INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

SOCI105

Course Code: SOCI105
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Simay Özlü

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Can exercise logical (formal) reasoning styles.
Can explain the history of the analyses of notions that ground the intellectual discussions of various types and at different levels of sophistication.
Can distinguish productive discussion from polemical debate.
Can actively adapt philosophical abstraction to the practical-social realm.
Can analyse social structures by active reading-listening skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Philosophical Texts (SOCI308), Development of Philosophy in Turkey (SOCI431), Philosophy of History (SOCI418)

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: Philosophy of religion, ethics and meta-ethics, animal ethics, political philosophy.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Basic concepts of philosophy
3^rd Week	Philosophy and the other sciences
4^th Week	Logic and principles of thinking
5^th Week	Basic disciplines of philosophy
6^th Week	Ontology/Metaphysics
7^th Week	Epistemology
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Ethics/Morality
10^th Week	Ethics
11^th Week	Aesthetics
12^th Week	Philosophy of religion
13^th Week	Political philosophy
14^th Week	Critical thinking
15^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Elibol, S. (1993). Felsefeye Giriş, Ankara: SEK Yayınları
Gökberk M.(1994) Felsefeye Giriş, Ankara: Remzi Yayınları
Gadamer H.G. (2008) Hakikat ve Yöntem, (Çev.H. Arslan)İstanbul: Paradigma,
West D. (1998) Kıta Avrupası Felsefesine Giriş,(Çev. Ahmet Cevizci) İstanbul, Paradigma
Hear A. (2001) German Philosophy since Kant, UK, Cambrdige Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

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

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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