What is the goal and meaning of life? What is the role of happiness, pleasure and utility in life? What is freedom and alienation? What is justice and equality? What is morality? What is the source of our moral decisions, actions and choices? How does reason and passion effect our life? What is good and bad in a moral context? What is the meaning of death in relation to life? What is the role of religion in determining the meaning and goal of life? The course aims to inquire into the answers to these questions through the theories of philosophers such as Aristippus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno, Pyrrho, Sextus, Augustinus, Aquinas, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Mill, Marx, Heidegger and Sartre. |
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Related Preparation |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Introduction to Philosophy and the Philosophy of Life |
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Ancient Period: Aristippos, Platon |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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Ancient Period: Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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Ancient Period: Pyrrho, Aenesedimus, Sextus |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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Medieval Period: Augustinus, Aquinas |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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Evaluation of Mid-Term Exam Results |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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16.,17. Century: Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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18. Century: Hume, Kant |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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19. Century: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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19. Century: Mill, Marx |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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20. Century: Heidegger, Sartre |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
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20. Century: Heidegger, Sartre II |
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14) |
Revision |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. |
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Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. |
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Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. |
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Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. |
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Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. |
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Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. |
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7) |
Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. |
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8) |
Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. |
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Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. |
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Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. |
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Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. |
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Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. |
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Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. |
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14) |
Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. |
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15) |
Have the professional and ethical responsibility. |
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Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. |
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17) |
Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. |
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Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |
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