FEL 413-Philosophy in the 19th Century
This course aims to discuss the details of the conception of philosophy in the 19th Century.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 414-Philosophy in the 20th Century
This course aims to discuss the details of the conception of philosophy in the 20th Century.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7
Prerequisite: None

FEL 415-Philosophical Texts: Reading-Writing
The students acquire some skills for analyzing the main philosophical texts in various levels of difficulty.
Lectures: 1 h
Tutorial: 2 h
Credits: 2
ECTS Credits: 4
Prerequisite: None

FEL 417-Philosophical Anthropology
To apprehend the perspective of our age to human being and to achieve an approach about the problems related to human beings are objectives of this course. The basic problems related to human beings will be discussed in the context of history of philosophy. In this context, the totality of human being will be studied.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 478-Philosophical Counseling
This course aims to show students the relation between philosophical knowledge and daily life; to help them gain the ability to find solutions concerning the problems which are faced in practice.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 6
Prerequisite: None

FEL 483-Philosophy and Literature
The objective of this course is to present the relation between literature and philosophy. In this direction the basic issues such as "what philosophy is" and "what literature is" are going to be discussed. Additionally, the co-relation between those fields will be discussed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 6
Prerequisite: None

FEL 490-Philosophy for Children
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 6
Prerequisite: None

FEL 500-Introduction to Philosophical Counseling
What counseling in general and especially philosophical counseling means, the differences of philosophical counseling from psychological counseling as the most common counseling kind and other kinds are the object of focus of this course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 501-Basic Problems in Human Sciences
This course studies the problems of human sciences from a philosophical perspective, in a theoretical frame. It examines the basic concepts and problems of human sciences and different philosophical solutions brought to these problems.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 504-Ethical Problems
This course will focus on the discussion of ethics and moral values which become more and more important in todays world. The problems which occur in the field of morality will be based on the taraditional theoretical approaches in ethics, and they will be considered in the light of contemporary ethical theories and discussions. The solutions to these problems will also be studied.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 505-Problems in Contemporary Political Philosophy
The aim of this course is to discuss the concept of public sphere within the frame of individual society and state citizen relations. The changes and development of the concept of public sphere, views of liberal and republican trends to this concept, multiculturalism, democracy and discussion of contemporary political theorists who study these matters are some contents of this course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 507-Aristotle through his Texts
The aim of this course is to help students to recognize the knowledge that Aristotle has produced, and the concepts he has brought to different fields of philosophy, to draw attention to their importance on philosophical knowledge by reading his texts. Aristotelian ethics will be also specially considered throughout the course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 515-Our Age and its Intellectual Background
In this course, historical backgrounds of contemporary events and the problems they create will be considered with supporting studies of philosophical views which have formed our age. The social changes and developments at the world and our country will
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 516-Problems in Philosophy of Knowledge
In this course, the contemporary discussions on the theory of knowledge will be discussed. Truth, validity and their problems, and the problem of justification which are the main issues in philosophy of knowledge, will be examined in detail. The knowledge ? belief relation will be discussed additionally.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 520-Problems of Evaluation
In this course, the evaluation problem, which is one of the main subject-matters of ethics and philosophy of values, will be examined in detail. Matters such as, what evaluation is, moral dilemmas and decisions, the role of evaluation on decisions, evaluation and values, evaluation types will also be considered at this course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 522-Education of Thinking
The aim of this course is to help philosophy teachers to gain the necessary abilities to introduce the courses Thinking education and philosophy successfully and suitably at elemental education level. Platos related dialogues will be read and literary sources suiting the objective (both from child literature and world classics) will be examined in terms of philosophy.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 524-Philosophy in the Education of Children
This course aims to study and review the knowledge and tools that support critical thinking at child education on the stage of learning concepts and questioning. Philosophical approaches to education, methods and tools to help children like philosophy and the background of critical thinking will also be handled at this course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 526-Kant through his Texts
The main objective of this course is to study the background of Kant?s important concepts, while defining the philosophical knowledge he has produced and the concepts he has brought to different fields of philosophy with support from his basic texts. This course will also specially focus on Kant?s primary works on the field of ethics: ?Critique of Practical Reason? and ?Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.?
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 531-Environmental Ethics
Environmental ethics is a course where the different dimensions of the human nature relation will be discussed. Humans moral responsibilities against todays increasing negative developments in terms of the destruction of environment will be an discussion issue.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 535-Philosophy of the Body
The place and the features of the body is an old subject matter in the context of mind-body problem in philosophy. The founder of the discussion, in modern ages, is Rene Descrates. The soul/mind and body are admitted as two distinct entities and attributed different features to each by Descartes. Since the end of 19th and, especially, 20th century, physicalist and identity theories began to emerged. In this course, firstly, the origins of the debate in the modern era will be revealed; then from the perspective of mind-body / brain integrity, the existentialist phenomenological approach and Antonio Damasio's determinations on emotions and feelings will be discussed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 546-Basic Problems of Philosophy of Mind
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 551-The Principles and Methods of Philosophical Counseling
The foundations, of Philosophical Counseling, especially with respect to acquaintance of human as an individual and person, are considered. Moreover, basic methods of analysis, concerning the problems that emerge within the relations such as human ? human, human ? world, are emphasized.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 552-The Anthropological Foundations of Philosophical Counseling
On the grounds of taking human especially as a thinking and communicating, verbally and in written, being, the course is focused on humain phenomena in detail and in the course the outcomes are deepened in terms of philosophical counseling
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 556-Philosophy of Living
Via taking the examples of general philosophical discourse into account, the relations among human the world of living, human nature, human environment are examined in detail.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 558-Rereading Plato
In the axis of philosophical counseling, Plato is reevaluated and the importance of his texts, especially the ones in the dialogue format, in the context of philosophical counseling is considered.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 559-Research Methods
This course shows students how research is carried out in philosophy. The features of philosophical research, which are different from other research areas, are
underlined. Philosophy, as a research area, is compared with other research areas. It is highlighted that philosophical researches are based on foundation method.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 560-Concept of Meaning and Its Problems
With reference to the most fundamental act of human is sense-making, the problems, concerning interpretation, agreement and disability for agreement, are considered by an analytic method.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 565-Heidegger
Heideggers opinions about being, time, technique and art, especially in the context of being of human, are examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 566-Nietzsche
Departing from the philosophers texts and his attitude in face of the life, his critiques concerning his contemporaries and especially his assignations about human understanding are examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 567-Schopenhauer
With respect to his texts, Schopenhauers views, especially the ones concerning anthropology and ethics, are considered.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 569-Master's Seminar
The course will focus on a problem or on problems that the participants feel the need to deal with for their further development.
Lectures: 0 h
Tutorial: 1 h
Credits: 0
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 599-Master's Thesis
Students will prepare the master thesis.
Lectures: 0 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 0
ECTS Credits: 30
Prerequisite: None

