Yozgat Bozok University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

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

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.

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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

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

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
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

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

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Attending Lectures	0	0
Self Study	0	0
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	10	10
Final Examination	1	15	15
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	16	2	32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			85

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