PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
STM 560	RATIONALISM AND EMPIRICISM - I	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of this course is to consider the approaches of the rationalist and empiricist traditions towards philosophical issues.
Course Content	This course will include the following topics: the definition of rationalism, its history and methods; rationalism in Ancient philosophy: Elea school, Parmenides, Zenon, Plato and Aristotle; rationalism in Continental philosophy: Descartes (doubt, knowledge, mathematics, the ‘Cartesian circle’, and science); Spinoza (the deductive method, substance, mind-body problem, necessitarianism); Malebranche (the mind-body interaction, vision in God, occasionalism); Leibniz (truths of reason and truths of facts, the principle of sufficient reason, the monads, the mind-body problem, necessity and freedom).
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To comprehend the methods of rationalist and empiricist traditions.
2	To grasp the approaches of both doctrines towards the philosophical problems.
3	To develop a clear understanding about their arguments concerning philosophical issues.
4	To develop a critical thinking.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	4	13	52
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	3	13	39
Assignments	3	13	39
Mid-terms	1	13	13
Final examination	1	13	13
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	3	13	39
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
STM 560	RATIONALISM AND EMPIRICISM - I	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI	alperyardimci@pau.edu.tr		FEN B0118	%60

Goals		The aim of this course is to consider the approaches of the rationalist and empiricist traditions towards philosophical issues.
Content		This course will include the following topics: the definition of rationalism, its history and methods; rationalism in Ancient philosophy: Elea school, Parmenides, Zenon, Plato and Aristotle; rationalism in Continental philosophy: Descartes (doubt, knowledge, mathematics, the ‘Cartesian circle’, and science); Spinoza (the deductive method, substance, mind-body problem, necessitarianism); Malebranche (the mind-body interaction, vision in God, occasionalism); Leibniz (truths of reason and truths of facts, the principle of sufficient reason, the monads, the mind-body problem, necessity and freedom).

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	The meaning of the concept of rationalism
2	Platon and rationalism
3	Aristoteles and rationalism
4	Descartes and rationalism
5	Spinoza and rationalism
6	Leibniz and rationalism
7	Kant and rationalism
8	Mid-term exam
9	Hegel and rationalism
10	Chomsky and rationalism
11	Ethics and rationalism
12	Science and rationalism
13	Problems with rationalism
14	The empiricist counter-revolution

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
J. Cottingham, RATIONALISM, (London, Pladin, 1984)	English
J. Cottingham, THE RATIONALISTS (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988).	English
A. Nelson, A COMPANION TO RATIONALISM (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006).	English

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student