PHIL647 STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I
| Course Code: | 2410647 |
| 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: | Prof.Dr. ŞEREF HALİL TURAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a way of entrance to Kant’s system of Critiques, which is highly influential and significant for the history of philosophy. We will explore the reception of Kantian philosophy by conducting a study on the readings of Deleuze’s and Heidegger’s Kant Books. In reading their works, our main body of reference will be the Critique of Pure Reason.
The central theme of the course will be Kant’s criticism of metaphysics which finds its formulation in “transcendental idealism”. This theme extends to the question of the ends, the limits and the vocation of human reason. We will approach this theme first by reading Deleuze’s book on Kant which, I believe, is one of the best introductions to Kantian philosophy. This will provide us an extensive introduction and an overview of Kant’s critical project. After this introduction to the Kantian system, we shall study Heidegger’s Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics. In parallel, we will also read the relevant chapters from Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Through this comparative reading, we will also explore the ways in which Heidegger interprets the Kantian problem of metaphysics as leading to his fundamental ontology.
In their research and in their final paper, students can focus one of the texts (or philosophers) or all in comparison with each other. In our lectures, I shall conduct a comparative reading of Kant’s text and Heidegger’s assessment of it.
All graduate students are welcome, but if you have a background in Kant and/or Heidegger’s philosophy, it will be better. For students who are interested in the post-Kantian continental philosophy and Heidegger’s philosophy, this course may also serve as a source and provide a background.
Course Content
Guided reading of basic texts, chosen from various ages of philosophical inquiry, primarily connected with each student's proposed area of specialization.
Course Learning Outcomes
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