GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SPINOZA SEMINAR/FEL 310
Course Title: SPINOZA SEMINAR
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Akın CENGİZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ceyhunakin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ceyhunakin@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to realise the relation between Spinoza s philosophy and contemporary issues
To be able to grasp conatus, desire and passion as the essence of life
To be able to realise an contemporary alternative understanding presented by Spinoza s thought.
To be able to find the true meaning of action and passion
To acquire political and ethical sensitivity




 -- 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  Spinoza's life, works and context
2. Week  Overview for Spinoza's political philosophy
3. Week  Reading of TTP
4. Week  Reading of TTP
5. Week  Reading of TTP
6. Week  Reading of TTP
7. Week  Midterm Exam
8. Week  Reading of TTP
9. Week  Reading of TTP
10. Week  Reading of TTP
11. Week  Reading of TTP
12. Week  Reading of TTP
13. Week  Relation of Ethica and TTP and TP
14. Week  Relation of Ethica and TTP and TP
15. Week  Relation of Ethica and TTP and TP
16. Week  Final Sınavı
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Solmaz Zeyüt, Spinoza, Dost Yay., 2010. Benedictus de Spinoza, Teolojik Politik İnceleme, çev. Cemal Bali Akal, Reyda Ergün, Dost Kitabevi, 2008. Benedictus de Spinoza, Tractatus Politicus/Politik İnceleme, çev. Murat Erşen, Dost Kitabevi, 2009. Benedictus de Spinoza, Etika, çev. Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Dost Kitabevi, 2009. Cemal Bali Akal, Spinoza Günleri, İstanbul Bilgi Ün. Yay., 2009. Cemal Bali Akal, Varolma Direnci ve Özerklik, Dost Yay., 2004 Cemal Bali Akal, Özgürlüğün Geleceği Yoktur, Dost Yay., 2004
 -- 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
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
4
6
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
3
6
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
9
9
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
9
9
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
86
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.44
 ECTS: 
3
 -- 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.