Introduction to Philosophy

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Template for Book Review

http://mkaymak.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/essay-template/

Thursday, April 12, 2012

BOOK LIST

Please check the class list below to see the book assigned to you. First of all, obtain the book and start reading.Other details will be announced later.

Platon, Devlet, İstanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Platon, Sokrates'in Savunması, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi
Machiavelli (1994) Hükümdar (Il Principe), İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar
Machiavelli (2003) The Prince.London: Penguin
Erasmus (2010) Deliliğe Övgü, İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları
Thomas More, Utopia.
Thomas More (2000) Ütopya, İstanbul:İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Francis Bacon (2004) Yeni Atlantis, İstanbul: Bordo Siyah Yayınları
Campanella (2000) Güneş Ülkesi, İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar
J.J. Rousseau ( 1996) İnsanlar Arasındaki Eşitsizliğin Kaynağı
J.J. Rousseau ( 1999) Toplum Sözleşmesi
John Stuart Mill (2000) Özgürlük Üstüne, İstanbul:Belge Yayınları
Karl Marx & F.Engels ( 1848) Komünist Manifesto
George Levine (2009) Darwin Sizi Seviyor, İstanbul:Metis.
Alexandre Koyre (2000) Bilim Tarihi Yazıları, Ankara:Tübitak Yayınları.
Voltaire (2000) Candide ya da İyimserlik, İstanbul:Adam Yayınları
Bertrand Russell (2005) Din ile Bilim, İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Bertrand Russell, Religion and Science.
Richard S.Westfall (1997) Modern Bilimin Oluşumu, Ankara:Tübitak Yayınları.
Max Weber (1997) Protestan Ahlakı ve Kapitalizmin Ruhu, İstanbul, Hil Yayın.
Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism.
Ahmet Çiğdem (2009) Aydınlanma Düşüncesi, İstanbul:İletişim.
Ernst Bloch, (2002) Rönesans Felsefesi, İstanbul: Cem Yayınları
Thomas Paine (200?) Akıl Çağı, İstanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
F. Nietzsche (200?) Böyle Söyledi Zerdüşt, İstanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Etienne De La Boetie, Gönüllü Kulluk Üzerine Söylev, Ankara:İmge.
Descartes, Meditasyonlar, Ankara: Bilgesu Yay.
Auguste Comte (2002) Pozitif Felsefe Kursları, İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar
Karl Marx and. F. Engels, (2002) The Communist Manifesto, London: Penguin.
Antony D. Smith, (2001) Nationalism : theory, ideology, history, Mass.:Polity Press
Benedict Anderson (1993) Hayali Cemaatler, Milliyetçiliğin Kökenleri ve Yayılması., İstanbul:Metis

EKO 104 Class List		Book Number
BAĞLAN	SONER GÜVEN	1
AKKUŞ	SILACAN	2
TÜRKÖZ	NURAY	3
ÇAVDAR	MEHTAP	1
ÇETİNKAYA	OSMAN	2
DENİZHAN	EMRE CAN	3
DOGAN	İLKAY KORAY	5
GÖKCAN	SERTAÇ	7
ÖZ	İLAY	5
SERBES	İSMAİL	7
SEVİNER	EZGİ	8
TOKGÖZ	ENİS	8
TÜRK	OSMAN	9
BAĞLAN	AHMET	9
ALLAKOV	ARTUR	4
SALIMZADE	FUAD	21
ASLAN	EMİNE ÖZLEM	10
BAL	DOĞAN CAN	10
BOLAT	CANSU	13
ÇINAR	MÜSLÜME	7
DEMİRAĞ	BAŞAK	13
DEMİRBAĞ	OĞUZ	11
GÖKALP	DAMLA	12
GÜLLÜ	DUYGU DENİZ	11
KAYA	EREN	12
KELEŞ	OĞUZHAN	15
KORKMAZ	HATİCE DENİZ	16
KÜÇÜKBAYRAM	DUYGU	15
ÖZKAN	BAŞAK	16
SEYHAN	EZGİ CEREN	17
SOYDAN	FEYZA	17
SÜMER	YUSUF	19
TOKMAKLI	ANDAÇ	19
ULUSMAN	DUYGU	22
ÜSTÜN	HATİCE DAMLA	24
VANLI	AYŞEGÜL	22
YAVUZ	BEGÜM	25
YILDIRIM	BURCU	24
YILMAZ	NUR	26
BALKU	KEREM	16
KOCAMAN	DOĞUHAN	23
YÜKSEL	İREM	26
ERTEKOĞLU	AYLA	20
KÖKSAL	A. HAN	14
ABBASOV	PARVIZ	21
BONDAR	ANDRIY	4
ORUJ	FARID	18
SEVDIMALIYEV	ANAR	30
RAZALI	M. ICHSAN	6
NAYAME	NIZA	29
ARIS	HANDE	20
ASLAN	FATİH	23
BODUR	DEHA BESTE	14
ELİGÜL	ALİ	25
HALLAÇLI	KIVANÇ	28
KARAARSLAN	M. EMİN	31
KARADEMİR	FATMA	27
ÖZCAN	ZEYNEP AKGÜL	26
ÖZZEHİR	SEDAT MART	31
CESURLAR	DENİZ	27
CHAN	DMİTRY	18

Friday, May 20, 2011

study questions for final examination

“we believe that the history of ideas must be coupled with a concrete knowledge of the events that took place at the same time”.
From this point of view, how do we explain the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci ? Discuss briefly.

