| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Ontology - I | FEL113 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Sevinç TÜRKMEN AKSU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) To know the basic concepts of research.
2) To examine the connection between politics and ontology
3) To make intertextual comparison
4) To prepare critical text in terms of political ontology
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| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
political philosophy
Course Contents
Graduate students see that philosophers’ political philosophies are based on their philosophy of existence, examining the coherence and contradictions between the two areas, developing a critical approach to the philosopher's thought through this review, conducting such an investigation by comparing philosophers, and preparing philosophical texts in the field of political ontology based on all this examination.
Weekly Schedule
1) Knowledge of basic concepts related to research.2) Plato’s philosophy of existence (Dialogue of Symposion)
3) Plato’s philosophy of existence (Dialogue of Sophist)
4) Plato’s Political Philosophy (The Republic- Section 1-5)
5) Plato’s Political Philosophy (The Republic- Section 6-10)
6) Plato’s political ontology
7) Critique of Plato’s political ontology
8) Midterm exam
9) Aristotle’s philosophy of existence (Metaphysics, Section 1,2,3,4)
10) Aristotle’s philosophy of existence (Metaphysics, Section 5,6,7,8)
11) Aristotle's political philosophy (Politics, section 1-5)
12) Aristotle's political philosophy (Politics, section 6-10)
13) Aristotle's political ontology
14) Critique of Aristotle’s political ontology
15) Comparison of Plato and Aristotle’s Political Ontologies
16) final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Platon, Şölen
2- Platon, Sofist
3- Platon, Devlet
4- Aristoteles, Metafizik
5- Aristoteles, Politika
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required