PHILOSOPHICAL DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY

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Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Introduction: The Rise of Philosophy in the Islamic Civilization&Philosophy in the Ottomans; The gradual decline of philosophical activity: Medrese and Philosophy
2. Weeks	The beginnings and development of Western philosophy in the Ottoman Empire, from Tanzimat onward (1839): 1. The fundamental changes in intellectual perspectives& mentality- Science, education, culture, the way of evaluating the Western civilizations, etc., 2. The beginning of Philosophy education at Dâr’ülfünûn.
3. Weeks	The leading intellectuals in the introduction of Western thought and philosophy to the Ottoman Turks: Mehmet Tahir Münif Paşa, Ali Suâvî, Beşir Fuad, Ahmed Midhat Efendi.
4. Weeks	Philosophy during the IInd Constitution (1908-1922): Basic Thoughts and Ideas (or –isms): Baha Tevfik& Materialism, Şehbenderzâde Filibeli Ahmet Hilmi&Spiritualism, Rıza Tevfik& Positivism.
5. Weeks	Philosophy during the IInd Constitution (1908-1922): Basic Thoughts and Ideas (or –isms)-continued: Ziya Gökalp& Sociological Positivism [influences on Atatürk], Intuitionism-Bergsonism.
6. Weeks	Evaluation of the philosophical developments in the Ottoman Empire. Philosophy education, institutionalised at Dâr’ülfünûn- The condition during the decline of the Empire and the establishment of the new State.
7. Weeks	The attitude of the New Republic towards Dâr’ülfünûn and its autonomy before 1933, Atatürk’s conception of philosophy and the education policy of the young Turkish Republic in general. 1933 University Reformation and the Department of Philosophy at İstanbul University.
8. Weeks	The influence of German philosophers on the development of philosophy as an academic discipline: Hans Reichenbach and positivism, Ernst von Aster and history of philosophy.
9. Weeks	The influence of German philosophers on the development of philosophy as an academic discipline-continued: Nicolai Hartmann, new ontology, philosophical anthropology. Research on Turco-Islamic philosophy at İstanbul University: Hilmi Ziya Ülken.
10. Weeks	Philosophy at Ankara University- The fundamental interests: 1. Necati Akder and Social Philosophy, 2. Nusret Hızır and Scientific Philosophy, 3. Aydın Sayılı and History of Science, 4. Mübahat Türker Küyel and Islamic Philosophy.
11. Weeks	Hacettepe University and Ioanna Kuçuradi: Inspirations, impacts, and the contribution to academic philosophy in Turkey.
12. Weeks	Philosophy Departments with Anglo-American Analytic tradition-1: Middle East Technical University-Teo Grünberg, Hüseyin Batuhan, Cemal Yıldırım
13. Weeks	Philosophy Departments with Anglo-American Analytic tradition-2: Bosphorus University-Arda Denkel, Gürol Irzık, Yalçın Koç
14. Weeks	Evaluation: The Philosophy Departments in Turkish Universities before and after YÖK (The Council of Higher Education)