INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY II

SOC106

Course Code: SOC106
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Harun Tepe

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Make in depth-analysis of the concepts which are taught at SOC 105.
Learn the history of philosophy and the thoughts of important philosophers.
Make analytical analysis of basic philosophical texts.
Make philosophical abstraction.
Establishe the relationship between philosophy and social sciences.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Yes(SOC105)

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Philosophical Texts (SOC308), The Development of Philosophy in Turkey (SOC417), Philosophy of History (SOC418)

Course Description

The course follows a topic/problem-oriented approach (rather than a historical approach) to introducing philosophy as an activity. Main arguments and their counterarguments in the major topics of philosophy are covered. These major topics are: Appearance and reality, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of art.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Philosophy of First Age- The Problem of Basic Ontology
2^nd Week	Philosophy of First Age- East and Greek
3^rd Week	Hellenistic Philosophy
4^th Week	Patristic Philosophy
5^th Week	Philosophy of Middle Age
6^th Week	Renaissance- Modern Philosophy
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	17th cent. Modern Philosophy (Descartes-Spinoza-Leibniz-Locke-Newton)
9^th Week	18th Cent.- Enlightenment (Kant)
10^th Week	19th Cent- (Schelling-Fichte-Hegel-Marx)
11^th Week	Nietzsche-Heidegger - Existentialism
12^th Week	Philosophy of Science(K.Poper-T.Kuhn)
13^th Week	Philosophy of Social Sciences (Hermeneutic-Gadamer-Habermas)
14^th Week	Post-Structuralism- Post- Modernism
15^th Week	Public Holiday
16^th Week	General Overview
17^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

*Elibol, S. (1993) Felsefeye Giriş, Ankara: SEK Yayınları.
*Cevizci A.(2010) Felsefeye Giriş, Ankara: Nobel Yayın
*Gökberk M.(1994) Felsefe Tarihi, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
*Hyppolite J,(2010) Marx ve Hegel Üzerine Çalışmalar, Ankara: Doğu Batı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1					X
K2
K3	X
K4		X
K5		X	X	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12