Information Package / Course Catalogue
Philosophical Anthropology
Course Code: FEL321
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to set forth the knowledge of possibilities of man and his/her place in Cosmos, and comprehending importance these knowledges for education, Ethics, Human Rights, History, Politics and etc.

Course Content

Knowledge of possibilities of man and his/her place in Cosmos, and comprehending importance these knowledges for education, Ethics, Human Rights, History, Politics and etc.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Yavuz KILIÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain some notices about “What is man?”
2.To be able to explain importance of philosophical anthropology for education, Ethics, Human Rights, History, Politics and etc.
3.To be able to explain the current problems of Philosophical Anthropology
4.To be able to establish a relationship between ethical and political problems and human perspective.
5.To be able to critically approach their own existence.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Camus, Albert. Başkaldıran İnsan, (Çev.Tahsin Yücel), Ankara: V Yayınları, 1990
2.Cassier, Ernst. İnsan Üstüne Bir Deneme, (Çev. Necla Arat), İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1980
3.Kılıç, Yavuz, İnsan Doğası Kavramı Üzerine Bir Çalışma, H.Ü. (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), Ankara, 2004
4.Kuçuradi, İoanna. (Hazırlayan), Yüzyılımızda İnsan Felsefesi, Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, 1997
5.Mengüşoğlu, Takiyettin. İnsan Felsefesi, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1988
6.Scheler, Max. İnsanın Kosmostaki Yeri, (Çev. Harun Tepe), Ankara: Ayraç Yayınevi, 1998
7.Settanni, Harry. What is Man?, New York-London, Peter Long, 1991
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 2 - Theoretical
According to some scientists “What is man?”
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
According to some philosophers “What is man?”
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Discussion on their views
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
The ideas human beings in 17th and 18th century
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
The ideas of human being in Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
The ideas of human beings in Max Scheler, Midterm
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
The ideas of human nature
Week 9 - Theoretical
The ideas of human beings in Mengüşoğlu and Kuçuradi
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Importance of views of Mengüşoğlu and Kuçuradi
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
The ideas of human beings in Ernst Cassirer
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
The ideas of human beings in Sartre
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
An attempt to find an answer to the question: ‘What is man?’
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
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 - Theory140342
Reading141242
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
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
5
1
2
2
2
OÇ-2
3
2
1
1
5
OÇ-3
3
2
5
OÇ-4
4
2
2
1
4
OÇ-5
2
1
1
4
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