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SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT
2321 Systematic Philosophy and Logic
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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
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LO 001
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Sub Total
Contribution
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
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2019-2020 Fall
1
ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI
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2017-2018 Fall
1
HÜLYA YALDIR
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2016-2017 Fall
1
HÜLYA YALDIR
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2015-2016 Fall
1
HÜLYA YALDIR
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2014-2015 Fall
1
HÜLYA YALDIR
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2013-2014 Fall
1
HÜLYA YALDIR
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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
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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
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Lecture and Practice
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