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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
STM 561	RATIONALISM AND EMPIRICISM - II	3 + 0	2nd 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 is a continuation of Rationalism and Empiricism - I. In this course, the following topics will be considered: the definition of empiricism, its history and methods; empiricism in Ancient philosophy: Democritus, Epicurus; Empiricism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: Bacon, Hobbes, Mill; Locke (his critique of rationalists - innate ideas), Hume (Hume’s fork, causality); the critics of empiricism (Leibniz); Kant’s critique of rationalism and empiricism; rationalism in the twentieth century (Hegel); empiricism, positivism and logical positivism; rationalism in language (Chomsky); rationalism and empiricism in ethics (Hume and Kant), and scientific method (Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend).
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

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
STM 561	RATIONALISM AND EMPIRICISM - II	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. HÜLYA YALDIR	hyaldir@pau.edu.tr		FEN B0110	%

Goals		The aim of this course is to consider the approaches of the rationalist and empiricist traditions towards philosophical issues.
Content		This course is a continuation of Rationalism and Empiricism - I. In this course, the following topics will be considered: the definition of empiricism, its history and methods; empiricism in Ancient philosophy: Democritus, Epicurus; Empiricism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: Bacon, Hobbes, Mill; Locke (his critique of rationalists - innate ideas), Hume (Hume’s fork, causality); the critics of empiricism (Leibniz); Kant’s critique of rationalism and empiricism; rationalism in the twentieth century (Hegel); empiricism, positivism and logical positivism; rationalism in language (Chomsky); rationalism and empiricism in ethics (Hume and Kant), and scientific method (Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend).

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Immanuel KANT
2	Immanuel KANT
3	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HEGEL
4	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HEGEL
5	Bertrand RUSSEELL
6	Ludwig WITTGENSTEIN
7	Ludwig WITTGENSTEIN
8	Midterm Exam
9	Saul KRIPKE
10	Noam CHOMSKY
11	Karl Raimund POPPER
12	Thomas KUHN
13	Paul FEYERABEND
14	General Evaluation

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
J. Cottingham, RATIONALISM, (London, Pladin, 1984)	Türkçe
J. Cottingham, THE RATIONALISTS (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988).	Türkçe
Richardson, A. and Übel, T. (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Logical Empiricism, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.	Türkçe
Kenny, A., Rationalism, Empiricism and Idealism, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986.	Türkçe

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

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