1	Course Title:	ONTOLOGY
2	Course Code:	FLS3001
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ABDÜLKADIR ÇÜÇEN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. A. Kadir ÇÜÇEN, Doç. Dr. Kasım Küçükalp
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	cevizci@uludag.edu.tr; Uludag University, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Department of Philosophy, Gorukle Campus, Bursa - Turkey Tel: +90 224 2941828
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To comprehend ontology thoroughly, the grasp the meaning of ‘being’ and to learn alternative approches to ontology in different eras.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To learn various conceptualizations regarding ‘being ‘; 2 Being able to ask question and to see problems regarding ‘being ; 3 To comprehend different ontological conceptions thorugh ages; 4 To read basic texts of ontology ; 5 To take the effects of religion and science into account in the conception of ontology; 6 To learn the difference between ontology and metaphysics ; 7 To learn existential philosophy; 8 To recognize analytical metaphysics and its basic notions ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic meaings of metaphysics and ontology
2	Interactions between metaphysics, epistemology and science
3	Concepts of substance, essence, universal, particular, apperance, reality, being and existence
4	Ancient substance metaphysics – Plato
5	Ancient substance metaphysics – Aristotle
6	Conception of being in Middle Ages
7	Introduction to modern substance metaphysics + Midterm exam
8	Modern substance metaphysics – Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz
9	Modern - Locke, Berkeley, Hume
10	Understanding of being in German Idealism; Kant and Hegel
11	Metaphysics of Existence; Nietzsche, Bergson and Whitehead
12	Analysis of the notions of temporality and time
13	Existential Metaphysics - Heidegger and Sartre
14	Evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aristoteles, Metafizik (çev. Ahmet Arslan), Sosyal Yayınlar, İstanbul, 1996. A. Cevizci, Metafiziğe Giriş, Paradigma Yayınları, 2001. A. Kadir ÇÜÇEN, Heidegger’de Varlık ve Zaman, Asa Kitabevi, Bursa, 2005. A. Kadir ÇÜÇEN, Varlık Felsefesi, Ezgi Kitabevi, Bursa 2011. I. Eren, 20. yy’da Felsefe: Karşı Çıkışlar ve Yeni Arayışlar, Asa Kitabevi, Bursa, 2005. Heidegger, Varlık ve Zaman, Çev. Aziz Yardımlı, İdea Yayınları, İstanbul. A. Cevizci, Felsefenin Kısa Tarihi, Say Yayınları, Bursa, 2012. B. Çotuksöken, - S. Babür, Ortaçağda Felsefe, Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2002.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	1	20	20
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			116
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 LO2 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 LO3 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 LO4 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 LO5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 LO6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 LO7 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 LO8 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High