Information Package / Course Catalogue
Problems of Epistemology
Course Code: FLSF501
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Understanding of the basic concepts and problems surrounding the field of epistemology from historical and contemporary sources. Being familiar with some of the main problems in contemporary epistemology.

Course Content

This course will deal in detail with the following topics: the definition of knowledge; the problem of skepticism; foundationalism and coherentism; the concept of justification; traditional vs. naturalised epistemology etc.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the main ideas in epistemology
2. A critical understanding of some of the disputes that make up contemporary epistemology
3.A thorough knowledge of some of the central texts in the field
4.Discussing the theories concerning definition of knowledge
5.Analyzing the current problems in Epistemology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Epistemoloji konusunda öne çıkan düşünürlerin, temel yapıtları.
2.Basic works of leading philosophers in epistemology.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Epistemology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Knowledge, Belief, Perception
Week 3 - Theoretical
Object and Subject
Week 4 - Theoretical
Possibility and Origins of Knowledge
Week 5 - Theoretical
Empiricism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rationalism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Criticism
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Truth and Justification
Week 10 - Theoretical
Knowledge and Judgment
Week 11 - Theoretical
Distinctions of Knowledge
Week 12 - Theoretical
Naturalized epistemology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Induction
Week 14 - Theoretical
Phenomenology
Week 15 - Theoretical
Positivism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory151360
Seminar18210
Reading50210
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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
2
3
3
3
5
2
OÇ-2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
OÇ-3
2
3
3
3
4
3
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
OÇ-5
1
2
2
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026