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Course Description Course Name : Enlightment and Modernity Course Code : FGS202 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Instructor CELAL GÜRBÜZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understands the emancipation of modern life practices with a critical approach Analyzes the basic idea of the enlightenment and modernity,in the areas of nature, people and cultural life finds solutions to the crisis of modern life and synthesizes Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To disscuss the main problems of englihtment and modernity. Course Contents : Determination of the basic concepts and issues that characterize the idea of the Enlightenment, the philosophical content of descriptive designations lighting (French, German and British Enlightenment thinkers use of analysis) and the ends are enlightened (social, ethical, scientific-technological, ...) critiqued. And to determine the boundaries of modernity ideation and enlightenment to determine correlations. Modernity analysis (Descartes, the Frankfurt School) and critics. Analysis and evaluation of the place of humanity in terms of the values of modernity progression. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : R2-202 classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The spirit of the Enlightenment Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 2 Nature in Enlightenment Philosophy and Natural Science: Descartes, Locke, and Hume Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 3 Fontenelle,vLa Mettrie,vD´Alambert and D´Holbach Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 4 Understandings of information Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 5 Approaches to religion/believe Voltaire, Diderot, Condillac, Kant Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 6 Discovering the historical world, Montesquieu, Condorcet and Rousseau Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 7 Law, State and Society: Natural Law and Contract insights Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 8 Overview of Ethical Problems formats and Understandings of Aesthetics and Art Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 9 Mid term exam Preparing for the exam Written exam 10 Different approaches to defining modernity Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 11 The concept of progress Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 12 The Concept of freedom Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 13 The view of human Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 14 Idea of Criticism: The Frankfurt School Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 15 Current problems of the enlightenment and modernity Reading related sources and papers Lecture-Discussion 16/17 Final exam Preparing for the exam Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  -Cevizci, Ahmet, (2002), Aydınlanma Felsefesi (Philosophy of Enlightenment), Bursa: Ezgi Publication.  -Horkheimer-Adorno, (1995), Aydınlanmanın Diyalektiği (Dialectic of Enlightenment), Trans. O. Özügül, Istanbul: Kabalcı Publication.  -Touraine, Alain, (1994), Modernliğin Eleştirisi (Critique of Modernity), Trans. Hülya Tufan, İstanbul: YKY. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Shows sensivity to issues of social, philosophical, and literary 3 2 Makes research sources of the main problems in field of Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology 3 3 Uses information related with his/her field in business and everyday life with the awareness of social responsibility 3 4 The problems encountered in educatıonal environment and everyday life ıs evaluated from the perspective of sociology and psychology 4 5 Understands the problems encountered in the study area, solves and redirects 3 6 Puts solutıon recommendations forward systematically and consistently in writing and orally for encountered problems and knowledge in the field 4 7 Gets ability of critical, different and creative thinking and multi-dimensional perspective 4 8 Access and use related printed information and other sources of information in the field 3 9 Follows the developments and information in the field and and communicates with colleagues 3 10 Defines required concepts of the three main areas (philosophy, sociology, psychology) 4 11 Deals with problems related to man,society and values independently 2 12 Knows the problems differed from past to present and examines these issues in terms of present-day 4 13 Interpretes integrating theoretical knowledge with related disciplines, analyses and creates new information 3 14 Be open to continuous self-development and research 3 15 Takes responsibility individually and / or in a team, be leadership, and works effectively 2 16 Explains theorical debates of three main areas (philosophy, sociology, psychology) in relation to today´s problems 4 17 Follows software and hardware with printed and other information concerning with philosophy, social sciences ,educational sciences and education technologies, reaches, uses and improves effective ways of education-teaching. 2 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 113 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.52 ECTS Credit: 5