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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Related Preparation |
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An Introduction to Philosophy |
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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. |
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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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Analyze and demonstrate knowledge of concepts, ideas, applications in early childhood education and to be able to evaluate them critically. |
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To understand and know the developmental and learning capacities of 0-66 month old children and to reflect these to their education process. |
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Implementation of the subject matter, pedagogical and professional knowledge necessary for early childhood education. |
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Create teaching potential for 0-66 months old children regarding their multidimensional developmental process including skills and attitudes and behavior applicable to life. |
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To know how to develop, apply and evaluate learning mediums
with sıitable education programs, teaching approach and methods and techniques which is flexible for each individual child .
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To know and apply the necessary measurement and assessmant techniques suitable for early childhood educaton. |
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To develop and apply projects that supports children, families and individuals in the community and contributing positively to their developmental process. |
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To integrate the knowledge and experience of working together with different programs and different age groups. |
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To demonstrate the commitment to early childhood profession, professionalism,life-long learning and professional growth. |
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To cooperate and collaborate with other individuals and community to bring awareness about early childhood education to society. |
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To be able to recognize problems in early childhood education, to bring scientifically acceptable solutions to these problems and participate effectively in projects leading to such solutions. |
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Demonstrate knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies related to early childhood education and act accordingly. |
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To demonstrate commitment to societial,scientific and professional values. |
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To recognize and respect different cultures and to be sensitive to individual and cultural differences. |
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To demonstrate competence and ethical approach in information and communication technologies. |
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To demonstrate English profiency in communicating, knowledge sharing and professional development areas of early childhood education. |
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