Graduate Education Institute · Philosophy and Religious Sciences · Doctorate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the different meanings of Islamic Philosophy and through these understandings, to introduce them to the basic programs of Islamic Philosophy, the basic assumptions that are the source of these problems, and the basic understanding of reality that is the source of these assumptions.
Course Content
The content of this course consists of the following basic topics:
1. What is philosophy?
2. What is the relationship between philosophy and Islam?
3. Different meanings of the composition of Islamic philosophy and
4. It consists of the main issues of Islamic philosophy corresponding to ontology.
Required Resources
Edt. Kaya, M. Cüneyt, İslam Felsefesi tarih ve problemler, Klasik yayınları, 2018, İstanbul.
Recommended Resources
Peter Adamson, Richard C. Taylor, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, çev. M. Cüneyt Kaya, Küre yayınları, 2018, İstanbul.
Explanations
Each student is expected to make preliminary readings about the course topics and to actively participate in the course while the issues are discussed.
Rules
Class participation is needed at a rate of seventy percent.
Course Learning Outcomes
- 1. Gaining an a priori understanding of what philosophy is.
- 2. To have a philosophical understanding of the relationship between Islam and philosophy.
- 3. To have a philosophical understanding of what Islamic philosophy is.
- 4. To be informed about the main issues of Islamic Philosophy.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the Philosophy? | Reedings. |
| 2 | The nature of the relationship between Islam and philosophy. | Reedings. |
| 3 | Different meanings of the phrase "Islamic philosophy". | Reedings. |
| 4 | What is the İslamic Philosophy? | Reedings. |
| 5 | Basic understanding of reality that is the source of Islamic philosophy. | Reedings. |
| 6 | Conceptions of the absolute as basic understandings of main reality. | Reedings. |
| 7 | Exam | Exam |
| 8 | Philosophers' basic understanding of reality. | Reedings. |
| 9 | Theologian's basic understanding of reality. | Reedings. |
| 10 | Sufi's understanding of basic reality. | Reedings. |
| 11 | The effect of creation out of nothing on the formation of absolute conceptions. | Reedings. |
| 12 | Arrangement of God-realm relationship in different ways. | Reedings. |
| 13 | The distinction between existence and essance and its philosophical consequences. | Reedings. |
| 14 | Exam | Exam |