20th Century History of Philosophy
Philosophy
Faculty of Arts and Scıences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Century History of Philosophy | FEL421 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Fehmi ÜNSALAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize systematic approach to the history of philosophy
2) Distinguish thoughts of the main twentieth century philosophers
3) Define the main philosophical problems of 20th century
4) Evaluate contemporary problems in the philosophy of knowledge, science and politics.
5) Analyze philosophical arguments concerning freedom of will in the 20th century.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||
| 1 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||
| 1 | Middle | |
| 2 | High | |
| 3 | High | |
| 4 | High | |
| 5 | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Philosophy of Language
Course Contents
Developments in Epistemology in the 20.th century, reliabilism, foundationalism, coherence theory, development in linguistic phylosophy in the 20.thcentury, theories of meaning, history of philosophy of science in the20.th century, main philosophical approaches to science and scientific method, developments in the philosophy of mind, physicalism, materialism, and functionalism will be analyzed during this course.
Weekly Schedule
1) General introduction2) The main problems of 20 th century philosophy
3) Husserl: Fenomenology
4) The aim of fenomenology
5) The fenomenologic method
6) Hermeneutics and social sciences
7) Gadamer ve hermeneutics
8) Ara sınav/Değerlendirme
9) Gadamer ve hermeneutics
10) The temporality of being in Heidegger
11) The absurdity of life in Camus
12) Being as nothingness in Sartre
13) The postmodern objection about modernism
14) The postmodern twist
15) Tartışma
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Max Weber, “Şehrin Doğası”
2- Georg Simmel, “Metropol ve Zihinsel Yaşam
3- Tönnies, “Gemeinschaft ve Gesselschaft
4- Perry Anderson, Batı Marksizmi Üzerine Düşünceler.
5- Georg Lukacs, Tarih ve Sınıf Bilinci
6- Antonio Gramsci, Hapisane Defterleri
7- Louis Althusser, İdeoloji ve Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları
8- Albert Camus, Başkaldıran İnsan
9- Michel Foucault, Özne ve İktidar
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required