Program
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 101 |
Introduction to Philosophy
Survey of the main concepts, problems and approaches in philosophy. An introduction to the techniques of philosophical analysis.
|
3 | 8 |
| PHIL 131 |
Logic I
Propositional logic and first-order monadic quantifier calculus.
|
4 | 8 |
| PHIL 105 |
Informal Logic
Topics of informal logic: Logical consequence, argument patterns, general criteria for good argument, fallacies, and philosophical analysis of argumentative texts.
|
4 | 8 |
| SS -- |
Social Science Elective
Social science electives are taken from the department of Sociology, Psychology, Economics and Political Science.
|
3 | 3 |
| AE 261 / LL |
English for Phil. I / Lit. Elective
Literature Electives are taken from the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, only from the courses with the codes AL, CL, DRA, EL and LIT.
|
3 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 106 |
Philosophical Texts
Selections from philosophical literature. The method and practice of analyzing philosophical texts.
|
3 | 8 |
| PHIL 132 |
Logic II
First-order quantifier calculus with identity and topics in metalogic.
|
4 | 8 |
| SS -- |
Social Science Elective
Social science electives are taken from the department of Sociology, Psychology, Economics and Political Science.
|
3 | 3 |
| MATH -- | Mathematics Elective | 3 | 8 |
| AE 262 / LL |
English for Phil. II / Lit. Elective
Literature Electives are taken from the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, only from the courses with the codes AL, CL, DRA, EL and LIT.
|
3 | 3 |
Total: 16 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 213 |
History of Philosophy I
A survey of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers to Aristotle.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL 273 |
Epistemology
An examination of philosophical problems encountered in the analysis of the concept of knowledge with respect to the origins, limits and validity of human knowledge.
|
3 | 6 |
| SCI -- |
Science Elective
Science electives are taken from the department of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Sciences. Current students who are not fulfilled their science elective courses are also free to choose science electives offered by departments specified here.
|
3 | 3 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| TK 221 | Turkish | 2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 214 |
History of Philosophy II
Study of the relationship of Jewish, Christian and Islamic philosophy to Greek philosophy and scholastic thought systems. Study of writings by Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham and Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic and other medieval philosophers.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL 222 |
Philosophy of Science
Examination of the goals of science. Scientific explanation, theory construction, the use of models, confirmation of hypotheses, and the status of theoretical entities all discussed within the context of examples from the history of science. Consideration of philosophical questions arising in scientific inquiry. The importance of method in scientific inquiry.
|
3 | 6 |
| SCI -- |
Science Elective
Science electives are taken from the department of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Sciences. Current students who are not fulfilled their science elective courses are also free to choose science electives offered by departments specified here.
|
3 | 3 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| TK 222 | Turkish | 2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 314 |
History of Philosophy IV
A survey of western philosophy from Kant onward. Study of writings by philosophers such as Hegel, Mill, Nietzsche, and Heidegger.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL 382 |
Ontology
The concept of object, event and existence. The condition and ultimate units of existence. Identity, spatiotemporal continuity and change. Space and time. The problem of universals. Essentialism.
|
3 | 7 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 4 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 5 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 5 |
| HTR 312 | History of Turkish Rep. | 2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 313 |
History of Philosophy III
A survey of western philosophy from Descartes to Kant. Study of writings by Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Hume, Kant, Hobbes, Berkeley, Spinoza and Rousseau.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL 341 |
Ethics
The examination of major ethical systems. Teleological and deontological theories, existentialism, etc.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 5 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 5 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 5 |
| HTR 311 | History of Turkish Rep. | 2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
Total: 15 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| PHIL -- |
Department Elective
Department electives should be taken from the Philosophy Department course offerings.
|
3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
| -- -- | Unrestricted Elective | 3 | 6 |
Total: 15 |
Total: 30 |
