Information Package / Course Catalogue
Metaphysics
Course Code: FLSF616
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 introduce main discussions on Metaphysics. To introduce Plato's, Aristotle's, Kant's, Hegel's and Heidegger's main arguments on metaphysics

Course Content

Plato's, Aristotle's, Kant's, Hegel's and Heidegger's views on metaphysics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Şahabettin YALÇIN
Learning Outcomes
1.Interpreting ontological-metaphyscial ideas of philosophers.
2.Understanding relation between metaphysics and other disciplines of philosophy
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.Plato, Republic
2.Aristotle, The Metaphysics I-II, (Translation by Hugh Tredennick), William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1926
3.Kant, Immanuel, Kritik der reinen Vernunft, Werkausgabe ed. Weischedel, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main, cilt I-II, 1968.
4.Hegel, The Phenomenology of Spirit, trans. by. A. Miller, London: Oxford U. P., 1979
5.Heidegger, Being and Time: A Revised Edition of the Stambaugh Translation, trans. J. Stambaugh, New York: Suny Press, 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Plato
Week 3 - Theoretical
Plato
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aristotle
Week 5 - Theoretical
Aristotle
Week 6 - Theoretical
Aristotle
Week 7 - Theoretical
Aristotle
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Kant
Week 10 - Theoretical
Kant
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hegel
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hegel
Week 13 - Theoretical
Heidegger
Week 14 - Theoretical
Heidegger
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Assessment
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
3
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026