FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Aerospace Engineering
GEHU 204 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Fundamentals of Philosophy
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEHU 204
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | To provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts and argumentative strategies of philosophy through an investigation of the question “What is a rational animal?” in relation to logic, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Presentation and overview of the course; discussion of how to begin philosophy by acknowledging that we have already begun. | Overview and discussion of a number of dilemmas and paradoxes. |
2 | Plato | Apology |
3 | What is an argument? The concepts of validity, truth and soundness. Types of justification; types of refutation: by parallel reasoning, counter-examples, reductio ad absurdum. | R. Fogelin, Understanding Arguments, pp 45-53 and pp. 405-433. |
4 | Fallacies of vacuity: circular reasoning, question-begging; fallacies of relevance: ad hominem, straw man, false cause, appeals to authority | Fogelin, pp. 477-405 |
5 | The Chinese Room Argument: Can Computers think? Discussion of artificial intelligence. | Turing, A., 1948, ‘Intelligent Machinery: A Report’, London: National Physical Laboratory; Searle, J., 1980, ‘Minds, Brains and Programs’, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 3: 417–57 |
6 | MIDTERM | |
7 | Introduction to epistemology | Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy, Meditation 1 and 2 |
8 | Skepticism, sources of knowledge, methodic doubt, certainty as epistemic criterion, the cogito as first principle and model of | Descartes, Meditations 2 (contn’d) and 3 |
9 | Philosophy and science: the thinking subject as embodied being subject to the laws of nature. FIRST PAPER DUE | Janet Richards, Human Nature After Darwin, pp. 4-25 FIRST PAPER DUE |
10 | Evolutionary biology as philosophical challenge and answer to the question “What is a rational animal?” | Richards, pp. 25-51 |
11 | Determinism, freedom of the will, morality as a scientific problem and science as a moral problem | Richards, pp. 126-154 |
12 | Consequentialism (Utilitarianism) and Deontology: arguments and criticisms | Kant, pp. 274-281; Bennett, pp. 294-306; Bentham, pp. 306-312; Williams pp. 339-345; M. L. K. Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail. |
13 | Moral Psychology and Perspectivism. | Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, essays I and II. |
14 | The responsibilities and the problems of rational thought; the rational animal and the polis. | Aristotle, Politics, Bk. 1 1986-2000; Locke, 249-253; Bentham and Mill, 270-274 Levi, If This is a Man. |
15 | Week 14 cont’d. SECOND PAPER DUE. | Levi, Contn’d. |
16 | Final |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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35
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Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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35
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Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
1
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0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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Final Exam |
22
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0
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Total |
116
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To have theoretical and practical knowledge that have been acquired in the area of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Aerospace Engineering. |
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2 | To be able to assess, analyze and solve problems by using the scientific methods in the area of Aerospace Engineering. |
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3 | To be able to design a complex system, process or product under realistic limitations and requirements by using modern design techniques. |
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4 | To be able to develop, select and use novel tools and techniques required in the area of Aerospace Engineering. |
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5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results. |
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6 | To be able to develop communication skills, ad working ability in multidisciplinary teams. |
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7 | To be able to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; writing and understanding reports, preparing design and production reports, making effective presentations, giving and receiving clear and understandable instructions. |
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8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of Aerospace Engineering solutions. |
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9 | To be aware of professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications. |
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10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Aerospace Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language (‘‘European Language Portfolio Global Scale’’, Level B1). |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Aerospace Engineering. |
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