(PH112)

Content
Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
PH112 Introduction to Philosophy II 2 3 0 0 3 6
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Aliş SAĞIROĞLU asagiroglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective By the end of this course, the student should have developed an understanding of basic philosophical disciplines and problems.
Content Themes included by introduction to philosophy.
Course Learning Outcomes 1.Learning characteristics of philosophical thought.
2.Information concerning essential conceptions in philosophy: «Knowledge», «science», «technics», «religion», «language», «aesthetics», «logic», «fact», «concept», «value», «ethics», «reasonning», «hermeneutics».
3.Knowledge on principals conceptions of philosophy: «scepticism», «agnosticism», «nihilism», «rationalism», «empiricism», «eclecticism», «positivism», «falsification», «structuralism», «deconstruction».
Teaching and Learning Methods Face-to-face
References Denis Huisman: Nouveau court Traité de Philosophie
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Weekly Contents
Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 The language I: Different functions of language.
2 The language II: The problem of the origin of language.Communication in animals. Principle of arbitrary of sign Saussure.
3 Formation of scientific concepts I: Law of three state of Comte.
4 Formation of scientific concepts II:Psychanalyse of knowledge according to Gaston Bachelard.
5 Classification of sciences I: Science of nature and humanitarian sciences.
6 Classification of sciences II: Axiomatical disciplins.
7 Mid-term
8 Philosophy of history I
9 Philosophy of history II
10 Etics I
11 Etics II
12 Philosophy of religion I
13 Philosophy of religion II
14 Final reflections
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Assessment System
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 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 0 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;
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 14 2 28
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 13 13
Other Applications 4 3 12
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 23 23
Other 5 4 20
Total Workload 138
Total Workload / 25 5.52
Credits ECTS 6
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