Information Package / Course Catalogue
Aristotle
Course Code: FEL124
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

This course aims to examine, analyze and question the Aristotle’s philosophy, one of the most important philosophers of ancient philosophy, on knowing and being in detail.

Course Content

In this course, we will first introduce the conditions that shaped Aristotle’s philosophy and then the intellectual landscape of antiquity. We will then examine the general features of Aristotle’s Philosophy and his approach to fundamental philosophical problems and concepts. Next, we will analyze philosophical issues and concepts through selected texts from Aristotle’s well-known dialogues. Finally, the course will conclude by exploring Aristotle’s influence on contemporary philosophy and philosophers.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognizing the general characteristics of Ancient Philosophy
2.Learning the foundations of Aristotle’s philosophical teaching
3.To be able to analyze Aristotle’s basic texts
4.To be able to express Aristotle’s view of knowledge and being
5.Comprehending the relationship between the problems addressed by Aristotle and the problems in contemporary philosophy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aristotle. (2020). Nikomachean Ethics. (Çev. Saffet Babür). Ankara: BilgeSu Yayıncılık.
2.Aristotle. (2018). On the Soul. (Çev. Ö. Aygün – Y. G. Sev). İstanbul: Pinhan Yayıncılık.
3.Aristotle. (2019). On the Soul. (Çev. S. Babür – L. Basut). Ankara: FOL Kitap.
4.Aristotle. (2023). Metaphysics. (Çev. S. Babür – L. Basut). Ankara: FOL Kitap.
5.Aristotle. (2019). Physics. (Çev. Saffet Babür). İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
6.Aristotle. (2013). On the Heavens. (Çev. Saffet Babür). Ankara: FOL Kitap.
7.Aristotle. (2018). Posterior Analytics. (Çev. Ali Houshiary). İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
8.Aristotle. (2019). Categories. (Çev. Saffet Babür). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları.
9.Aristotle. (2018). On Interpretation. (Çev. Saffet Babür). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları
10.Ross, D. (2017). Aristotle. (Çev. A. Arslan). İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Aristotle's intellectual background: Plato’s influence
Week 2 - Theoretical
Aristotle’s Life and Works
Week 3 - Theoretical
Aristotle on Knowledge
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aristotle on Science
Week 5 - Theoretical
Aristotle on Being
Week 6 - Theoretical
Aristotle on Being
Week 7 - Theoretical
Aristotle on Human, Society and State
Week 8 - Theoretical
Aristotle’s Cosmology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Aristotle’s Natural Philosophy: His Physics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analyzing Selected Aristotelian Texts
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analyzing Selected Aristotelian Texts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analyzing Selected Aristotelian Texts
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analyzing Selected Aristotelian Texts
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analyzing Selected Aristotelian Texts
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Presentation1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
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-10
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
2
1
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
2
1
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
2
5
OÇ-4
5
5
3
3
1
4
OÇ-5
5
5
3
5
4
4
1
2
2
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