Course Details

 

Course Name

Ontology I (The Philosophy of Being)

 

Language of Instruction

Turkish or English

 

 

Course Level

Short Cycle( )

First Cycle ( )

Second Cycle  ( )

Third Cycle (ü )

 

Course Type

Course Code

Compulsory ( )

Elective (ü)

FEL 601

 

 

 

 

Theory (hour/week)

Application

(hour/week)

Total

(hour/week)

Term

Local Credit

ECTS Credit

3

0

3

Fall

3

5

 

Programmes Offering the Course

Doctorate

 

Course Objectives

Evaluation of the problem of ontology with perspectives of philosophers to 19 century from ancient.

 

Course Content

The philosophical debate over the existence of the phenomena being examined in this course will be depictions of species being investigated and the principles of being.

 

Prerequistes

 

 

Electives Recommended

 

 

Learning Outcomes

1.    Answering the problem of Being.

2.    Interpreting ontological ideas of philosophers.

3.    Understanding relation between ontology and other disciplines of philosophy.

 

Course Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Metin Bal

Felsefe Bölümü, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi,

Edebiyat Fakültesi, Öğretim Üyeleri Binası,  Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi,

PK: 35370 Buca - İzmir, Türkiye. Tel: ++ 90 (232) 412 79 03  - dahili tel: 19411,

Fax: ++ 90 (232) 453 90 93

E-Posta: balmetin@gmail.com , Web: www.metinbal.net

 

Course Assistant(s)

 

 

Teaching Methods

(ü) Statement

( ) Experience

( ) Demonstration-Remodelling

(ü) Discussion

( ) Case Study

( ) Project based learning

( ) Problem solution

(ü) Individual Study

(ü) Text analysis

 

Course Book / Recommended Sources

1.      Lecture notes.

2.      Basic woks of particular philosophers.

Additional Auxiliary Activities Recommended For Participants

Short-term activities:

1-) Participants of this course are expected to give a presentation on the major work of related philosopher to see to what extend knows the graduate student his/her subject.

2-) Archieve research on the primary and secondary sources of the subject.

3-) Biographical study about the philosopher.

4-) Study of chronological list of the complete works of related subject.

5-) Submission of weekly study of technical terms of the subject.

6-) The participants are expected to be interdisciplinary and to get in contact with other sciences.

Long-term activities:

7-) The participants are expected to immerse themselves in building foreign language skills.

8-) Retrospective and prospective readings in the history of philosophy about the subject.

 

 

Requirements

Number

Percentage

 

Attendance

12

0

 

Quizzes

0

0

 

Midterms

1

%40

Assessment and Evaluation

Assignments/ Seminars

1

0

 

Term Paper/ Project

0

0

 

Application
(Lab., Workshop, Field work etc.)

0

0

 

Other (…………………………………….)

0

0

 

Term

1

%60

 

Total

 

100 %

 

 

                                                                                                                          

Weekly Subjects and Related Preparation Studies

Week

Subjects

Related Preparation

1

Being in Ancient Greek

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

2

Being in Medieval Philosophy

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

3

Substance in Descartes and Dualism

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

4

Kant and thing in itself

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

5

Being in German Idealism

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

6

Being in Hegel

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

7

Thought and Objectivity 

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

8

Midterm

 

9

Hegel’s critique of critical philosophy

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

10

Being and Science of Logic

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

11

The doctrine of essence

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

12

Phenomenon: content and form

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

13

Performativitiy

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

14

Subject

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

15

Object

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

16

Idea

Book, Internet and Library Browsing

17

Final

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