PHIL543 DIFFERENCE AND IDENTITY

Course Code:2410543
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (0.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Philosophy
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. ŞEREF HALİL TURAN
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

To develop knowledge of the philosophical thinking of Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari, on the topic of difference & identity with respect to self and psyche.


Course Content

The concepts of identity and difference from antiquity to the present; different conceptions of their relation; the question of their respective ontological priority; how identity has been conceived by thinkers from Plato to Kant; what is meant by the philosophy of difference.


Course Learning Outcomes

The student will obtain:

  • Training in presentation skills, textual interpretation, cooperative thinking, and academic writing.
  • Experience that should better enable them to deliver an advanced talk at an international conferenc

Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Do independent academic research in order to be successful in academic studies.✔
2Have knowledge about contemporary philosophical issues, concepts and problems.✔
3Make original philosophical interpretations on the topic specialized.✔
4Have verbal and written presentation and effective communication skill.✔
5Do interdisciplinary readings and associate them to philosophical problems.✔
6Have knowledge about ethical code which is a requirement for doing academic research and publishing it.✔

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