Information Package / Course Catalogue
Avicenna
Course Code: FLSF635
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

To show the influence of ancient Greek philosophy on Islamic philosophy and its main problems. In order to achieve this, firstly, conceptual analyzes and the chronological background will be given in detail, Avicenna's Philosophy will be explained and selected texts and passages will be read.

Course Content

Selected texts of Avicenna and main philosophical problems within.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the religion of Islam and its relationship with philosophy
2.To know the history and currents of Islamic philosophy
3.Acknowledged on God, faith, etc. in Islamic philosophy. knowledge of metaphysical subjects
4.To know the philosophy of Ibn-i Sina with its outlines.
5.To know the philosophy of Farabi in outline.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Corbin, Henry, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (Çev. Hüseyin Hatemi), İstanbul: İletişim Yay. 1986
2.Bayraktar, Mehmet, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, Ankara: T.D.V., 1997.
3.Butterworth, Charles E., İslam Felsefesinde Siyasi Düşüncenin Gelişimi, İstanbul: Pınar Yay. 1999
4.Nasr, Seyyid Hüseyin, The History of Islamic Philosophy, London: Routledge, 1998.
5.Önal, Mehmet, Wisdom (Hikma) and Philosophy (Falsafa) in Islamic Thought, (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), University of Wales, Lampeter, 1998.
6.Leaman, Oliver, İslamic Philosophy, Polity Press, New York, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Main Sources of Islamic Philosophy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ancient Greek Philosophy and its influences: Socrates, Plato
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ancient Greek Philosophy and its influences: Aristotle
Week 4 - Theoretical
First Philosophical discussions in Islamic World and Al-Kindi
Week 5 - Theoretical
Avicenna: Kitabü'l-Necat
Week 6 - Theoretical
Avicenna: Kitabü'l-Necat
Week 7 - Theoretical
El-Kanun fi't-Tıb
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
El-Kanun fi't-Tıb
Week 10 - Theoretical
El-Kanun fi't-Tıb
Week 11 - Theoretical
İşarat ve'l-Tembihat
Week 12 - Theoretical
İşarat ve'l-Tembihat
Week 13 - Theoretical
Kitabü'ş-Şifâ
Week 14 - Theoretical
Kitabü'ş-Şifâ
Week 15 - Theoretical
Kitabü'ş-Şifâ
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading130226
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
2
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
2
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2026