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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
FEL109 - Ancient Philosophy I	I. SEMESTER	3 +0	6.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Required Courses
Course Instructor(s)	DOÇ. DR. HAYYAM CELİLZADE
Mode of Delivery	The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery
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Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	It is suggested for students to take FEL 110 Ancient Philosophy II course.
Recommended Resources	Ahmet Arslan, İlkçağ Felsefesi Tarihi I-II-III-IV-V, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006. Macit Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2002. Frank Thilly, Bir Felsefe Tarihi, İdea Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2005. Walter Kranz, Antik Felsefe, Sosyal Yayınlar, İstanbul, 1998. Ernst Von Aster, İlkçağ ve Ortaçağ Felsefesi Tarihi, İm Yayınları, İstanbul, 1997.
Work Placement	N/A
Aims of the Course

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		Getting acquainted with the students, a general introduction to the main contents of the course and a brief discussion about the reading list of the course.
Week - 2		A general discussion about the ancient Greek approach to cosmic order and Greek mythology before the emergence of the philosophy.
Week - 3		A comparing discussion about the natural philosophy of Miletan thinkers (Thales, Anaksimander and Anaksimenes).
Week - 4		Discussing the main features of the Pythagorean philosophy with the reading of some ancient Pythagorean fragments.
Week - 5		Discussing the thinkers of the school of Elea such like Zenon, Xsenophanes and Parmenides through selected readings among related fragments.
Week - 6		Discussing the main problems of the thinkers of the school of Elea such like Zenon, Xsenophanes and Parmenides through selected readings among related fragments.
Week - 7		Mid-term examinations.
Week - 8		Discussion of the problems addressed by Eleatic philosophers such as Zeno, Xenophanes, and Parmenides through readings of relevant fragments.
Week - 9		Discussing the main tendencies and thoughts of the ancient atomist and pluralist thinkers such like Democritus, Leucippus and Empedokles.
Week - 10		Discussing the main tendencies and thoughts of the ancient atomist and pluralist thinkers such like Democritus, Leucippus and Empedokles.
Week - 11		Discussion of the teachings of Anaxagoras, and particularly his concept of Nous, in relation to the development of ancient Greek philosophy.
Week - 12		Determining and discussing the general characteristics of the rhetorical methods of the ancient Greek sophists in line with the readings of Plato's early works, Euthyphro, Charmides and Laches.
Week - 13		Debating and questioning the importance of the Sophists for the development of philosophy.
Week - 14		Repetition

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
	Quamtity	Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Toplam (%)		100