Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | PHILOSOPHY | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | ABDURRAHİM YALÇIN (a.yalcin@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To introduce students to Islamic philosophy and to give them a sense of the historical framework of Islamic philosophy. This way students are expected to grasp main issues in early Islamic thought. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can grasp the historical framework of Islamic philosophy |
PO-1 Developing skills of analytic and synthetic thinking, reading and writing. PO-3 Conducting research on, and developing methods in solving, philosophical problems treated in philosophical texts. PO-5 Examining universal problems of humanity anew, and researching into earlier examinations. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can acquire ability to evaluate problems in Islamic thought |
PO-1 Developing skills of analytic and synthetic thinking, reading and writing. PO-2 Understanding and criticising philosophical works from local and universal points of view. PO-5 Examining universal problems of humanity anew, and researching into earlier examinations. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can compare Islamic philosophy with other traditions |
PO-1 Developing skills of analytic and synthetic thinking, reading and writing. PO-2 Understanding and criticising philosophical works from local and universal points of view. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The rise and development of speculative Islamic thought from the beginning of revelation until the beginning of foreign influences on Islamic thought. A survey of prominent early Muslim thinkers, jurists, historiographers and political philosophers, such as Hasan al-Basri, Wasil b. Ata, Amr b. Ubayd, Jahm b. Safwan, Nazzam, Abu al-Hudhayl al-Allaf, al-Ash'ari, al-Maturidi, al-Kindi, al-Farabi and Ibn Sina. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The Foundation of Islamic Thought: The Emergence of Islamic Worldview | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 2 | The Early Thinkers | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 3 | The Emergence of Schools of Thought | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 4 | Rise of Mu'tazila | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 5 | Rise and Development of the Sunni School of Thought: Al-Ash'ari and al-Maturidi | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 6 | The Emergence of Islamic Scientific Tradition | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 7 | The Rise of Islamic Neoplatonizing Aritotelianism (Mashsha'i): Al-Kindi | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Al-Farabi | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 10 | Al-Farabi | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 11 | Ibn Sina | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 12 | Ibn Sina | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 13 | Rise and Development of the Mystic School: Tasawwuf | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 14 | The Spread of Islamic Aristotelianism (Mashshai) and Reactions | •Discussion Method •Narration Method •Question and Answer |
| 15 | The Further Consolidation of the Kalam School: Baqillani and Shahrastani | •Discussion Method •Question and Answer |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Mehmet Bayraktar, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Resource books and articles | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 146 | ||