ILT122 Introduction to Philosophy

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code ILT122
Name Introduction to Philosophy
Semester 2. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör.Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN


Course Goal

The main aim of the course is to teach students the starting points of the philosophy which is the basis of the development of science and to prepare the ground for critical thinking in this context. Besides, it is aimed that the student who learns about the scope and limits of philosophy can analyze all the problems he / she has encountered with a philosophical point of view. In this context, the area of logic, being, and art that constitute the important building blocks of philosophy are conveyed through various philosophers' perspectives. Thus, it is aimed to make the student understand the philosophy that contributes to the development of the society in all its aspects.

Course Content

The course contains basic information on the concept of philosophy. In this context, the course includes important concepts of philosophy, types of knowledge, approaches to knowledge, philosophy of being, art and morality. On the other hand, the concept of politics is also examined in terms of philosophy and all these issues are critically examined.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Horner, C. & Westacott, E. (2016) Felsefe Aracılığıyla Düşünme, Arslan, A. (çev.). Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi. Langton, R. (2005) Descartes’ın Meditasyonlar’ına Bir Çalışma Rehberi, Bağçe, S. (çev.). (TÜBA Açık Ders Malzemeleri: Batı Felsefesi Klasikleri). Verges, A. & Huisman, D. (2002) Felsefe2002, Bumin, T. (ed.), Arslan, A. (çev.). İstanbul: TÜSİAD, Lebib Yalkın Yayımları. Baç, M. (2011). Epistemoloji. Taşdelen, D. (ed). Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Notes

Platon. (2010). Devlet. Eyüboğlu, S. ve Cimcoz, M. A. (çev.). İstanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Descartes, R. (2015). Meditasyonlar: Metafizik Üzerine Düşünceler. Dürüşken, Ç. (çev.). İstanbul: Alfa. Özaktaş, H. (1998) Yapay Zeka: Bilgi Çağında Akıl Beden Sorunu, Cogito, Sayı:13, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Warburton, N. (2017). Deneme Yazmanın Temel Kuralları. Fethi, A. (çev.). İstanbul: Alfakitap. Warburton, N. (2000). A’dan Z’ye Düşünmek. Çalışkan, S. (çev.). Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Recognizes the fundamental differences between philosophical knowledge and scientific knowledge.
LO02 Describes the periodic conditions that caused the birth of philosophical thought.
LO03 Compares different philosophical approachs regrading the conditions of true knowledge.
LO04 Distinguishes different philosophical approaches to the concept of being.
LO05 By questioning the historical link between individual, society and philosophy, interprets behaviours in contemporary societies.
LO06 Recognizes the concepts of ethics and morality and analyzes the arguments in this area.
LO07 By comparing the present social problems with the historical philosophical debates, establishes cause-effect relations.
LO08 Examines the problems in different fields of study from a philosophical perspective.
LO09 Due to the structure of the course, the participantsare able to expressthemselvesfreelyand improve communication skills.
LO10 Questions opinions that are considered to be true and acquires a critical point of view that contributes to the progress in the professional life.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. 3
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.).
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 5
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 3
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. 3
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 4
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy,
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media)
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 What is Philosophy Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Philosophical knowledge and other types of knowledge Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Problem of knowledge - Ancient period Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Problem of knowledge - Modern period Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Mind-body problem Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Philosophy of science Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 General evaluation Course review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Metaphysics - Ancient period Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Problem of free will Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Relation of ethics and metaphysics Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Aristotelian ethics Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Philosophy of art Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Political philosophy Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Philosophical approachs to contemporary problems Read relevant section of the textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 88
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,52
ECTS 4 ECTS