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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI249 | ||||
| Course Name: | Freewill | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. İBRAHİM EYLEM DOĞAN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | İbrahim Eylem Doğan | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to discover, explain, and discuss various philosophical arguments about the notion of free will both historically and thematically. |
| Course Content: | The objective of this course is to provide students with an introductory knowledge about the fundamental philosophical questions on the concept of free will. An efficient and comprehensive philosophical study requires first of all a reflective thinking about the conceptual framework of the problem in question. In accordance with this principle, the course starts with an introductory session focusing on the concepts of will, free will and determinism. Then, following an historical order, it analyses the approaches of ten different thinkers under four modules, from Ancient Greek to twentieth century. On the grounds of our discussions throughout the semester, we will try to get an insight about several crucial philosophical issues that are closely linked to the concept of free will such as individual responsibility, the problem of evil, autonomy and possibility of morals, and philosophical foundations of law and justice. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will learn to read actively philosophical texts. 2) Students will become familiar with the discussions about some of the major philosophical issues throughout the history of philosophy. 3) Students will learn to reason creatively with precision. 4) Students will learn to think critically about major philosophical problems. 5) Students will develop a historical perspective on different disciplines of philosophy. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Conceptual Framework: Will, Free Will and Determinism | |
| 2) | Plato: Moral Determinism | Selection from Plato, Gorgias, Phaedo, Phaedrus |
| 3) | Aristotle: Moral Knowledge and the Problem of Free Will | Selection from Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics. |
| 4) | St Augustine: Free Will, the Reality of Evil, and Dependence on God | Reading: Selection from St Augustine, On Free Choice of Will |
| 5) | St Thomas Aquinas: Reason, Will and Freedom of Decision | Selection from St Thomas Aquinas, De Veritate |
| 6) | Catching up and Review for the Midterm Exam | |
| 7) | Midterm Exam | |
| 8) | Descartes: Infinite Freedom with Limited Power | Selections from René Descartes, Meditations |
| 9) | Spinoza: Human Freedom in a Deterministic World | Reading Material: Baruch Spinoza, Selections from The Ethics |
| 10) | Kant: Free Will and Practical Reason | Selection from Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics |
| 11) | Schopenhauer: Free Will and Determinism | Reading: Selection from Arthur Schopenhauer, On the Freedom of the Will |
| 12) | Nietzsche: Mythology of Free Will and Genealogical Analysis of Human Decisions | Selection from Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Human, All Too Human. |
| 13) | Sartre: Condemned to be Free | Reading: Selection from Jean Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness |
| 14) | Catching up and Review for the Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | - Aristotle, The Nichomahean Ethics - Descartes René, Meditations - Kant Immanuel, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals - Nietzsche Friedrich, Beyond Good and Evil - Nietzsche Friedrich, Human, All Too Human - Plato, Gorgias - Plato, Phaedo - Plato, Phaedrus - Sartre Jean Paul, Being and Nothingness - Schopenhauer Arthur, On the Freedom of the Will - Spinoza Baruch, The Ethics - St Augustine, On Free Choice of Will - St Thomas Aquinas, De Veritate |
| References: | - Aristotle, The Nichomahean Ethics - Descartes René, Meditations - Kant Immanuel, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals - Nietzsche Friedrich, Beyond Good and Evil - Nietzsche Friedrich, Human, All Too Human - Plato, Gorgias - Plato, Phaedo - Plato, Phaedrus - Sartre Jean Paul, Being and Nothingness - Schopenhauer Arthur, On the Freedom of the Will - Spinoza Baruch, The Ethics - St Augustine, On Free Choice of Will - St Thomas Aquinas, De Veritate |
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| 1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health. | |
| 2) | Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge. | |
| 3) | Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. | |
| 4) | Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health. | |
| 5) | Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health. | |
| 6) | Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field. | |
| 7) | Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health. | |
| 8) | Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project. | |
| 9) | Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach. | |
| 10) | Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively. | |
| 11) | Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior. | |
| 12) | Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions. | |
| 13) | With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives. | |
| 14) | Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio. | |
| 15) | Express themselves effectively in verbal and written. | |
| 16) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License. | |
| 17) | Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health. | |
| 18) | Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes. | |
| 19) | They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field. | |
| 20) | Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 13 | 4 | 3 | 91 | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Final | 1 | 15 | 3 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 121 | ||||||