GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY/FEL231
Course Title: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Kazim SARIKAVAK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kazims
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kazims@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning of the main concepts and problems of philosophy
 -- 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 features of ancient philosophy
2. Week  Important names of ancient philosophy (Thales,Anaksimenes,Anaksimandros,Gorgias,Protagoras etc.)
3. Week  Socrates, Plato, Atistotle
4. Week  General characteristics of medieval philosophy
5. Week  important philosophers of the medieval philosophy ((Johannes Scottus , Anselmus, Petrus Abelardus, Albertus Magnus, Aquina'lı Thomas, Duns Scotus, O
6. Week  Renaissance and Reform
7. Week  17. century philosophy
8. Week  17. century philosophers
9. Week  18. century philosophy, Kant
10. Week  18. century philosophers
11. Week  General characteristics of 19. century philosophy
12. Week  18. century philosophers (Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schopenhauer etc.)
13. Week  General characteristics of 20. century philosophy
14. Week  20. century. movements of philosophy and philosophers
15. Week  Evaluation
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Weber, Alfred; Felsefe Tarihi;çev.V. Eralp, Sosyal Yayınlar,İstanbul,1998 Gökberk, Macit; Felsefe Tarihi,Remzi Kitabevi,İstanbul,1999 Vorlander, Kar
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
3
5
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
7
35
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
7
7
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
104
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.16
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1acquiring competence in the advanced sociological imagination and analyzing social realityX
2having the ability to comprehend social issues accurately, to discern their underlining multifactorial causes, to analyze and to propose sociological answersX
3having competence in the ability to analyze profoundly the socio-political conditions of 19th century and the double revolution period in which sociology emerged as a scientific disciplineX
4being closely acquainted with the prominent figures of the Classical Sociology with their works and the major sociological thoughtsX
5having the advanced competence in the analyzing the leading theorists of the 20th century and their influence in social theory in the progress of the sociologyX
6acquiring the critical thinking without being exposed to the contemporary sociological conceptualizing (ex. globalization, multiculturalism, identity, postmodernism) and the one-sided impacts of centers where these concepts are produced.X
7having the ability to evaluate the journey of sociology discipline in Turkey in terms of the prominent thinkers who made significant contributions in the disciplineX
8acquiring the qualified method knowledge that can be utilized in responding to practical problems and the effective use of computer programs (ex. SPSS) in this fieldX
9going beyond the theory/practice divide, having the skills in using both of the methods in the future worksX
10being closely acquainted with the related disciplines of sociology (ex. literature, art, culture, religion, economy etc.) and working with these disciplines to effectively use the sociological imaginationX
11having the capacity and flexibility which are needed to jointly use of sociology and other social sciences (history, philosophy, psychology, political science, literature, management etc) in an interdisciplinary approachX
12being equipped with required knowledge and skills that are sought in both public and private sectors. accordingly, having the proficiency in the use of foreign language computer in addition to having the basic knowledge of the sociology disciplineX