Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish-Islamic Philosophy I
Course Code: FEL221
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Introduce the source of the Islamic philosophy and its effects on the Turkish-Islamic philosophy. In the second place, we are discussing some crucial issues in Islamic philosophy from the view point of Muslim philosophers.

Course Content

Development of Turkish-Islamic philosophy. Some crucial issues in Islamic philosophy from the view point of Muslim philosophers.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Tuncay SAYGIN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyse outlines of Islam and interactions with philosophy
2.To be able to analyse History of Turkish-Islamic Thought and main currents
3.To be able to tell about God, belief ets. Metaphysical concepts in Islamic philosophy.
4.To know outlines of Avicenna's philosophy .
5.To know outlines of Al-Farabi's philosophy .
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Corbin, Henry, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (Çev. Hüseyin Hatemi), İstanbul: İletişim Yay. 1986
2.Bayraktar, Mehmet, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, Ankara: T.D.V., 1997.
3.Butterworth, Charles E., İslam Felsefesinde Siyasi Düşüncenin Gelişimi, İstanbul: Pınar Yay. 1999
4.El- Behiy, Muhammed, İslam Düşüncesinin İlahi Yönü, İstanbul: Fecr Yay. 1992
5.Fahri, Macit, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (Çev. Kasım Turhan), İstanbul: İklim Yay. 1992.
6.Kaya, Mahmut. İslam Filosoflarından Felsefe Metinleri, İstanbul: Klasik Yay. 2005
7.Nasr, Seyyid Hüseyin, The History of Islamic Philosophy, London: Routledge, 1998.
8.Önal, Mehmet, Wisdom (Hikma) and Philosophy (Falsafa) in Islamic Thought, (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), University of Wales, Lampeter, 1998.
9.Leaman, Oliver, İslamic Philosophy, Polity Press, New York, 2009.
10.Leaman, Oliver, Ortaçağ İslam Felsefesine Giriş, (çev. Turan Koç ) İz Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2000
11.Leaman, Oliver, S. H. Nasr, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (çev. Çeviren: Hasan Tuncay Başoğlu,Şamil Öçal ) Açılım Kitap, İstanbul, 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing the course, contents and its sources.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pre-Islamic wisdom and Islamic wisdom
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Aristotle's effects on Islamic philosophy.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aristotle's effects on Islamic philosophy.
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Al-Kindi
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Naturalistic Muslim philosophers
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Al-Fârâbî I
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Al-Fârâbî II
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Brethren of purity (Ikhwan al- Safa)
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Brethren of purity (Ikhwan al- Safa)
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Avicenna I
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Avicenna II
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Avicenna III
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Avicenna IV
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading140114
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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