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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / FEL 102 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: FEL 102 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY-II Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer LİNDA BARIŞ (lindabaris@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach subjects and approaches about philosophy such as state, politics, art, religion and language

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Create a philosophical way of thinking PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
PO-9 9. Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions.
PO-10 10. Can have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
PO-12 12. Can make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society.
PO-15 15. Can aware of the universal nature of social rights, justice, quality management, protection of cultural values and environment as well as occupational health and safety.
Examination
LO-2 Can sorts of philosophical movements PO-8 8. Can collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinarily by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them.
PO-9 9. Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions.
PO-10 10. Can have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
PO-12 12. Can make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society.
PO-15 15. Can aware of the universal nature of social rights, justice, quality management, protection of cultural values and environment as well as occupational health and safety.
Examination
LO-3 can identify the problems of philosophy PO-6 6. Can assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence.
PO-8 8. Can collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinarily by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them.
PO-9 9. Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions.
PO-10 10. Can have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results.
PO-15 15. Can aware of the universal nature of social rights, justice, quality management, protection of cultural values and environment as well as occupational health and safety.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The basic issues of philosophy will be given, state, politics, art, philosophy of religion will be covered.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is moral philosophy? The problem of value, ethical and esthetical values. Objectivism and subjectivism, the Conditions of a moral act: freedom and action based on concious choosing. expression
2 Clasiffication of ethical theories: clasical and modern theories expression
3 Eudaimonist ethical theories: Socrates and ethical intelectualism, the Cynics and the ethics of indiferrence, the Kyrenians and the ethics of hedonism, Plato ans Aristotle: the relations of ethics to politics expression
4 Stoic ethics, monotheistic religions and ethics. Secular ethics and utilitarianism, Kant and deontic ethics, Nietzche and nihilism expression
5 What is political philosophy? Politics and ethics, politics and philosophy of law expression
6 The main problems: State and best regime. General considerations on theocratic, aristocratic, monarchical and democratic states expression
7 Plato and the governement of elites. The contract theories:Hobbes and absolutist monarchy, Rousseau and the general will, Locke and liberal democracy expression
8 mid-term exam
9 Liberalism and its ciritics: theocratic and conservative ciritics, social democracy, Marxism and socialism expression
10 What is philosophy of art? Philosophy of art and aesthtics. Aesthetical attitude. Aesthetical object and aesthetical pleasure. Different kinds of art. expression
11 Objectivist and subjectivist attitudes to aesthetical values. The theories of art: Plato and art as mimesis, the romantics and art as creation, Schiller and art as a game expression
12 Philosophy of religion and theology. Natural theology an the teology revealed. Theism, Deism, Pnatheism and Atheism expression
13 The arguments for the existence of god and their citirtics expression
14 What is the philosophy of education? The main problems of philosophy of education. The educational theories expression
15 Relationship between education, ethics and religion. The main conditions of a liberal education expression
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bolay, Süleyman Hayri, Felsefeye giriş, Akçağ Yayınları , Ankara, 2005
2 H. Z. Ülken, Felsefeye Giriş, İlahiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, 1957, Ankara
3 Macit Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, 1980, İstanbul
4 Ahmet Cevizci, Felsefeye Giriş – Paradigma Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 13 39
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 13 26
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 2 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 2 8
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 125