Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Problem of Knowledge in Plato's Dialogues
Course Code: FLSF525
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

Investigating Plato's understanding of knowledge

Course Content

In terms of Plato's philosophy of knowledge, the pinnacle of the philosophical debates that earlier philosophers had just begun. and placed the problems of epistemology in a wide area within the tradition of philosophy and thus influenced a subsequent history of philosophy. In this respect his epistemology is special has the importance. Here, the philosopher's own texts will walk again the path he walked. Thus general The problems of epistemology in the history of philosophy and especially of the present will be made more comprehensible. Thus, the aim will be to find ways to make an original contribution to these discussions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Aysun GÜR
Learning Outcomes
1.To comprehend Plato's understanding of knowledge
2.Revealing the basic concepts of Plato
3.To see Plato's importance in the history of epistemology
4.To carry out the problems Plato discussed.
5.To penetrate today's epistemology problems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Plato, Republic
2.Plato, Sophist
3.Plato, Gorgias
4.Plato, Parmenides
5.Plato, Theaetetus
6.Ryle, Plato's Progress
7.Plato, Meno
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Sofist diyalogunda bilgi ile kanı farkı
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sofist diyalogunda bilgi ile varlık ilişkisi
Week 3 - Theoretical
Gorgias diyalogunda ruhun yapısı
Week 4 - Theoretical
Menon diyalogunda ruhun yapısı
Week 5 - Theoretical
Menon diyalogunda erdem ve bilgi ilişkisi
Week 6 - Theoretical
Parmenides diyalogunda Bir ve bilgi ilişkisi
Week 7 - Theoretical
Parmenides diyalogunda Bir ve idea ilişkisi
Week 8 - Theoretical
Theaetetus diyalogunda haklılandırılmış doğru kanı soruşturması
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mid-term
Week 10 - Theoretical
İdeaların özellikleri
Week 11 - Theoretical
Devlet 6. Kitap’ta doğa bilim ilişkisi
Week 12 - Theoretical
Devlet 6. Kitap’ta iyi ile bilgi ilişkisi
Week 13 - Theoretical
Devlet 6. Kitap’ta bölünmüş çizgi benzetmesi
Week 14 - Theoretical
Devlet 7. Kitap’ta mağara alegorisi
Week 15 - Theoretical
Devlet 10. Kitap’ta Er mitosu
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination113215
Final Examination138240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
2
2
3
3
OÇ-2
2
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2
OÇ-3
3
4
OÇ-4
2
3
4
OÇ-5
3
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026