UNI071 Introduction to Modern PhilosophyIstinye UniversityDegree Programs Gastronomy And Culinary Arts (English)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
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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: UNI071
Course Name: Introduction to Modern Philosophy
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University 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: Araş. Gör. BURAK ASLAN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHRAN SOYKAN
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The evolution of philosophy from Enlightenment to Present day reviewing major works, concepts and philosophical movements in relation to the effect they have had on literary productions and critical methods.
Course Content: Philosophical movements in historical process, important socio-philosophical works and concepts in the 19th and 20th centuries, metaphysics, modern philosophical views, modern philosophers, ethics, politics, time and identity, justice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to define philosophical and social ideas that cause various philosophical and social movements such as realism, idealism, Marxism, liberalism, modernism and postmodernism
2) To be able to define important socio-philosophical works and conceptualizations in 19th and 20th centuries
3) To be able to evaluate and use psychoanalysis in all aspects
4) To be able to describe the interaction of socio-philosophical thought and literature and their effects on each other.
5) To be able to define the effects of movements such as modernism and post-modernism and its relationship with literary and artistic production and consumption.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) • General Introduction to the course • What is modern philosophy? • Epistemology on stage
2) • Enlightenment
3) • Philosophical Realism
4) • Philosophical Realism
5) • Political philosophy
6) • Continental Philosophy
7) • Cynicism revisited
8) • Mid Term Exam
9) • Marxism
10) • Marxism cont.
11) • Anti-rationalism
12) • Pragmatism
13) • Philosophy of Language and Hermeneutics
14) • Post-structuralism

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.
References: 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.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) - To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field.
2) - To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field. - To be able to interpret and evaluate data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, to be able to identify and analyse problems, to be able to develop solutions based on research and evidence.
3) - To be able to carry out an advanced level study related to the field independently. - To be able to take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve complex and unforeseen problems encountered in applications related to the field. - To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under his/her responsibility within the framework of a project.
4) - To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field with a critical approach, - To be able to determine their learning needs and to be able to direct their learning. -To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
5) - Alanı ile ilgili konularda ilgili kişi ve kurumları bilgilendirebilme; düşüncelerini ve sorunlara ilişkin çözüm önerilerini yazılı ve sözlü olarak aktarabilme. - Alanı ile ilgili konularda düşüncelerini ve sorunlara ilişkin çözüm önerilerini nicel ve nitel verilerle destekleyerek uzman olan ve olmayan kişilerle paylaşabilme. -Toplumsal sorumluluk bilinci ile yaşadığı sosyal çevre için proje ve etkinlikler düzenleyebilme ve bunları uygulayabilme. - Bir yabancı dili en az Avrupa Dil Portföyü B1 Genel Düzeyi'nde kullanarak alanındaki bilgileri izleyebilme ve meslektaşları ile iletişim kurabilme. - Alanının gerektirdiği en az Avrupa Bilgisayar Kullanma Lisansı İleri Düzeyinde bilgisayar yazılımı ile birlikte bilişim ve iletişim teknolojilerini kullanabilme.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) - To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources containing current information in the field. 3
2) - To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field. - To be able to interpret and evaluate data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, to be able to identify and analyse problems, to be able to develop solutions based on research and evidence. 3
3) - To be able to carry out an advanced level study related to the field independently. - To be able to take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve complex and unforeseen problems encountered in applications related to the field. - To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under his/her responsibility within the framework of a project. 3
4) - To be able to evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field with a critical approach, - To be able to determine their learning needs and to be able to direct their learning. -To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. 3
5) - Alanı ile ilgili konularda ilgili kişi ve kurumları bilgilendirebilme; düşüncelerini ve sorunlara ilişkin çözüm önerilerini yazılı ve sözlü olarak aktarabilme. - Alanı ile ilgili konularda düşüncelerini ve sorunlara ilişkin çözüm önerilerini nicel ve nitel verilerle destekleyerek uzman olan ve olmayan kişilerle paylaşabilme. -Toplumsal sorumluluk bilinci ile yaşadığı sosyal çevre için proje ve etkinlikler düzenleyebilme ve bunları uygulayabilme. - Bir yabancı dili en az Avrupa Dil Portföyü B1 Genel Düzeyi'nde kullanarak alanındaki bilgileri izleyebilme ve meslektaşları ile iletişim kurabilme. - Alanının gerektirdiği en az Avrupa Bilgisayar Kullanma Lisansı İleri Düzeyinde bilgisayar yazılımı ile birlikte bilişim ve iletişim teknolojilerini kullanabilme. 3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 50
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 16 0 5 80
Midterms 1 0 2 2
Final 1 0 2 2
Total Workload 126