The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to some of the main problems and thinkers in post-structuralist philosophy.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
learns poststructuralist thinking and different ways of thinking
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Learning Outcomes:
1
Student gains an understanding the general features of what is called ‘post-structuralism’.;
2
Student gains an understanding the philosophical concerns that have given rise to the post-structuralist thought.;
3
Student gains an understanding the problematics and concepts central to the thinking of each post-structuralist philosopher.;
4
Student gains an understanding of the ways in which poststructuralist style of reading the texts relate to pertinent social, historical, intellectual, and theoretical contexts.;
5
Students recognize and understand how the poststructuralist approach is applied to history and other academic disciplines.;
6
Ability in highly critical thinking skills is gained.;
7
Student gains ability to grasp and analyze central themes in contemporary philosophy.;
8
Student recognize and understand how poststructuralist thinkers apply radical hermeneutical and deconstructive reading on religious texts.;
9
Students extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge acquired in previous philosophy courses.;
10
Student gains ability to understand and discuss the contemporary ethical and political concepts such as identitiy and difference, totality, otherness and ontological imperialism, etc.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Structuralism and Post-Structuralism
2
Basic Characteristics of Post-Structuralist Thought
3
Post-Structuralist Philosophy of Language
4
Heidegger and Language as the House of Being
5
Saussure and Semiology
6
Derrida and Differance
7
Semiology and Anthropoloy: Levi-Strauss
8
The Relationship between Power and Knowledge: Foucault
9
Post-Structuralist Ethics: Levinas
10
Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Post-Structuralism
11
Post-structuralist Ethics and Political Philosophy
12
The Conception of Post-structuralist Knowledge and Truth
13
Post-structuralist and Postmodern Relativism
14
Post-structuralist Art and Truth
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism: Madan Sarup Reconstruction of Western Metaphysics: Heidegger and Derrida: Kasım Küçükalp Western Thought: Kasım Küçükalp and Ahmet Cevizci Structuralism and Poststructuralism: Michel Foucault The Political Philosophy of Poststructuralist Anarchism: Todd May
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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
Students will be evaluated by the final exam to be held during the year.
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
5
20
100
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
38
38
Total WorkLoad
180
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
