| 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) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to clarify The students should have developed an understanding of the main philosophical theories presented in the course.
2) Will be able to compare The students should be versed in the ways the theories presented can be compared, contrasted, and evaluated.
3) Will be able to judge The students should be able to appreciate both sides of a position and to tolerate disagreement and ambiguities.
4) Will be able to analyze The students have the basic understanding of how to clarify sources of disagreement, to resolve ambiguity and overcome differences of viewpoint and theory as much as possible.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | General survey of fundamental concepts and problems of philosophy. Introduction to major metaphysical and epistemological issues supported by readings in introductory philosophical texts.
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| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | INTRODUCTION | | 2nd Week | Theory of Knowledge | | 3rd Week | Empiricism and Rationalism | | 4th Week | Knowledge and Justification | | 5th Week | Moral Philosophy | | 6th Week | Normative Ethics | | 7th Week | Practical Ethics, Meta-Ethics | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Philosophy of Mind | | 10th Week | Approaches to mentality and the nature of mind | | 11th Week | The Mind-Body Problem | | 12th Week | Political philosophy | | 13th Week | Ideologies | | 14th Week | Freedom |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Philosophy for AS and A2 edt. by:Elizabeth Burns and Stephan Law |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Quiz | 2 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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