Information Package / Course Catalogue
Philosophical Texts II
Course Code: FEL126
Course Type: Area Elective
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

Discussing the philosophical problems discussed in the Middle Ages based on the texts of philosophers and the student will be able to see the conceptual transformations that philosophy has undergone.

Course Content

In parallel to the course on philosophy in the Middle Ages, passages from the main texts of medieval philosophers are read and discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Cengiz İskender ÖZKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the problems of philosophy in the Middle Ages in general terms
2.Learn how philosophical texts have developed throughout the history of philosophy
3.Teolojik düşüncenin felsefi önemini, ortaçağ filozoflarının metinlerinden okur ve öğrenir
4.Have an idea about the sources of modern philosophy in the Middle Ages
5.To be able to think critically on theological issues, to be able to comment on these issues
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Anselm, Basic Writings, (Trans. S.N. Deane, La Salle) Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company, 1962
2.Aquinas, Thomas, Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas, (Ed. By. Anton C. Pegis), New York: Modern Library, 1948
3.Augustinus, İtiraflar, (Çev. Dominik Pamir), İstanbul: Kaknüs Yay. 1999
4.Çotuksöken, Betül; Babür, Saffet, Ortaçağda Felsefe, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yay., 2000
5.Hyman, Arthur, James J. Walsh (Ed.), Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic and Jewish Traditions, Indianapolis :Hackett Publishing Co, İnc., 1973
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Reading passages from Plotinus and Discussion
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Augustine
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Augustine
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Augustine
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Boethius
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Boethius
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Kitap, internet ve kütüphane taraması Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Boethius
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Anselm
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 9 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Anselm
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Anselm
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Thomas Aquinas
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from Thomas Aquinas
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from William of Ockham
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reading and discussing passages from William of Ockham
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
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
2
5
OÇ-2
2
4
OÇ-3
3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
2
5
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