Katalog Dersleri

Algebra of sets, algebra of relations, order relations, equivalence relations, mathematical induction, power sets, cardinality; mathematical structures such as Boolean algebras, groups, homomorphisms and isomorphism of structures, Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms for sets.

Philosophical analysis of contemporary moral issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, affirmative action, the ethics of charity, animal rights, moral justification of war.

The analysis of the concepts of action and intention. Philosophical problems arising in the context of determinism versus free will.

The purpose of this course is to survey neo-Kantianism, phenomenology, structuralism, existentialism, the Frankfurt school, and deconstructionalism in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Study of the works of one or more of the poststructuralist thinkers, such as Deleuze, Derrida, Foucault, Guattari and Lyotard, directed towards an assessment of their positions on such issues as being, experience, knowledge, science, power and ethics.

Formal number theory, primitive recursive and recursive functions, arithmetization, MRDP theorem, Godel incompleteness theorems, recursive undecidability, Church's theorem, Turing machines, partial recursive functions, unsolvable problems, Kleene-Mostowski hierarchy, effective computability, decision problems.

The study of different philosophical views concerning the source of our knowledge of the external world.

An exposition of various philosophical approaches to history. The issues of explanation, objectivity, interpretation, and determinism. Philosophical analysis of the methodology of history.

A survey of ontological, epistemological and methodological problems raised in the sciences of human behavior and society. Comparison between positivist and non-positivist approaches to society.

The study and analysis of concepts fundamental to philosophy. Concepts of meaning, truth, identity, logical form, propositional attitudes, opacity of reference and predication.

Investigation of some of the following topics: the mind-body problems, personal identity, the unity of consciousness, the unconscious, the problem of other minds, action, intention, and will.

This course is intended to allow an in-depth examination of either a circle of philosophers who together constitute a school, or of a great philosopher whose doctrines have influenced and led a group of minor thinkers.

Philosophical examination of conceptions of the soul and its capacities, and their criticisms in a wide range of traditions.

In-depth study of selected texts from a thematic or historical perspective in their original language.

Analytic methods developed by Frege, Russell, Moore, and Wittgenstein. The rise and fall of logical positivism and ordinary language philosophy. The impact of Quine, sense and reference, the picture theory of language, the verifiability theory of meaning, the private language argument, speech acts, Gricean strictures, ontological relativity, radical translation, the Davidson-Dummett controversy about meaning, and the issue of whether the analytical tradition has come to an end.

Critical analysis of the views in contemporary philosophy of science.

A study of philosophical and meta-theoretical issues arising in the cognitive sciences. Readings from an interdisciplinary array covering philosophy of psychology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence.

A selection of philosophical issues that arise within feminist thinking, such as the nature of sexual equality, patriarchy, sexual harassment, oppression, and exploitation and the use of such concepts in feminist analysis of women's social position.

An in-depth analysis of the ethical views of prominent philosophers on a major issue in ethics.

Philosophical examination of literature with special emphasis on the logic of narrative, theories and strategies of interpretation, representation and truth in fiction, concept and function of unconscious, genesis and development of moral space and the notion of the self in the history of literature, and a comparison of poetic language to the language of philosophy.

Examination of the sources, stages of development and significance of basic human rights and liberties. Discussion of fundamental principles underlying systems of law. Views of philosophers from Plato onwards.

Critical analysis of debates within contemporary political philosophy or in-depth study of major texts by a historical figure.

Theory and practice of translating various kinds of philosophical texts from English into Turkish. General principles of translation. Work on specific difficulties in translating philosophy into Turkish.

Foundations of mathematics and philosophical problems in the interpretation of the nature of mathematics.

An examination of philosophy as a cultural phenomenon and an expression of the human mind. Examination and evaluation of alternative forms of philosophy as ways of seeking wisdom or understanding. Consideration of the questions whether progress in philosophy is possible and whether philosophy yields knowledge.