Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ontology I
Course Code: FLSF601
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Evaluation of the problem of ontology with perspectives of philosophers to 19th century from ancient.

Course Content

The philosophical debate over the existence of the phenomena being examined in this course will be depictions of species being investigated and the principles of being.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Answering the problem of Being.
2.Interpreting ontological ideas of philosophers.
3.Understanding relation between ontology and other disciplines of philosophy.
4.Examining the basic problems of ontology from a historical perspektive.
5.Comparing ontological views of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, etc.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Lecture notes.
2.2. Basic woks of particular philosophers.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Being in Ancient Greek
Week 2 - Theoretical
"Being" in the Medieval Age
Week 3 - Theoretical
Substance in Descartes and Dualism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Kant and thing in itself
Week 5 - Theoretical
"Being" in German Idealism
Week 6 - Theoretical
"Being" in Hegel
Week 7 - Theoretical
Thought and Objectivity
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hegel’s critique of critical philosophy
Week 10 - Theoretical
Being and Science of Logic
Week 11 - Theoretical
The doctrine of essence
Week 12 - Theoretical
Phenomenon: content and form
Week 13 - Theoretical
Performativitiy
Week 14 - Theoretical
Heidegger and Being
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Assessments
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
OÇ-1
2
3
2
1
2
OÇ-2
2
1
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
3
2
1
OÇ-4
1
2
2
1
OÇ-5
2
1
3
1
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026