Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | ILA404B | Philosophy of Religion | Compulsory | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
Gain knowledge about the definition, emergence, subject and purpose of philosophy of religion, as well as its basic problems. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Fatma Tosun Köse |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Learns the importance of philosophy of religion in terms of religious thought. | 2 | Religion-science, Religion-Morality etc. gain a different perspective on their relationships. | 3 | The student can evaluate the religious subject more fleible , rational and coherent. | 4 | the student can make research and investigation in any religious subject | 5 | the student can argue about and know bacis problems of religion philosophy |
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Mode of Delivery |
Second Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
The emergence of philosophy of religion
Evidence put forward by thinkers regarding the existence of God
Concepts of God and the main differences between them
problem of evil
Atheism
Religion-morality relationship
Religion-science relationship |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Gain knowledge about the definition, history, subject, method and purpose of philosophy of religion. | | | 2 | Problems of Philosophy of Religion | | | 3 | Evidence for the existence of God
Ontological Evidence
Cosmological Evidence | | | 4 | Evidence for the existence of God
Teleological Evidence
Evidence of Religious Experience
Moral Evidence | | | 5 | Images of God
Theism and Deism | | | 6 | Images of God
Pantheism and Pan-entheism | | | 7 | The images of God | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | 9 | Evil and Its Types
Natural Evil
Moral Evil
Metaphysical Evil | | | 10 | Solutions to the Problem of Evil | | | 11 | Human Freedom and Determinism | | | 12 | The relation between religion and ethics | | | 13 | The relation between religion and science | | | 14 | Faith and its relationship with mind | | | 15 | Atheism and Varieties of Atheism | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Mehmet Aydin, Philosophy of Religion,
Mehmet Bayraktar, Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
Vahdettin Başçı, Ruhattin Yazoğlu, Tuncay İmamoğlu, Philosophy of Religion Lessons |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Final Examination | 1 | 80 | 80 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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