Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1MBH153History of Thought through Classical Works2+0+02323.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Court Office Services
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the history of human thought through philosophical and literary classics. The course will shed light on the fundamental debates concerning the individual, society, ethics, politics and human nature, as explored in works produced across different regions from antiquity to the modern era. The aim is for students to read and evaluate these works within their respective contexts, and to develop a comparative and critical perspective.
Course Content Works of ancient Greek philosophy and literature; texts from the Roman period; medieval Christian and Islamic thought and literary classics; the relationship between literature and philosophy during the Renaissance and the Reformation; classic works of the Enlightenment; 19th-century literary and philosophical texts; the place of modern literature in the history of ideas.
Course Methods and Techniques The following methods are used: lecture (direct instruction), question-and-answer sessions, discussion, practical exercises and design techniques.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Klasik Eserler

Course Category
Social Sciences %50
Education %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 23 2 46
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2,5 76

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 1. Felsefi ve edebi klasik eserleri tanır.
2 2. Eserleri tarihsel bağlamı içinde yorumlar.
3 3. Düşünce tarihindeki temel akımları ve kırılma noktalarını analiz eder.
4 4. Edebi eserlerin felsefi arka planını değerlendirir.
5 5. Farklı kültürlerdeki klasik metinler arasında karşılaştırma yapar.
6 6. Eleştirel okuma ve yorum yapma becerisi kazanır.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Düşünce tarihi ve klasik eser kavramı
2 Homeros: İlyada ve Odysseia – Mitoloji ve insanlık tasavvuru
3 Antik Yunan tragedyaları: Sophokles (Kral Oidipus)
4 Platon: Devlet – Adalet ve ideal toplum
5 Dante: İlahi Komedya – Ortaçağ’da ahlak ve metafizik
6 Mevlana ve Yunus Emre’den seçmeler – İslam düşüncesinde insan ve ahlak
7 Shakespeare: Hamlet – İnsan doğası ve trajedi
8 Ara Sınav
9 Cervantes: Don Kişot – Modern bireyin doğuşu
10 Rousseau: Toplum Sözleşmesi – İnsan ve toplum
11 Goethe: Faust – Modern insanın arayışları
12 Dostoyevski: Suç ve Ceza – Vicdan ve özgürlük sorunu
13 Tolstoy: Savaş ve Barış – Tarih, toplum ve insan
14 Kafka: Dava – Birey, hukuk ve yabancılaşma
15 Klasik eserlerde genel değerlendirme

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
C1 4
C2 5
C3 3 5
C4 5 5
C5 4 3
C6 4 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant