GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHILOSOPHY IN THE 17 TH CENTURY/FEL 201
Course Title: PHILOSOPHY IN THE 17 TH CENTURY
Credits 4 ECTS 6
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Veli URHAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/vurhan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  vurhan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To obtain the ability of understanding and using the basic concepts of the discipline of philosophy.
To be a person who criticizes, investigates and makes true evaluations, by obtaining a philosophical look upon the values.
To obtain the ability of understanding and evaluating the philosophical problems by using the basic concepts To be a sensible person to the humane,
To be a sensible person to the humane, social, cultural, moral and political problems in our age and to produce solutions to these problems in a philo
To improve the methods of text analysing, interpretation, evaluation and critique which bring in skills for text reading and writing concerning the co
To use the correct forms of thinking and obtain intellectual accoutrements, by developing a philosophical look upon knowledge, science, art and being.
To obtain a consciousness regarding the preservation of the human rights, history and ethics by seeing the development of the thought of the human rig
To obtain a power of reasoning creativly and coherently and an ability to look from different perspectives at the events
by making the symbolic and abstract thinking a habit.
To be able to realize the relations of philosophical problems with contemporary problems.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  General Characteristics of Modern Philosopy
2. Week   Fracis Bacon: Classification of sciences, İdoles ve Induction method
3. Week  Thomas Hobbes: Science and Theory of Science
4. Week  Thomas Hobbes: Reality Thought and political Philosophy
5. Week  Descartes: Writtings, Method of Suspicion and Entity of Ego
6. Week   Descartes: Entity of god and cosmos
7. Week  Mid-term exam
8. Week   Descartes: Substance, mind-body problem
9. Week   Spinoza: Writings, his philosophy and his methods
10. Week   Spinoza:His metaphysics
11. Week   Spinoza: Epistemelogy, Ethics, politics
12. Week   Leibniz: Writings, his methods
13. Week   Leibniz: Physics and metaphysics
14. Week   J.Locke: Epistemology and ontology
15. Week   G.Berkeley: Refusing of matter and subjective idealism
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1) Adjukiewicz, K., Felsefeye Giriş, Gündoğan Yay., Ankara ,1993 2) Ajdukiewicz, Kazimierz, Temel Kavramlar ve Kuramlar (Felsefeye Giriş), Çev.: Ahmet Cevizci, Gündoğan Yay., Ankara ,1989 3) Arslan, Ahmet, Felsefeye Giriş, Vadi Yay., 2. Bsk., Ankara ,1996 4) Bolay, Süleyman Hayri, Felsefeye Giriş, Akçağ Yay., Ankara,2004 ,2. baskı,2007
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
9
54
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
5
25
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
10
10
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
9
9
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
160
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.4
 ECTS: 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To obtain the ability of understanding and using the basic concepts of the discipline of philosophy.X
2To be a person who criticizes, investigates and makes true evaluations, by obtaining a philosophical look upon the values.X
3To obtain the ability of understanding and evaluating the philosophical problems by using the basic concepts.X
4To be a sensible person to the humane, social, cultural, moral and political problems in our age and to produce solutions to these problems in a philosophical manner.X
5To improve the methods of text analysing, interpretation, evaluation and critique which bring in skills for text reading and writing concerning the comprehension and solution of philosophical problems.X
6To use the correct forms of thinking and obtain intellectual accoutrements, by developing a philosophical look upon knowledge, science, art and being. by making the symbolic and abstract thinking a habit.X
7To obtain a consciousness regarding the preservation of the human rights, history and ethics by seeing the development of the thought of the human rights with a philosophical look upon human.X
8To obtain a power of reasoning creativly and coherently and an ability to look from different perspectives at the eventsX
9by making the symbolic and abstract thinking a habit.X
10To be able to realize the relations of philosophical problems with contemporary problems.X
11To be able to relate the problems of different disciplines.X
12To think analytically.X
13To compare the relationship between opposing views.X
14To learn a foreign language at a basic level.
15To be able to use communication Technologies at a basic level.