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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ELL028

Course Name:

Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHRAN SOYKAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. İBRAHİM EYLEM DOĞAN
Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHRAN SOYKAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The evolution of philosophy from its beginning in ancient Greece till the end of the medieval period reviewing works and concepts of the pillars of philosophical thought from Greek antiquity to the enlightenment.
Course Content:	Introduction to philosophy, Ancient Greeks and philosophy, Medieval philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Longinus, Saint Agustin, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, ethics, politics, knowledge theory, first philosophy, poetry technique.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to list the philosophical developments from Ancient Greece to the Age of Enlightenment
2) Describe important works and ideas of writers such as Plato, Aristotle, Longinus, Saint Agustin, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, Spinoza and others.
3) To be able to list various aspects of philosophy such as ethics, politics, information theory, first philosophy and especially poetry technique
4) To be able to define the interactions of philosophy and literature and their effects on each other.
5) To be able to describe important philosophical developments and their effects on literature and literary writing in various ages.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General Introduction to the course What is philosophy? The branches of Philosophy	"On the Uses of Philosophy"
2)	Pre-Socratic Philosophers	Thales Anaximander Pythagoras Heraclitus
3)	Pre-Socratic Philosophers cont.	Parmenides Zeno Empedocles Anaxagoras Leucippus and Democritus
4)	The Sophists	Protagoras Gorgias
5)	Socrates and Plato	Life and works Dialectic method Euthyphro
6)	Plato	Apalogy
7)	Mid Term Exam
8)	Plato	Republic
9)	Aristotle	Ethics, Poetics, Politics
10)	Plato and Aristotle	Wrap up and discussion: Political theory Aesthetic theory Metaphysical theory Ethical theory
11)	Stoicism Epictetus Marcus Aurelius	The Discourses
12)	Epicureanism Neoplatonism	General Overview quotations
13)	New Year Holiday
14)	Medieval Philosophy Saint Augustine Thomas Aquinas	City of God Confessions
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. Simon and Schuster, 1961.
Palmer, Donald. Looking at Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighter. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Plato. Five Dialogues. Translated by G. M. A. GRUBE. Hackett Publishing Company, 2002.
Plato. The Republic. http://www.idph.net.
Epictetus. Discourses and Selected Writings. Penguin, 2008.

References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.	2	2	2	2	2
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.	2	2	2	2	2
6) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.	2	2	2	2	2
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.	2
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.	2
6)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.	2
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 30
Quizzes	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 30
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	80
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		126