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 |
1) |
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. |
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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 |
Metin Okuma: “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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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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6) |
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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9) |
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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12) |
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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16) |
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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