FEL 601-Modern Philosophical Problems
This course focuses on the problems that occur while defining and determining a philosophical problem or contemporary philosophical discussions.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 602-Philosophy with Respect to Problems of Human Being and Society
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 606-Problems of Philosophy of Science
This course is based on the scientific theories of the 20th century. It focuses on the problem of understanding and interpretation and the methodological differences between the natural and social sciences.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 612-Problems of Interpretation in Human Sciences
This course discusses the concepts of understanding, explaining and interpretation on the basis of the texts of philosophers from the field of hermeneutics; such as Dilthey, Gadamer, Habermas and Ricoeur.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 615-Problems of Philosophy of Art
This course approaches to the conceptual structure of art, and to its function and/or functions from a philosophical point of view. Thus, the main concepts and problems used in the frame of artistic activity are evaluated in relation with the main trends and approaches concerning art.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 620-Nietzsche
This course focuses to the main concepts of Nietzsches discourse as a rebellious philosophy. It relates Nietzsche to ancient philosophers departing from his works. Additionally, his critiques of the philosophers of his era and specially his determination of the human notion will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FEL 624-Wittgenstein
In this course the background of Wittgensteins ideas and his influences on the contemporary philosophy will be discussed, departing from one of his main works. The main arguments of Tractatus, an early Wittgenstein work, and their influences on Vienna Circle will be examined as well as the relation between the Philosophical Investigations, a late Wittgenstein work, and todays perspectivist and contextual theories of knowledge.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İHA 504-Ethics and Human Rights
The course will deal with problems of ethics as a field of philosophy and, on the basis of these
problems, will discuss the ethical aspects of human rights.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 607-Cultural Studies
This course will examine cultural studies approach as it emerged in Britain and spread to other countries. Students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of cultural studies, and its openness to global as well as local contributions.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None