Is there a God or not? Is it possible to prove the existence or non-existence of God? What is the source of a belief in God? What is the role of reason, experience and faith in religion? Is it possible to know the attributes of God, the immortality of the soul, the existence of miracles? What is the problem of evil? What are the moral and political implications of the claims of monotheistic religions? What is theism, deism, fideism, atheism and agnosticism? The philosophers to be studied are: Sextus, Augustinus, Aquinas, Anselmus, Avicenna, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Pascal, Hume, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Sartre. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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An Introduction to Philosophy |
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2) |
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion |
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Sextus Empiricus |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Augustinus, Avicenna, Anselmus, Aquinas |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Berkeley, Pascal |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Mid-Term Exam |
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8) |
Hume |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
9) |
Hume |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
10) |
Hume |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Nietzsche, Sartre |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. |
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Nietzsche, Sartre |
Text reading: “Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy ” edited by Louis P. Pojman. + Reading of the course notes. |
14) |
Revision |
“Western Philosophy” edited by John Cottingham; “Classics of Philosophy” edited by Louis P. Pojman. + Derste alınan notların okunması. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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The use of theoretical knowledge in practice |
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Effective use the terminology of the field |
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Behave according to basic professional legislation related the field |
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4) |
Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication |
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Express the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values of professional |
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Behave according to quality management and processes and participate in these processes |
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7) |
Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness |
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Use basic level knowledge and skills related the field, interpret and evaluate the data, identify potential problems and solve them |
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Implement techniques according to developing technology and use new tools and devices |
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10) |
The ability to prepare the operating room for surgery |
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11) |
The ability to admit the patient into the operating room and to provide assistance for post - operational transport |
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12) |
The ability to have theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field at a basic level |
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