COURSE SYLLABUS

METAPHYSICS II TEH PROBLEM OF FREE WILL

1	Course Title:	METAPHYSICS II TEH PROBLEM OF FREE WILL
2	Course Code:	FDB5164
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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:	Doç. Dr. ZİKRİ YAVUZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	zikriyavuz@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	offer effective introductions to the discipline of philosophy, including the philosophical study of time enhance students’ ability to enter imaginatively into rival viewpoints and diverse perspectives
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Gain analytical thinking and problem solving skills

Learning Outcomes:

1	Identify philosophical issues about time;
2	Understand and explain puzzles about how time appears in our experience and in science;
3	Evaluate some rival philosophical theories of time;
4	Understand arguments for and against contentious views in the philosophy of time.;
5	Articulate positions and arguments in discussions;
6	To be able to describe atemporal and sempiternal views on God and time;
7	To be able to explain, in detail different philosopher's views on God's relationship with time;
8	To be able to explain, in detail different philosopher's views on God's relationship with time;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Philosophy of Time and Its Importance in Philosophy of Religion
2	J. McTaggart and the Unreality of Time
3	Temporal Distinctions: Dynamic Conception of Time
4	Temporal Differences: Static Conception of Time
5	Physics and Time
6	A Brief History of Time: Parmenides, Aristotle
7	A Brief History of Time: Newton vs. Leibniz
8	Modal and Non-Modal Expressions
9	The Temporal Beginning of the Universe
10	The Relationship Between God and Time
11	Temporal Understanding of God: Open Theism and Process Philosophy
12	God and Four-Dimensionality: Views of Paul Helm, Katherin Rogers
13	The Eternal God and the Dynamic View of Time: W. L. Craig
14	Time and Free Will Problem

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Philip Turetzky, Zaman, çev. Mustafa Çağlar Atmaca, Otoman Yayınları, 2020. Lee Simon, Zamanın Yeniden Doğuşu, Çev. Bilge Tanrısever, 2. baskı, Tübitak Bilim Yayınları, Adrian Bardon, Zaman Felsefesinin Kısa Tarihi, Terkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 2018 Zamanın Kozmolojik Tarihi, Sean Carroll, Alfa Yayıncılık Evrenin Dokusu (Uzay, Zaman ve Gerçekliğin Dokusu, Brian Greene, Murat Alev, Tübitak Yayınları
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	Exam.
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