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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
STM 523DESCARTES3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The purpose of this course is to examine and evaluate all aspects of the Cartesian philosophy in the light of Descartes’ own original works.
Course Content Descartes’ Life and Times, Science and Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century, The Cartesian Method, Knowledge, Intuition, Doubt, First Principles, Self, God, the Avoidance of Error, the nature and knowledge of the physical world, the Role of God in Physics, the Cartesian Circle, the Intellect and the Senses, the Nature of Extended Substance, Science, Mathematics and Mechanical Models, Cartesian Man: Men, Machines and Animals, Res Cogitans, Cartesian Dualism and its Problems, The Mind-Body Union, Sensation and Imagination, Innate Ideas, Freedom, Reason, and the Good Life.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1To acknowledge and learn all aspects of the Cartesian Philosophy.
2To understand the value, place and importance the Cartesian Philosophy in the history of philosophy, along with its affect in the present-day.
3To acquire and develop a critical perspective.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
LO 001  3  4  1  
LO 0022   3  2   
LO 0032  3  5    
Sub Total4 3334521  
Contribution10111121000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)41352
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)31339
Assignments31339
Mid-terms11313
Final examination11313
Presentation / Seminar Preparation31339
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2012-2013 Fall1HÜLYA YALDIR
Details 2010-2011 Fall1MEHMET ALİ SARI


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
STM 523 DESCARTES 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2012-2013 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. HÜLYA YALDIR hyaldir@pau.edu.tr FEN B0203 %
Goals The purpose of this course is to examine and evaluate all aspects of the Cartesian philosophy in the light of Descartes’ own original works.
Content Descartes’ Life and Times, Science and Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century, The Cartesian Method, Knowledge, Intuition, Doubt, First Principles, Self, God, the Avoidance of Error, the nature and knowledge of the physical world, the Role of God in Physics, the Cartesian Circle, the Intellect and the Senses, the Nature of Extended Substance, Science, Mathematics and Mechanical Models, Cartesian Man: Men, Machines and Animals, Res Cogitans, Cartesian Dualism and its Problems, The Mind-Body Union, Sensation and Imagination, Innate Ideas, Freedom, Reason, and the Good Life.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Descartes’ Life and Times, ‘Science’ and ‘Philosophy’ in the Seventeenth Century
2 Scholasticism, Descartes’ Early and Later Years, and His Publications
3 The Cartesian Method, Knowledge and Intuition, the Role of Doubt, First Principles
4 From Self to God: the Ontological and Trademark Arguments, the Avoidance of Error
5 From God to Knowledge of the Physical World, The Role of God in Physics, The Cartesian Circle
6 The Material Universe; Our Knowledge of the World, the Intellect and the Senses
7 The nature of Extended Substance
8 Science, Mathematics and Mechanical Models
9 Cartesian Man: Men, Machines and Animals
10 Res Cogitans, Cartesian Dualism and its Problems
11 The Mind-Body Union, Sensation and Imagination
12 Our Perception of the Physical world, Innate Ideas
13 Freedom, Reason, and the Good Life
14 Revision and Evaluation
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
• Cottingham, John, A Descartes Dictionary (Oxford: Blackwell, 1993).Türkçe
• Descartes, The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, (eds. and trans.), John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, and Dugald Murdoch (2 vols., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985); and Volume 3, the same editors-translators and Anthony Kenny (Vol. 3, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991).Türkçe
• Cottingham, John, Descartes (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985).Türkçe
• Cottingham, John, Rationalism (London: Paladin, 1984).Türkçe
Course Assessment
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes