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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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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Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. |
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2) |
Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. |
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3) |
Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. |
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4) |
Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. |
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5) |
Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. |
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6) |
Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. |
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7) |
Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. |
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8) |
Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. |
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9) |
Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. |
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10) |
Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. |
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11) |
Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. |
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12) |
Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. |
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13) |
Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. |
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14) |
Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. |
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