TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course offers a critical reading and study of texts selected from various philosophical writings in the Western tradition and closely related to literature, art, criticism, and history of ideas.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to philosophy: definition, topical concerns, necessity, methodology, and contribution to the history of ideas. 2nd Week The origins and sources of western philosophy, the rise and development of philosophy in classical Greece, and major phases of classical philosophy. 3rd Week Beginning with Plato and Aristotle, sample texts selected from the works of major classical philosophers are studied and critically analyzed. 4th Week Readings and discussions of selected texts continued. 5th Week Readings and discussions of selected texts continued. 6th Week Midterm I 7th Week Introduction to medieval European (Christian) philosophy; study and discussion of the cultural and intellectual transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages with reference to the Christian doctrine and understanding. 8th Week Beginning with St Augustine and Aquinas, sample texts selected from the works of major medieval philosophers are studied and critically analyzed. 9th Week The rise of the Renaissance, humanism, and humanist interpretations and studies of classical literature, philosophy, and culture are explained and discussed (especially the rise of Neoplatonism through the pioneering work of Ficino and Pice della Mirandola); the transition to modern philosophy with all its aspects is discussed. 10th Week Midterm II 11th Week Study and analysis of the development of modern philosophy, major philosophical movements and theoretical discourses; beginning with Locke and Descartes, sample texts selected from the works of major philosophers are studied and critically analyzed. 12th Week Readings and analysis of sample texts continued. 13th Week Readings and analysis of sample texts continued. 14th Week Textual reading and discussions come to a close; an overall discussion of the relationship between literature and philosophy.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Selections from Plato's Dialogues (English translations). Selections from Aristotle's Works (English translations). Selections from other classical philosophers. Selections from St Augustine, Aquinas and other medieval philosophers. Selections from modern philosophers (Locke, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Schopenauer, Nietzsche, Sartre, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, Frankfurt School philosophers and so forth). Earle, William James. Introduction to Philosophy. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992. White, James E. Introduction to Philosophy. St. Paul: West Pub. Co., 1989.. Thomson, Garrett. An Introduction to Modern Philosophy. Belmont, Ca.: Wadsworth, 1993. Teichman, Jenny. An Introduction to Modern European Philosophy. London: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. Barnes, Jonathan. Early Greek Philosophy. London: Penguin Books, 1987. Vlastos, Gregory. Studies in Greek Philosophy. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1995.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Oral Exam 1 15 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 75 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 75 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 25 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No