Information Package / Course Catalogue
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.

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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 AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140342
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
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