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Information
| Code | IHS462 |
| Name | Philosophy of Mind |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Merve KOYUNCU |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
By seeing the beginning of the discussions of philosophy of mind, which is also the subject of classical philosophy, understanding its place in modern thought and contemporary philosophy, and learning and interpreting the basic views on the research topics within its field.
Course Content
Concept of mind, problem of consciousness, mind-body problem, problem of other minds, artificial intelligence theory, theories of mind, subjectivity
Course Precondition
no
Resources
De La Mettrie, J. O. (1980). İnsan Bir Makine, (E. Bayramoğlu, Çev.). İstanbul: Havass Yayınları. Heil, J. (2020). Zihin felsefesi: Çağdaş bir giriş (S. Akbıyık ve M. Bilgili, Çev.). İstanbul: Küre Yayınları.
Notes
Hofstadter, D. R., Dennett, D. C., & Doruker, F. (2008). Aklın gözü: benlik ve ruh üzerine hayaller ve düşünceler. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. Koç, T. (2005). Ölümsüzlük Düşüncesi, İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık. Shaffer, J. A. (2005). Zihin Felsefesi, (T. Koç, Çev.). İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık. (Orijinal baskı, 1968). Urhan, V., Uslu, S. (ed.) (2019). Zihin felsefesi. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2019. Zeman, A. (2012). Bilinç Kullanım Kılavuzu, (G. Koca, Çev.). İstanbul: Metis Yayınevi. (Orijinal baskı,2002).
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the topics that philosophy of mind deals with as a philosophical discipline. |
| LO02 | Explains the historical development of philosophy of mind. |
| LO03 | Understands the mind & body problem. |
| LO04 | Determines the place of philosophy of mind in contemporary philosophy and understands its importance. |
| LO05 | Knows the discussions that philosophy of mind is related to in contemporary philosophy and establishes intellectual contact with these discussions. |
| LO06 | Explains the connection of philosophy of mind with neuroscience, psychology and technical sciences, with which it is related in terms of interdisciplinarity. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Describes socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic structures of the Islamic societies. | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines the main religious problems and produces some solutions according to modern needs. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Acquires knowledge and skills in the fields of Islamic history, culture, art, and literature. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Conveys the accumulations acquired to the religious field. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Classifies and examines the accumulation of knowledge and historical experience acquired in the history of Islamic sciences. | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Supports attitudes and acts fitted to the unifying, integrating and reconciling role of religious values in society. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Expresses truly Islam in terms of belief, worship, moral and acts and procedures. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Realizes that religion, science, art, philosophy, and moral are mutually complementary elements and that they must be considered as a whole. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Respects the beliefs and the values attributed holiness, and supports the culture of coexisting. | 3 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Improves professional development, as well as interest in accordance with the capabilities of scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields constantly itself by identifying learning needs. | 2 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Works in the fields of practical religious services, religious education and teaching. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Philosophy of Mind? | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | The Concept of Mind in Ancient Times | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Concept of Mind in Aristotle | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | The Problem of Dualism in Descartes | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | The Mind & Body Problem and Basic Approaches | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | The Problem of Other Minds | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Basic Theories in Contemporary Philosophy | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation for the exam and reviewing of the topics | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav |
| 9 | Naturalistic Theory of Mind | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Naturalism and Its Implications | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | The Concept of Mind in the Dilemma of Genetics and Environment | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | The Problem of Personal Identity | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Can Machines Think? | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | History of the Idea of Artificial Intelligence | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | The Problem of Qualia | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation for the exam and reviewing of the topics | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation for the exam and reviewing of the topics | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 81 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,24 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||