Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Berfin KART TEPE

Prof. Cengiz İskender ÖZKAN

Prof. Erdal İSBİR

Prof. Onur KARTAL

Prof. Şahabettin YALÇIN

Prof. Yavuz KILIÇ

Assoc. Prof. Aysun GÜR

Lec. Burak SAYIN

Res. Assist. Eda HAYRİOĞULLARI

Res. Assist. Selvihan SELVİ

Philosophical Destruction and Reconstruction

Course Code	: FEL442
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	: 5

Objectives of the Course

To look at some of the philosophical problems posed by today's fragmented notion of the subject through the implications of modern aesthetics for subjectivity.

Course Content

Various conceptions of subjectivity in the history of philosophy. Ontological, epistemological and existential significance of modern aesthetics.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be informed about various conceptions of subjectivity in the history of philosophy.
2.	To have insight into the ontological, epistemological and existential significance of modern aesthetics.
3.	To be able to critically analyze and evaluate the claims about why modern subjectivity discussions should be made through aesthetics.
4.	To engage with the philosophical thought of the philosophers discussed in the course through a detailed study of their texts.
5.	To enhance the ability to understand, evaluate and discuss philosophical texts.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Gençler için Batı Felsefesi Ferry, Luc. (2007) Çev. Devrim Çetinkasap, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
2.	Homo Esteticus Demokrasi Çağında Beğeninin İcadı, Ferry, Luc (2012) İstanbul: Pinhan.
3.	Aşırılığın Peygamberleri Megill, Allan (2020) Çev. İsmail Birkan, İstanbul: Metis.
4.	20. Yüzyıl Felsefe Tarihi Delacampagne, C. (2018) Çev. Devrim Çetinkasap, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
5.	Kıta Avrupası Felsefesine Giriş, West, David. (2005) Çev. Ahmet Çevizci, İstanbul: Paradigma.
6.	Modern Edebiyat Teorilerinin Felsefesi Zima, Peter V. (2006) , Çev. Mustafa Özsarı, Ankara: Hece Yayınları.
7.	Aesthetics and subjectivity: from Kant to Nietzsche, Bowie, Andrew. (2003) New York: Manchester University Press.
8.	Metaphor and Continental Philosophy From Kant to Derrida, Cazeaux, Clive. (2007) New York: Routledge.
9.	The Continental Aesthetics Reader, Cazeaux, Clive. (2017) New York: Routledge.
10.	French Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, Gutting, Gary. (2001) New York: Cambridge University Press.
11.	Thinking the Impossible French Philosophy Since 1960, Gutting, Gary. (2011) New York: Cambridge University Press.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the problematics of the course.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Western metaphysics, subjectivity and aesthetics I.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Western metaphysics, subjectivity and aesthetics II.

Week 4 - Theoretical

The ancient understanding of being as logos and cosmos. The subject as microcosm. The relationship between logos and beauty.

Week 5 - Theoretical

The relationship between God, the world and man in the Middle Ages.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Historical, cultural, scientific and philosophical aspects, causes and consequences of the collapse of the traditional world.

Week 7 - Theoretical

The birth of modern humanism. The attempt to ground existence on the subject's reflection on itself

Week 8 - Theoretical

The importance of modern aesthetic notion of taste in terms of subjectivity.

Week 9 - Theoretical

Kant, subjectivity and aesthetics.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Hegel, subjectivity and aesthetics.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Nietzsche, subjectivity and aesthetics.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Foucault, subjectivity and aesthetics.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Selections from contemporary philosophers and debates I.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Selections from contemporary philosophers and debates II.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	1	%10
Quiz	1	%10
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	3	42
Assignment	1	5	1	6
Reading	14	0	3	42
Quiz	1	5	0	5
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	18	1	19
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				125

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	4	4	4			4
OÇ-2	4	4	4
OÇ-3	4	4	4			4
OÇ-4				4	5		5
OÇ-5	5	5	5		5