| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origins of Philosophical thinking and Liberty | HUK181 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Bayram KESKİN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Bekir KESKİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Learns the quality of philosophical thinking
2) Learns concepts such as politics, public sphere and freedom in Ancient Greek World which serves as a laboratory for such concepts
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Low | Low | No relation | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | Middle | Low | |
| 2 | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | High | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
Philosophy, philosophical thinking, ancient political philosophy, polis, public sphere, ancient conception of freedom, modern concept of freedom
Weekly Schedule
1) Ancient Greek World as a Civic Laboratory2) The World of Myths
3) Polis or the Political City
4) Relationship Between Politics and Law: Problem of Justice
5) Ionian Poleis as the Birth place of Philosophical Thinking
6) On the Allegory of "Progress from Mythos to Logos"
7) The Political-ness of the Ionian Natural Philosophers as "First Philosophers"
8) Constitutional Orders in Ancient Greece
9) Constitutional Institutions in Ancient Greece
10) Selected Passages from Aristotle - Politics and its Discussion
11) Stasis and Anakyklosis in Ancient Greece
12) Persian Wars and the Ancient Concept of Freedom
13) Selected Passages from Aeschylus - Persians and its Discussion
14) Freedom, Democracy, Oligarchy, Law: Coup in Athens
15) Selected Passages from Plato - Apology and its Discussion
16) Reflecting on the Execution of Socrates in the Context of Philosophical Thinking and the Concept of Freedom
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required