Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | DKA-S318 | HISTORY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY | Elective | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
This course aims at examining the historical development of philosophical tradition flourished in Islamic civilisation from the beginning to Avicenna in relation to the ontological, epistemological and axiological problems. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | To reevaluate the actual meaning of Islamic Philosophy | 2 | To reconstruct a creative vision on the Islamic philosophical tradition | 3 | To analyse the central concepts and doctrines of muslim philosopers | 4 | To comprehend a general conception on main Islamic philosohical problems | 5 | To have comprehensive knowledge about the religious doctrines of Islamic morality |
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Mode of Delivery |
Formal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Introductory: Islamic Thought and Its Philosophical Dimensions
Socio-cultural Factors that Bring about the Intellectual Movements in Islamic History
Translation Movements to Arabic
Al-Kindî and His Metaphysics
Al-Fârâbî: Intellectual Biography, Main Works, Views on Logic and Philosophical Sciences
Al-Fârâbî’s Metaphyics: Ontology, Cosmology and Ethics
Political Philosophy of Al-Fârâbî and His Theory on Relig
Ibn Sînâ: Intellectual Biography, Main Works and His Place in the History of Philosophy
Ibn Sînâ: Metaphysics and Psychology
Al-Ghazzâlî and His Philosophical Adventure
Al-Ghazâlî’s Critics to Islamic Philosophers
Ibn Rushd: Intellectual Biography, His Main Works and His Place in the History of Philosophy
Ibn Rushd: Harmony Between Religion and Philosophy
Shihâb al-Dîn al-Suhrawardi and His Illuminative Philosophy
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Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Introductory: Islamic Thought and Its Philosophical Dimensions | | | 2 | Socio-cultural Factors that Bring about the Intellectual Movements in Islamic History | | | 3 | Translation Movements to Arabic | | | 4 | Al-Kindî and His Metaphysics | | | 5 | Al-Fârâbî: Intellectual Biography, Main Works, Views on Logic and Philosophical Sciences | | | 6 | Al-Fârâbî’s Metaphyics: Ontology, Cosmology and Ethics | | | 7 | Political Philosophy of Al-Fârâbî and His Theory on Religion | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | 9 | Ibn Sînâ: Intellectual Biography, Main Works and His Place in the History of Philosophy | | | 10 | Ibn Sînâ: Metaphysics and Psychology | | | 11 | Al-Ghazzâlî and His Philosophical Adventure | | | 12 | Al-Ghazâlî’s Critics to Islamic Philosophers | | | 13 | Ibn Rushd: Intellectual Biography, His Main Works and His Place in the History of Philosophy | | | 14 | Ibn Rushd: Harmony Between Religion and Philosophy | | | 15 | Shihâb al-Dîn al-Suhrawardi and His Illuminative Philosophy | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Macit Fahri, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, trc. Kasım Turhan, İstanbul: Şa-To Yayınları 2005 Peter Adamson, Richard C. Taylor, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, trc. Cüneyt Kaya, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları 2007 Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr, Oliver Leaman (ed.), İslâm Felsefesi Tarihi, I-III, trc. Şamil Öçal, Hasan Tuncay Başoğlu, İstanbul: Açılım Kitap 2007. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi, İslam Felsefesiyle ilgili maddeler. Selected Texts of Muslim Philosophers. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | Attending Lectures | 0 | 0 | Self Study | 0 | 0 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Self Study | 16 | 2 | 32 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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