Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sefer YAVUZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Mustafa EREN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Adnan GÜRSOY
Assistant Prof. Dr. Metin PAY

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Analyze the moral understandings that emerged in Islamic thought, the differences and common aspects of Islamic morality and moral philosophy
2) Comprehend the sources that affect the formation of Islamic morality
3) Examine the moral understandings in the classical philosophical literature of Islamic culture
4) Compare the different moral understandings that emerged in Islamic thought
5) Establish a relationship between the basic concepts of moral philosophy such as value, duty, moral law and conscience
6) Evaluate today's moral problems in terms of Islamic morality

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Bölümün/programın program yeterlilikleri sistemde olmadığından ilişkilendirme işlemi yapılamamıştır.

Mode of Delivery

e-course

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Islamic Philosophy

Course Contents

The meaning and analysis of the concept of morality. The subjects and the methodology of the science of morality and ethics. The religious and non-religious sources of Islamic ethics. The main concepts of ethics. Understanding of morality in the ancient Greek philosophy. The prominent Islamic moralists. Main virtues in Islamic morality. Ethical theories in Islam. Contemporary ethical problems.

Weekly Schedule

1) Science of morality and Ethics
2) The Rise of Islamic Morality
3) The main principles and virtues of Islamic morality
4) Religious Ethics
5) Theological Ethics
6) Sufistic Ethics
7) Philosophical Ethics: Al-Kindi and Al-Razi
8) Mid-term Exam
9) The Brethren of Purity and al-Farabi
10) Ibn Sina and Ibn Miskawayh
11) The Synthesis: Al-Gahazali
12) Al-Tusi and Others
13) Comparison between Islamic Morality and Contemporary Ethics I
14) Comparison between Islamic Morality and Contemporary Ethics II
15) Contemporary Practical Ethic from the point of Islamic morality
16) Final Exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
5) Self Study

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

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Islam Moral Philosophy	ILT308	Compulsory	Bachelor's degree	1	Spring	4