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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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to Philosophy |
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2) |
Introduction to Philosophy and the Philosophy of Life |
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3) |
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). |
6) |
Medieval Period: Augustinus, Aquinas |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
7) |
Evaluation of Mid-Term Exam Results |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
8) |
16.,17. Century: Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
9) |
18. Century: Hume, Kant |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
10) |
19. Century: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard |
Text Reading: “Ethics” (edited by David Cooper); “Ethics” (edited by Peter Singer). |
11) |
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). |
13) |
20. Century: Heidegger, Sartre II |
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14) |
Revision |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
The ability to have theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field at a basic level |
1 |
2) |
The use of theoretical knowledge related to the field in practice |
1 |
3) |
To behave according to basic professional legislation related to the field |
1 |
4) |
Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication |
1 |
5) |
Express the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values of professional |
1 |
6) |
Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness |
1 |
7) |
Effective use the terminology of the field |
1 |
8) |
To prepare the ambulance for emergency call and patient transfer. |
1 |
9) |
To performe emergency medical care and interventions |
1 |
10) |
To performe the professional skills for initial diagnosis and prehospital emergency management |
1 |
11) |
To have the ability of evaluation of the incident scene. |
1 |