PHIL511 GRADUATE READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY I
| Course Code: | 2410511 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AZİZ FEVZİ ZAMBAK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will have read Alfred North Whitehead's Process and Reality in its entirety, and will thus have learned
-Whitehead's philosophy of organism, process philosophy and its difference from traditional ontology
-Whitehead's basic categorial scheme (actual entities, eternal objects, etc.)
-Whithead's theory of prehensions and extension.
They will also have reviewed the history of philosophy (history of modern philosophy, in particular) from a critical Whiteheadian perspective.
Course Content
Examination of major philosophical texts in history and social sciences.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who passed this course will
-have a general understanding of Whitehead's process philosophy;
-will have developed a critical, process-based perspective on the history of (modern) philosophy.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Do independent academic research in order to be successful in academic studies. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have knowledge about contemporary philosophical issues, concepts and problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Make original philosophical interpretations on the topic specialized. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Have verbal and written presentation and effective communication skill. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Do interdisciplinary readings and associate them to philosophical problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have knowledge about ethical code which is a requirement for doing academic research and publishing it. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution