About the Program:
To understand today’s thought, to define and solve contemporary problems, and to propose newer problems, it is necessary to re-discover our tradition of thinking. The discovery of traditions of thinking that have emerged in Islamic and Turkish realm, the understanding of the fundamentals, the establishment of founding philosophers and their thoughts and literature are among the main areas of investigation in this program. In Turkey and in the world at large, the level of awareness of the importance of Islamic and Turkish philosophy and the interest of young scholars in this area are growing.
The interest in our program comes from the graduates of various disciplines mainly philosophy and history of science but also theology, history, human sciences, philology, (incl. those who master Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and English). By virtue of its experienced and dynamic faculty, the sub-department of Islamic and Turkish Philosophy is among the top institutions of its area.
Capabilities the programs aims for the graduate to obtain:
- Have adequate knowledge of main problems and subdisciplines of philosophy
- Have adequate knowledge of philosophical problems, main philosophical figures and their relations to historico-social realm
- Be knowledgeable about the relation of philosophical theoretical knowledge to various related disciplines to bring about new perspectives
- Be able to independently conduct research on a particular area of philosophy that requires expertise
- Be able to conduct interdisciplinary research with full-specialized knowledge
- Be able to communicate specialist knowledge to non-specialists
- Has sufficient knowledge of at least one source language of philosophy at the European Language Portfolio B2 Level
- Be able to analyze historically and thematically the approaches to philosophical problems
- Be able to employ philosophical knowledge in problem-solving and interdisciplinary studies
Teaching Faculty:
Prof. Dr. İhsan FAZLIOĞLU
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Oktay TAFTALI
Assoc. Prof. Özkan GÖZEL
Assist. Prof. Yaylagül CERAN KARATAŞ
Assist. Prof. Ferhat YÖNEY
Assist. Prof. Nihal Petek BOYACI GÜLENÇ
Assist. Prof. İhsan Berk ÖZCANGİLLER
Assoc. Prof. Eşref ALTAŞ
Assist. Prof. Mehmet ÖZTURAN
Assist. Prof. İbrahim Halil ÜÇER
Assist. Prof. İlker KÖMBE
Assist. Prof. Mehmet Zahit TİRYAKİ
Assist. Prof. Harun KUŞLU
Curriculum of Scientific Proficiency
First Term Courses
|
Code |
Name |
Compulsory/ Selective |
Theoretical |
Applied |
Credit |
EKTS |
|
FEL801 |
History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL803 |
History of Islamic Philosophy |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL 805 |
Classical Logic |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL 101 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
12 |
0 |
12 |
16 |
||
Second Term Courses
|
Code |
Name |
Compulsory/ Selective |
Theoretical |
Applied |
Credit |
EKTS |
|
FEL 802 |
Ontology |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL 804 |
Epistemology |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL806 |
History of Modern Philosophy |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL808 |
Values of Ethics- Aesthetics |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FEL810 |
History of Turkish Philosophy |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
15 |
0 |
15 |
20 |
||
Curriculum of Course Period- First Term
|
Code |
Name |
Compulsory/ Selective |
Theoretical |
Applied |
Credit |
EKTS |
|
FELİF 501 |
Methods of Scientific Research |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 503 |
Introduction to Islamic Philosophy: Periods and Problems |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 505 |
Classical “Science of Thinking” |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 507 |
Islamic Ethics |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 509 |
Theory of Classical “Nafs” |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 511 |
Islamic Ontology |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 513 |
Studies of Contemporary Islamic Philosophy |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 515 |
Neo-Platonism |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 517 |
Philosophy of Avicenna |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 519 |
Turkish Intellectual History |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 521 |
Classical Turkish Philosophy Reading I |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 523 |
Classical Arabic Philosophy Reading I |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 525 |
Classical Persian Philosophy Reading I |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Second Term
|
Code |
Name |
Compulsory/ Selective |
Theoretical |
Applied |
Credit |
EKTS |
|
FELİF 500 |
Seminar |
C |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
|
FELİF 502 |
History of Classical Islamic Science |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 504 |
Relations of Usûl -Kalam-Philosophy |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 506 |
Islamic Political Science |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 508 |
Islamic Epitemology |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 510 |
Islamic Philosophy of Art |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 512 |
Avicennian Philosophy |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 514 |
Islamic Philosophy in Andalusia: Ibn Tufail, Ibn Bajja, Averroes, Maimonides |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 516 |
Contemporary Problems in Islamic Philosophy |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 518 |
History of Turkish Metaphysics: Philosophers and Texts |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 520 |
Classical Turkish Philosophy Reading II |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 522 |
Classical Arabic Philosophy Reading II |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
FELİF 524 |
Classical Persian Philosophy Reading II |
E |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Conditions of Graduation:
For those who have completed or is not required to complete Scientific Proficiency course, to have passed courses taken during the 2-term period and to have completed a master’s thesis
Employment Prospects:
The program is designed for those who aim to be academics and specialists. In this respect, the graduates can seek academic job or related specialist positions in various institutions
Communication:
Assoc. Prof. Eşref Altaş