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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: GEP0804
Ders İsmi: Islamic Philosophy
Ders Yarıyılı: Fall
Spring
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 4
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Second Cycle EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):
Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: This course is designed to present the student with a solid introduction to the major thinkers in classical Islamic philosophy, with emphasis placed on developing a properly philosophical understanding of the issues and arguments. Topics include: Reason and revelation (can the human mind reach the truth without the aid of revelation?); the existence of God; creation, eternity, and infinity. Causality and Miracles. Human nature and knowledge; the nature of ethical obligations; and the constitution of the ideal political state. Philosophers to be studied include al-Kindi, al-Razi, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Ghazali, Ibn Baja, Ibn Tufail, and Ibn Rushd (Averroes).
Course Content: This course is designed to present the student with a solid introduction to the major thinkers in classical Islamic philosophy, with emphasis placed on developing a properly philosophical understanding of the issues and arguments.
Teaching methods and techniques used in the course are: lecture, reading, individual work, discussion.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course: Try to define the meaning of islamic philosophy
2) Sources of islamic philosophy and theology: İslamic and non islamic sources
3) Early discussions and divisions between theological schools: Asharita and Muthadhili kalam
4) Beginning of Systematic Philosophy: al-Kindi and Peripatetic School
5) Farabi: From onthology to political philosophy
6) İbn Sina: Problem of Being and existence of God. İbn Sina’s philosophy of religion
7) İbn Khaldun and philosophy of history
8) Midterm Week
9) Ghazali’s criticism of Philosophy: Tahafut
10) Andalusian Philosophy and emergence of İslamic Philosophy in the west: İbn Bajjah, İbn Tufail
11) İbn Rushd and his approach to Reason and Revelation
12) Philosophy as Mysticism: İbn Arabi, Mulla Sadra
13) Mysticism in otoman philosophy: Maulana Rumi and Yunus Emre
14) History Of Science And Technology In Islam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: 1- M.M. Sharif, A History of Muslim Philosophy, Pakistan Philosophical Congress, (İslam Felsefesi Tarihi) İnsan Yayınları. 2 Cilt.
2- Macit Fahri, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, Nehir Yayınları. 2001, İstanbul
3- Mamut Kaya, İslam Filozoflarından Felsefe Metinleri, Klasik Yayınları, 2008, İst
4- Kindi, Felsefi Risaleler, Klasik Yayınları, 2007, İstanbul
5- Farabi, İdeal Devlet (El-Medinetü’l-fadila), çev: Ahmet Arslan, Divan Kitap Yayınları. 2009
6- İslam Düşüncesi Tarihi, Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları, Eskişehir. 2010
7- H. Corbin (with S.H. Nasr and O. Yahya), History of Islamic Philosophy, (London, 1993).
8- Arnaldez, Roger, Averroes: A Rationalist in Islam (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2000).

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Follows national and international developments in clinical practice and behaves scientifically.
2) Adopts professionalism and ethics in professional practices.
3) Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, patients' relatives, and in interdisciplinary settings.
4) Prioritizes health in individual and community-based dental practices.
5) Applies institutional leadership and management principles in professional practices.
6) Monitors and implements information technologies in professional practices.
7) Considers professional principles in diagnostic and treatment processes in clinical practices.
8) Supports entrepreneurship for the advancement of the profession.
9) Ensures continuous technological and professional development.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Follows national and international developments in clinical practice and behaves scientifically.
2) Adopts professionalism and ethics in professional practices.
3) Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, patients' relatives, and in interdisciplinary settings.
4) Prioritizes health in individual and community-based dental practices.
5) Applies institutional leadership and management principles in professional practices.
6) Monitors and implements information technologies in professional practices.
7) Considers professional principles in diagnostic and treatment processes in clinical practices.
8) Supports entrepreneurship for the advancement of the profession.
9) Ensures continuous technological and professional development.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 2 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 2 26
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 5
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 94