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| SOS1005 | Introduction to Philosophy | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ferhat ONUR | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To develop and improve students' ability to perceive the subject of philosophy and its basic concepts, methodology, sub-disciplines and way of reasoning and to carry out the act of philosophical questioning. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understands the basic concepts, topics and problems of philosophy. | | | | LO - 2 : | Understands the unique method and working style of philosophy. | | | | LO - 3 : | Knows the field, basic concepts and problems of epistemology. | | | | LO - 4 : | Gains the ability to think about metaphysical problems. | | | | LO - 5 : | Knows the fundamental concepts and problems of contemporary philosophy of mind. | | | | LO - 6 : | Knows the basic concepts and problems of moral philosophy. | | | | LO - 7 : | Knows the field, basic concepts and problems of philosophy of science.
| | | | LO - 8 : | Knows the fundamental problems of political philosophy. | | | | LO - 9 : | Knows the theories of art put forward in the philosophy of art. | | | | LO - 10 : | Thinks about the meaning of life. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introductory lectures will be given on the philosophy of knowledge, metaphysical problems, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and philosophy of art. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is philosophy?
| | | Week 2 | Problem of Knowledge | | | Week 3 | Problem of Knowledge | | | Week 4 | Mind-body Problem | | | Week 5 | Problem of Consciousness | | | Week 6 | Problem of Identity | | | Week 7 | Problem of God | | | Week 8 | Problem of God | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | Problem of Free Will | | | Week 11 | Problem of Ethics | | | Week 12 | Political Philosophy | | | Week 13 | Problem of the Necessity of the State | | | Week 14 | The Problem of Validity of the Scientific Method | | | Week 15 | The Problem of the Essence of Art | | | Week 16 | Problem of the Meaning of Life | | | |
| 1 | Arslan, Ahmet. 2010; Felsefeye Giriş, Ankara. | | | 2 | Warburton, Nigel. 2020; Felsefeye Giriş, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2025 | 30 dk | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2026 | 30 dk | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 136 |
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