COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
2	Course Code:	REH1003
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. AHMET CEVİZCİ
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. A. Kadir Çüçen, Doç. Dr. Muhsin Yılmaz, Doç. Dr. Ogün Ürek, Öğ. Grv. Ayşe gül Çıvgın
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Bölümü Görükle- Bursa 16059 0.224.2941828/ e-mail: ahmetcevizci30@gmail.com
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To understand the fundamental concepts about philosophy, to explain the relations between science and philosophy, to grasp the basic areas of philosophy.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learn the basic properties of philosophical reflection.;
2	Understand the birth of philosophy in ancient Greece as a transition from muthos to logos.;
3	Comprehend the differences between philosophy and religion, art, and science.;
4	Explain the basic subjects of pilosophy as being, knowledge and value.;
5	Conceive the basic subjects and problems of epistemology.;
6	Analyse and learn the basic subjects and problems of metaphysics.;
7	See the basic levels and kinds of ethics.;
8	Learn the basic problems of philosophy of science.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic properties, concepts and definitons of philosophy.
2	Differences and similarities between philosophy and science, religion, art.
3	Subjects and main areas of philosophy (1): Knowledge (epistemology and philosophy of science), being (metaphysics and philosophy of religion).
4	Subjects and main areas of philosophy (2): Value (ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy).
5	Basic approaches in philosophy of science (1): positivist and post-positivist views of science.
6	Basic approaches in philosophy of science (2): revolutionary and pluralist views of science.
7	Basic concepts and problems of metaphysics: Classical metaphysics of subtance and process philosophy.
8	Fundamental concepts of political philosophy.
9	Difference between morality and ethics; the sources and types of morality.
10	Descriptive ethics, normative ethics and meta-ethics.
11	Examples to the normative theories: eudaimonist ethics, deontologic ethics, virtue ethics, utilitarianism.
12	Practical ethics. Euthanasia, ecological ethics, medical ethics, human rights, etc.
13	Philosophical Basis of Education: Main Currents in the Philosophy of education.
14	Ethical and political aspects of education.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ahmet Cevizci, Felsefe, Ankara, Nobel, 2011. A. Cevizci, Felsefe Sözlüğü, İstanbul, Say yay, 2011.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High