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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TR213.1BPhilosophyElective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• To grasp the meaning and significance of philosophical thinking. • To learn the methods and perspectives of philosophical thinking. • To learn basic philosophical disputes and discussions. • To learn transformations in the field of thought and knowledge through basic discussions and problems in the works of historically significant philosophers.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The students will be able to develop a clear conscious about philosophical thinking
2The students will be able to think logically and coherently
3The students will be able to compare different views
4The students will be able to comprehend different philosophical problems relationally each other
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The class focuses on the basic philosophical problems and discussions within the framework of the history of philosophy. Knowledge, science, individual, society, politics, ethics, and arts will be among the topics as these topics discussed by philosophers like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Hobbes, and Kant.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction
2Science and Philosophy
3Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
4Descartes
5Locke and Kant
6Karl Popper
7IMidterm
8August Comte
9Free Will and Determinism
10Ethics
11Ethics
12Political Philosophy: Plato and Hobbes
13Political Philosophy: Locke and Rawls
14Aesthetics
1520th Century Philosophy
16final
Recommended or Required Reading
A course pack will be used
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Discussion4520
Question-Answer177
Self Study4520
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4520
Individual Study for Final Examination4520
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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