| 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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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
An Introduction to Philosophy |
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| 2) |
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion |
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| 3) |
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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Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. |
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Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. |
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Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. |
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Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. |
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Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. |
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Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. |
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Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. |
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Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. |
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Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. |
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Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
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Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. |
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Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
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