Discuss humanistic and nationalistic elements laying behind the Reformation.
What is Scholasticism? When was this school of thought dominated western intellectual history? What was its perception of world?
What were the intellectual and material basis of Scientific Revolution? Why Ottoman civilisation could not achieve this revolution? Answer this question by considering the quotation from David Hume given below:

Another advantage of industry and of refinements in the mechanical arts, is, that they commonly produce some refinements in the liberal; nor can one be carried to perfection, without being accompanied, in some degree, with the other. The same age, which produces great philosophers and politicians, renowned generals and poets, usually abounds with skilful weavers, and ship-carpenters. We cannot reasonably expect, that a piece of woollen cloth will be wrought to perfection in a nation, which is ignorant of astronomy, or where ethics are neglected. The spirit of the age affects all the arts; and the minds of men, being once roused from their lethargy, and put into a fermentation, turn themselves on all sides, and carry improvements into every art and science. (David Hume, Of Refinement of Arts, 1742)

What were the basic differences between Machiavelli and Thomas More’s thought?

Discuss eart-centred universe model in terms of historical context in which it appeared? What did Ptoleme assert in his Almagest? When and Where?
Who did build sun-centered universe model? What was the name of his book? When was it published?
What was the contribution of Kepler to scientific revolution?
What were the sources of Galileo’s investigations?
What was the role of geometry and mathematics in deductive method of Hobbes and Descartes?
What is axiom?
Why British thought developed in the direction of inductive method? Discuss by considering historical experiences of this country?
Compare the solutions of Luther , Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau for political order?
What were the main steps of methodological approach of Descartes?
Who were the physiocrats? What was their role in the development of political economy? How did they influence Adam Smith?What is “invisible hand”? How does invisible hand operate in Adam Smith’s model?
Do you think that Adam Smith agrees with the idea of “private vices made public benefits” that formulated by Bernard Mandeville?
How did French enlightenment contribute French revolution ?
What is “encyclopedia”? When was it first published? What was the idea laying behind this project? How were encyclopedists influenced by British empricisists?
Was there any direct relations between Industrial revolution and The Royal Society? Discuss why?
What were the similarities of Puritan Revolution and French Revolution?
Define the followings briefly: (who did say that; in which book and in which context)

Tabula rasa:

Homo homini lupus:

Cogito ergo sum:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

COURSE SYLLABUS

ECO 104 Introduction to Philosophy

2010-2011 Spring

COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor: Dr. Muammer Kaymak

Phone: 297 86 50 /168

E-mail: mkaymak @ hacettepe.edu.tr

Web: http://yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr/~mkaymak

Course Blog: http://introduction-philosophy.blogspot.com/

Office Hours: Wednesday, 13.00-15.00, Thusday, 13.00-15.00 or by appointment via e-mail

Course Objectives:

This course, unlike the implication of the title, is not an standart philosophy course. The main objective of this course is to provide an introductory vision for the scope and method of scientific research. For this aim, we are going to follow an outstanding text focusing scientific developments throughout the history. The basic merit of this text is its aproach to the history of science. Bernal’s book investigates the scientific achievements in history as a result of material and intellectual environment of the relevant ages. By doing so, it gives a holist view about the development of science. As Aristotle said: "The whole is more than the sum of its parts".

Another objective of the course is to touch preliminary issues concerning economic problem and scope and method of so called economic-s-cience.

Course Requirements and Evaluation Method:

1. Students are obliged to read the assigned readings given below. “There is no way to run”

2. The grade for the course will depend on:

a) Midterm Exam 40%

b) Final Exam 60%

Teaching Method:

Lectures and class discussions take place mainly depending on the reading materials.

Course Outline and Reading List:

Basic Text: *John Desmond Bernal (1971) Science in History, in four volumes, MIT Press.

Turkish translation: John Desmond Bernal (2008) Tarihte Bilim, cilt I ve Cilt 2, Çev. Tonguç Ok, İstanbul:Evrensel Basım Yayın

I. Introduction: Basic Problems of Philosopy and Science

*John Desmond Bernal (1971a) Science in History, Vol I. Part I.

-Bertrand Russell (1959) The Problems of Philosophy.

http://www.ditext.com/russell/russell.html

-J.M. Bochenski (1996) Felsefece Düşünmenin Yolları, Çev. Kurtuluş Dinçer, Ankara, Bilim Sanat.

II. Science in Ancient World

*John Desmond Bernal (1971a) Science in History, Vol I. Part II.

-Gordon Childe (1951) Man Makes Himself.

-George Thompson (1955) The First Philosophers, Lawrence and Wishart, London.

http://www.autodidactproject.org/other/thomson1.html

III. Science in Medieval West and Islam World.

*John Desmond Bernal (1971a) Science in History, Vol I. Part III.

-Dimitri Gutas (1998) Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early Ábbasid Society, [available in Turkish under the title of Yunanca Düşünce Arapça Kültür, Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2003. ]

IV. Scientific Revolution

*John Desmond Bernal (1971b) Science in History, Vol II Part IV.

-Richard S. Westfall (1978) The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics [available in Turkish, Modern Bilimin Oluşumu, Tübitak Yayınları)

-J.Bronowski and Bruce Mazlish (1975) The Western Intellectual Tradition, From Leonardo to Hegel, Harper TorchBooks.

- Bertrand Russell (1961) Religion and Science, Oxford Universitiy Press [available in Turkish, Din ve Bilim, Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

V. Dual Revolution (French Revolution and Industrial Revolution) and Sciences

*John Desmond Bernal (1971b) Science in History, Vol II Part V, ch 8.

VI. Scope, History and Method of Social Sciences

*John Desmond Bernal (1971c) Science in History, Vol IV Part VII, ch 12.

(*) Must readings.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Book List for Review

Select any four of the books listed below and put these in order according to your preference and send me..(click on the link). Please check the availability of the books before deciding to review. As I said before, you can suggest different books as long as they are related to the course. For citation styles click here and for standart article/review template that you are obliged to use click here. If you want to see some book review examples visit that blog record.