Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medieval Texts
Course Code: FLSF510
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

To introduce main problems of Medieval Philosophy: The problem of universals, Arguments of God's existence

Course Content

Samples of Medieval Philosophical texts

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding Medieavel philsophical texts
2.Understanding and discussing metaphysical problems of Medieval philosophy
3.To be able to expound the reasoning of key philosophers and key concepts and arguments in his main texts.
4.To be able to give an account of the metaphysical teachings of the Latin, Greek and (partly) Arabic traditions.
5.To be familiar with main texts and selected secondary literature on medieval philosophy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Anselm, Basic Writings, (Trans. S.N. Deane, La Salle) Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company, 1962
2.Aquinas, Thomas, Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas, (Ed. By. Anton C. Pegis), New York: Modern Library, 1948
3.Augustinus, İtiraflar, (Çev. Dominik Pamir), İstanbul: Kaknüs Yay. 1999
4.Çotuksöken, Betül; Babür, Saffet, Ortaçağda Felsefe, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yay., 2000
5.Hyman, Arthur, James J. Walsh (Ed.), Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic and Jewish Traditions, Indianapolis :Hackett Publishing Co, İnc., 1973
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Jewism, Christianity and Islam
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Augustine
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Augustine
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Augustine
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Anselm
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Anselm
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Anselm
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Thomas Aquinas
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from St. Thomas Aquinas
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from William of Ockham
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reading some passages from William of Ockham
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Assesments
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
2
3
3
3
OÇ-2
2
3
3
OÇ-3
2
2
2
OÇ-4
2
3
3
OÇ-5
2
3
3
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2026