Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Structure of Philosophical Thought
Course Code: İL392
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 increase students' ability to think philosophically through case studies and problems. Rather than being a course designed to impart knowledge, it is designed to enable students to acquire the ability to transform their knowledge into philosophical arguments.

Course Content

Basic Philosophical Problems, The Nature of Philosophical Thinking, The Different Approaches inside Philosophy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The student gains the ability of philosophical thinking.
2.The student enriches the theological perspective through philosophical thinking.
3.The student comprehends the differences of philosophical answers
4.The students justify their solutions on philosophical paradoxes.
5.The students support their ideas about the question of God.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Chris Horner, Emrys Westacott, Thinking Through Philosophy, trans. Ahmet Arslan, Phoneix Publishing, 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Structure of Philosophical Thinking 1 and Its Relationship with Theology
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Structure of Philosophical Thinking 2
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 3 - Theoretical
Philosophical Thinking and Logic
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 4 - Theoretical
Philosophical Thinking and Sophistry
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Alev Alatlı, Sophistry Guide), Library Research
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Problems of Metaphysics and Proposal of Solutions.
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 6 - Theoretical
Metaphysical Problems 2
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Problems of Epistemology 1
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Problems of Epistemology 2
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ethical Paradoxes 1
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ethical Paradoxes 2
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 11 - Theoretical
Philosophical Discussions 1: What is Happiness?
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 12 - Theoretical
Philosophical Discussions: Democracy and Administration
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Problems related to Interpretation and Meaning
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Text Analysis (Thinking Through Philosophy), Kütüphane Araştırması
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
Seminar1213
Studio Work1213
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-20
OÇ-1
3
3
2
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
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5
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026