Information Package / Course Catalogue
Gazali and Tahafut, A Commentary Tradition
Course Code: FLSF645
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 teach the discussion that Ghazali started with Tehafüt.

Course Content

The Commentaries of Ghazali, Ibn Rusht, Mustafa Hocazade and Ali Tusi

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the religion of Islam and its relationship with philosophy knowledge of metaphysical subjects
2.To know the history and currents of Islamic philosophy
3.To know God, faith, etc. in Islamic philosophy and the philosophy of al-Ghazali in outline.
4.To know the philosophy of Ibn Rushd in general.
5.Knowing the next discussions on the axis of Tahafüt with the main outlines.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Corbin, Henry, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (Çev. Hüseyin Hatemi), İstanbul: İletişim Yay. 1986
2.Leaman, Oliver, S. H. Nasr, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (çev. Çeviren: Hasan Tuncay Başoğlu,Şamil Öçal ) Açılım Kitap, İstanbul, 2007
3.Bayraktar, Mehmet, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, Ankara: T.D.V., 1997.
4.Butterworth, Charles E., İslam Felsefesinde Siyasi Düşüncenin Gelişimi, İstanbul: Pınar Yay. 1999
5.El- Behiy, Muhammed, İslam Düşüncesinin İlahi Yönü, İstanbul: Fecr Yay. 1992
6.Fahri, Macit, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, (Çev. Kasım Turhan), İstanbul: İklim Yay. 1992. Kaya, Mahmut. İslam Filosoflarından Felsefe Metinleri, İstanbul: Klasik Yay. 2005 Nasr, Seyyid Hüseyin, The History of Islamic Philosophy, London: Routledge, 1998.
7.Önal, Mehmet, Wisdom (Hikma) and Philosophy (Falsafa) in Islamic Thought, (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), University of Wales, Lampeter, 1998.
8.Leaman, Oliver, İslamic Philosophy, Polity Press, New York, 2009.
9.Leaman, Oliver, Ortaçağ İslam Felsefesine Giriş, (çev. Turan Koç ) İz Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Sources of Islamic Philosophy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Outlines of Islamic Philosophy
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ghazali and Tehafüt'ül Felasife
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ghazali and Tehafüt'ül Felasife
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ghazali and Tehafüt'ül Felasife
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ghazali and Tehafüt'ül Felasife
Week 7 - Theoretical
İbn-i Rüşt andTehafüt’ül Tehafüt
Week 8 - Theoretical
Mid-term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
İbn-i Rüşt and Tehafüt’ül Tehafüt
Week 10 - Theoretical
İbn-i Rüşt and Tehafüt’ül Tehafüt
Week 11 - Theoretical
İbn-i Rüşt and Tehafüt’ül Tehafüt
Week 12 - Theoretical
İbn-i Rüşt and Tehafüt’ül Tehafüt
Week 13 - Theoretical
Mustafa Hocazade’s Tehafütu’l Felasife
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ali Tusi and “Kitabu’z-Zuhr
Week 15 - Theoretical
Kemalpaşazade's Commentary on Tehafüt
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading130226
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
OÇ-2
2
OÇ-3
2
OÇ-4
2
OÇ-5
2
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