SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP0811	Readings in Philosophy	Fall	3	0	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	Our main aim in this course is to introduce you to different fields of philosophy. In this regard, we will survey the texts, from different periods in the history of philosophy, which exhibit contrasting styles of philosophical argument in various sub-fields of philosophy, but are linked by a common theme: valuefree/value-laden distinction (The theme can be configured according to the interests and background of the audience in each term). We will attempt to reveal and understand the role assigned to values in different fields and styles of philosophy: moral philosophy, political philosophy, science/biotechnology, analytical and continental philosophy.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Lectures will deliver basic course-specific knowledge, and provide a framework for further study. Tutorials will provide opportunities for you to test your own understanding of the material studies, and defend and debate different opinions. Guided reading will provide a structure within which, you can exercise and extend your abilities to make use of available learning resources.
We will deal with the issues of interpretation and comprehension with an aim of reading thematically related philosophical texts through the tools of critical thinking.

Course Content

Formative essay (counts for 10% of your final mark).
Attendance (10% of your final mark)
One midterm exam on [30.10.2019] (counts for 30% of your final mark).
Summative essay at the end of the year (counts for 50% of your final mark).

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Who's to Say What's Right and Wrong?	Sharvy. R. 2007. Who’s To Say What’s Right or Wrong? People Who Have Ph.D.’s in Philosophy, That’s Who. Journal of Libertartian Studies, 21 (3): 3-24.
3)	Values: Objectivity and Subjectivity	McConnell, Terrance C. “Objectivity and Moral Expertise,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy XIV (2) (June 1984), pp. 193-207.
4)	Identifying Values in Politics I: Plato	Plato. 2008. Crito, Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
5)	Identifying Values in Politics II: Aristotle	Sandel, M. 2010. Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York. pp, 98-109
6)	Value-neutral Politics I: Utilitarianism?	J. Harris. 1975. Survival Lottery. Philosophy 50.
7)	MIDTERM
8)	Value-neutral Politics II: Machiavelli's Politics Free from Confusion	Machiavelli. N. 1992. The Prince. Dover: Dover Publications.
9)	Values, Duty and Suicide: Kant	Langton R. 1992. Duty and Desolation. Philosophy 67: 481-505.
10)	Ethical Perspectives on Biomedical Science: David E. Cooper	Cooper. D. E. 2002. The Frankensteinian Nature of Biotechnology. Aldershot: Ashgate.
11)	Identifying Values in Science: Social Phenomena Sartre	Sartre. J. P. 2007. Existentialism is Humanism. London: Yale University Press
12)	Identifying Values in Freedom I: Berlin's Value Free/ValueLaden Conceptions of Freedom	Berlin. I. 2002. “Two Concepts of Liberty”, in Liberty ed. H. Hardy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
13)	Identifying Values in Freedom II: Heidegger's Existence and Freedom	Heidegger. M. 1962. Being and Time. Trans. John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
14)	Overview and Feedback

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

You do not need to buy any books for Readings in Philosophy, but you may need to print the reader (primary sources), which I will provide to you weekly via itslearning. Apart from these, as a first port of call on any particular topic, check out the online Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/). The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy is also particularly useful. It is available on-line.

References:

Evaluation System

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.