COURSE SYLLABUS

BASIC PROBLEMS OF EPISTEMOLOGY

1	Course Title:	BASIC PROBLEMS OF EPISTEMOLOGY
2	Course Code:	FEL5103
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	13
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	4
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	yok
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Eylem YENİSOY ŞAHİN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. A. Kadir ÇÜÇEN, Prof. Dr. Ogün ÜREK
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	eylemsahin@uludag.edu.tr Uludağ Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, 16059 Görükle, Bursa - Türkiye. Tel: +90 224 2942843
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To obtain the ability of understanding and evaluating the philosophical problems by using the basic concepts and the theories of philosophy on the ground of the knowledge of history of philosophy.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It is a compulsory course for professional development, as it is a course in which the most basic subjects and problems in field knowledge are addressed.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To possess knowledge of the history of philosophy;
2	To obtain the ability of understanding and evaluating the philosophical problems;
3	To correlate philosophical problems;
4	The Conceptualization of philosophical problems;
5	To look at the problem with texts of the philosopher.;
6	Understanding the problem with the help of a philosophical text.;
7	To solve the problem with the help of a philosophical text.;
8	Comparing the thoughts of the philosophers;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The situation of knowledge in present day
2	The situation of knowledge in antiquity.
3	Fundamental Problems in Modern Epistemology- Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume
4	Fundamental Problems in Modern Epistemology- Kant and Kantian Epistemology
5	American Pragmatism
6	Naturalism: Quine and Goldman
7	Edmund Getier and the Problem of Justification
8	Searches for answers to the Gettier Problem:Goldman, Lehrer ve Paxson.
9	Searches for answers to the Gettier Problem:Chisholm, Zagzebski.
10	Theories of Justification: Internalism-Externalism
11	Theories of Justification: Contextualism- theory of coherence
12	Contemporary Skepticism
13	Epistemological Virtues and Obligations
14	Evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Fatih S. M. Öztürk (2007), “Epistemolojinin Temel Problemleri”, Felsefe Ansiklopedisi 5 içinde, haz. Ahmet Cevizci, Ankara: Ebabil Yayınları. Hasan Yücel Başdemir (ed., 2011), Epistemoloji: Temel Metinler, Ankara: Hititkitap Yayınevi. Nebi Mehdiyev (haz., 2011), Çağdaş Epistemolojiye Giriş, İstanbul: İnsan Yayınları. Ahmet Cevizci (2020), Bilgi Felsefesi, İstanbul: Say Yayınları. A.Kadir Çüçen (2017), Bilgi Felsefesi, Bursa: Sentez Yayınları. Alessandra Tanesini (2012), Feminist Epistemolojilere Giriş, çev. G. Demiriz, B. Binay ve Ümit Tatlıcan, Bursa: Sentez Yayınları. Paul K. Mosser (ed. 2018), Epistemoloji, çev. Ve ed. Hasan Yücel Başdemir, Ankara: Adres Yayınları. Edmund L. Gettier, “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?”, Analysis , Jun., 1963, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 121-123. Alvin Goldman “A Causal Theory of Knowing”, The Journal of Philosophy , Jun. 22, 1967, Vol. 64, No. 12, pp. 357-372 Alvin Goldman, “Social Epistemology”, Crítica: Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía , Dec., 1999, Vol. 31, No. 93, pp. 3-19. Alvin Plantinga, “Justification in the 20th Century”, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Autumn, 1990, Vol. 50, Supplement, pp. 45-71. Laurence Bonjour – “Internalism and Externalism” – Oxford Handbook of Epistemogy, ss. 234 – 263. Linda Zagzebski, “The Inescapability of Gettier Problems”, The Philosophical Quarterly (1950-) , Jan., 1994, Vol. 44, No. 174, pp. 65-73. Lorraine Code, “Taking Subjectivity into Account”, L. Alcoff ve E. Potter (editörler), Feminist Epistemologies içinde, New York: Routledge. Keith Lehrer ve Thomas Paxson, “Undefeated Justified True Belief”, The Journal of Philosophy, Apr. 24, 1969, Vol. 66, No. 8, pp. 225-237. Peter Klein, “SKEPTICISM”, Oxford Handbook of Epistemogy, ss. 336-361. Richard Feldman, “RELIABILITY AND JUSTIFICATION”, The Monist, APRIL, 1985, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 159-174 (Dışsalcı, Güvenilirlik ilkesi). Richard Feldman – “Epistemolojical Duties” - Oxford Handbook of Epistemogy, ss. 362 – 384. Richard Foley, “Chisholm and Coherence”, Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition , Jul., 1980, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 53-63. Richard Fumerton, Skepticism and Reasoning to the Best Explanation, Philosophical Issues, 1992, Vol. 2, Rationality in Epistemology (1992), pp. 149- 169. Roderick M. Chisholm – “The Indispensability of Internal Justification”, Synthese , Mar., 1988, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp. 285-296
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Presentation, participation for the course and writing articles.
Information	Each student will make a presentation on the content of the course and will give a term paper or an article.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	4	56
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	7	98
Homeworks, Performances	0	8	136
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	100	100
Total WorkLoad			390
Total workload/ 30 hr			13
ECTS Credit of the Course			13

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	1	0	3	0	2	3	1	0	3	0	1	2
LO2	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	2	3	4	2	2
LO3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
LO4	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	4	0	2	0	3
LO5	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2
LO6	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
LO7	4	0	3	3	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
LO8	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High