Department of Philosophy

Contemporary Philosophy I(PH403)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
PH403 Contemporary Philosophy I 7 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 Knowledge about the western philosophy since XVI. Century
Content Learning an era by individual thoughts
Course Learning Outcomes Learning an era through major philosophers
Teaching and Learning Methods Students present the authors
References Jean-Michel Besnier, Histoire de la philosophie moderne et contemporaine
Paul Ricœur, Time and Narrative
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 General introduction to the modern philosophy
2 Montaigne
3 Hume
4 Machiavelli
5 Particularities of ‘renaissance’
6 Descartes
7 Hobbes
8 Pascal
9 Spinoza
10 Schelling
11 Schopenhauer
12 Kierkegaard
13 Problems of dialectics
14 General lines of the XIX. Century
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 0
Presentation 1 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 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 3 0
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;
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 13 4 52
Assignments 1 5 5
Presentation 1 5 5
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 30 30
Total Workload 144
Total Workload / 25 5,76
Credits ECTS 6
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