Information Package / Course Catalogue
Kant
Course Code: FEL300
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

The aim of this course is to examine, analyze and question Kant's views on Epistemology and Ethics, one of the most important philosophers of 18th century philosophy and Enlightenment.

Course Content

In this course, firstly, the conditions determining Aristotle's philosophy and the general thought of antiquity will be introduced.The general features of Aristotle's philosophy, Aristotle's approach to basic philosophical problems and concepts will be discussed. We will move on to the discussion of philosophical problems and concepts with selected texts from Aristotle's well-known dialogues. In the last part of the lectures, Aristotle's influence on contemporary philosophers and philosophy will be discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the 18th century Philosophy in general
2.Learning the foundations of Kant's philosophical teaching
3.To be able to analyze Kant's basic texts
4.To express Kant's view of knowledge and ethics
5.To comprehend the relationship between the problems Kant deals with and the problems in contemporary philosophy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.I. Kant: Gelecekte Bilim Olarak Ortaya C¸ıkabilecek Her Metafizigˆi Prolegomena-Parc¸alar (C¸ev. I. Kuc¸uradi, Y. O¨rnek, TFK Yayınları, 1983); Saf Aklın Eles¸tirisi- O¨nso¨zler ve Giris¸ ile Yargı Gu¨cu¨nu¨n Eles¸tirisi- O¨nso¨z ve Giris¸(Kant, Sec¸me Yazılar, N. Bozkurt, 1984)
2.Immanuel Kant. Ahlak Metafizigˆinin Temellendirilmesi, Ankara: Tu¨rkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.
3.Immanuel Kant. Pratik Aklın Eles¸tirisi, Ankara: Tu¨rkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları Ioanna Kuc¸uradi. Uludagˆ Konus¸maları, Ankara: Tu¨rkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.
4.Immanuel Kant. (1971). The Doctrine Of Virtue, Trans. Mary Gregor, Philadelphia: University Of Pennsylvania Press.
5.I. Kant, Sec¸ilmis¸ Yazılar-Yargı Gu¨cu¨nu¨n Eles¸tirisi, Remzi Kitabevi
6.Harun Tepe, Kant Etigˆi Gu¨nu¨mu¨z Sorunları Kars¸ısında C¸aresiz Mi?, Felsefi Du¨s¸u¨n Dergisi, Sayı 2.
7.Konrad Cramer, “18. Yu¨zyılın Sonunda Du¨s¸u¨nce Tarzında Bir Devrim: Immanuel Kant” (C¸ev. A. Arslan, Felsefe Tartıs¸maları, 15. Kitap, s. 72-84)
8.E. Cassirer, Kant’ın Yas¸amı ve O¨gˆretisi (C¸ev. Dogˆan O¨zlem, Ege U¨niv. Yayınları, I·zmir, 1988)
9.Taylan Altugˆ, Kant Estetigˆi, (Payel Yay., I·stanbul 1989)
10.H. Heimsoeth, Immanuel Kant’ın Felsefesi,(C¸ev. T. Mengu¨s¸ogˆlu, Remzi, I·stanbul, 1986).
11.L. Goldmann, Kant Felsefesine Giris¸, (C¸ev. Afs¸ar Timuc¸in, Metis Yay., I·stanbul, 1983).
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction:Kant's intellectual background: Hume and his influence.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Kant's Life and Works
Week 3 - Theoretical
Kant and Enlightenment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Kant's View of Knowledge
Week 5 - Theoretical
Kant's View of Knowledge
Week 6 - Theoretical
Kant's View of Freedom
Week 7 - Theoretical
Kant's View of Ethics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Kant's View of Ethics
Week 9 - Theoretical
Kant's view of Aesthetics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Kant's view of Aesthetics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Selected Kant Text
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Selected Kant Text
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Selected Kant Text
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Selected Kant Text
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