Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Philosophical Movements
Course Code: İL426
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to recognize contemporary philosophical movements and evaluate them critically and analytically.

Course Content

Modern philosophy, post modernism, phenomenology, analytical philosophy, the contemporary situation of Islamic philosophy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn about contemporary philosophical movements and important philosophers.
2.Students learn and use the basic concepts of contemporary philosophy.
3.Students analyze contemporary philosophical views from a theological perspective.
4.Students describe contemporary problems discussed in Islamic thought.
5.Students develop their own approach to contemporary philosophical issues.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Contemporary Philosophy, AOF Publication.
2.Bedia Akarsu, Philosophical Movements From Kant Until Today, Inkilap Publishing, 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Philosophy in 19. Century, The Relationship Between Contemporary Philosophy and Theology
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nietszche
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 3 - Theoretical
Wittgenstein
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 4 - Theoretical
Edmund Husserl
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Heidegger
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 6 - Theoretical
Philosophy of Science
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 7 - Theoretical
Postmodernism 1
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 8 - Theoretical
Postmodernism 2
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 9 - Theoretical
Existentialism
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pragmatism
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 11 - Theoretical
Process Philosophy
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 12 - Theoretical
Transhumanism
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 13 - Theoretical
Islam and Contemporary Philosophy
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Contemporary Philosophy), Library Research
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment1213
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026