Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

N/A Atila YÜKSEL

N/A Berrin GÜZEL

N/A Elvan KESER

N/A Fulya MÜRTEZA

N/A Ozan GÜNGÖR

N/A Okan Umut ŞİMŞEK

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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Discusses the ontological, epistemological, and ethical dimensions of eating and nourishment.
2.	Compares different philosophical traditions in their approaches to food and eating.
3.	Analyzes the experience of food in relation to pleasure, belonging, identity, and otherness.
4.	Critically evaluates the aesthetic, ethical, and political aspects of food.
5.	Questions the relationship between the individual, society, and nature through nutritional practices.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Carolyn Korsmeyer – Making Sense of Taste
2.	Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch – Sezgisel Yeme (Intuitive Eating)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Preparation Work

Historical depths of food: The Table as Philosophical Entry: What Is Eating?

Week 2 - Preparation Work

Historical depths of food: The Philosophy of Eating in Ancient Greece

Week 3 - Preparation Work

Socio-archeological depths of food: The Mediterranean Diet: Eating as a Way of Life

Week 4 - Preparation Work

Sociological depths of food: Ayurvedic Food Philosophy: Prakriti, Agni, and Balance

Week 5 - Preparation Work

The ethical and teological depths of food: The Kaiseki Philosophy: Minimalism, Aesthetics, and Seasonality

Week 6 - Preparation Work

The ideological and sembolic depths of food: Sufi Tables: The Spiritual Dimension of Eating

Week 7 - Preparation Work

The cultural depths of food: Nature, the Body, and Food: Reconnecting with the Earth

Week 8 - Preparation Work

Physiological and behaviourald epths of food: Emotional and Intuitive Eating

Week 9 - Intermediate Exam

midterm

Week 10 - Preparation Work

Pyschological depths of food: Pleasure, Desire, and Hunger: Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches

Week 11 - Preparation Work

The philosophical depths of food: Critique of Industrial Food: Alienation and Meaninglessness

Week 12 - Preparation Work

The sensual depths of food: The Aesthetics of Eating: Presentation, Taste, the Body, and Meaning

Week 13 - Preparation Work

The Ethics of Eating: Veganism, Sustainability, and the Other

Week 14 - Final Exam

Finals

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	1	%10
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%50

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	12	1	2	36
Midterm Examination	1	5	2	7
Final Examination	1	5	2	7
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	5	5	3	5	4
OÇ-2	5	5	5	5	3
OÇ-3	5	5	5	5	3
OÇ-4	5	5	5	5	2
OÇ-5	5	5	5	5	4