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Certificate awarded

Bachelor of Arts

Major
Philosophy
Program outcomes

Philosophical Knowledge: Understanding of philosophical issues and concepts.

Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze philosophical texts and arguments.

Critical Thinking: Ability to evaluate philosophical arguments and viewpoints.

Communication Skills: Ability to express philosophical ideas clearly and precisely.

Research Skills: Ability to conduct and organize philosophical research.

Creative Thinking: Ability to develop new philosophical ideas.

Ethical Skills: Ability to apply ethical concepts in practical life.


Practical Outcomes:


Ability to work in the fields of education and research.


Ability to analyze and evaluate contemporary issues.


Ability to work in the fields of writing and media.


Program objectives

It aims to develop critical thinking, enhance critical and analytical thinking abilities, and understand major issues across various fields—logic, epistemology, ethics, existence—analyze classical and modern works, develop dialogue skills, learn how to build arguments and engage in philosophical discussion, and apply philosophical concepts to contemporary issues.

Job Market

Teaching in high schools or universities, often with the completion of postgraduate studies.

Research in academic centers or through writing articles and papers.

Consultancy in fields such as ethics or critical thinking.

Work in libraries, archives, or cultural institutions.

Description

The program aims to teach students philosophical concepts and issues, and to develop critical and analytical thinking skills. The program covers topics such as logic, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophy of philosophy.


The main objectives are:


To foster a deep understanding of philosophical issues.


To develop the capacity for critical and analytical thinking.


To prepare students for careers in fields such as education, research, and writing.


Core Topics:


History of Philosophy


Logic and Philosophy


Ethics and Philosophy


Islamic Philosophy


Contemporary Philosophy

Program content

Duration

8 Terms

General credits

14

Elective credits

0

Compulsory credits

124

Total credits

124
Subject code Subject name Credits Subject type Subject prerequisites

فهوم الثقافة الإسلامية – أهداف دراسة الثقافة الإسلامية– مصادر الثقافة الإسلامية – خصائص الثقافة الإسلامية – بعض المفاهيم المرتبطة بالثقافة الإسلامية – دور الثقافة في بناء الفرد و المجتمع – مفهوم العقيدة الإسلامية –أركان العقيدة الإسلامية – خصائص الثقافة الإسلامية – خصائص العقيدة الإسلامية – معنى التوحيد ، و أقسامه و أدلته–آثار العقيدة الإسلامية في حياة الفرد و المجتمع – الغلو في الدين ومفهومه ، و أسبابه و سبل معالجته – الحركات الإسلامية داعش ، القاعدة أصولها و أسبابها و كيفية التصدي لها – تيارات المعادية للإسلام و كيفية مواجهتها – مفهوم التنصير و أهدافه ووسائله و سبل مقاومته – مفهوم الإستشراق و خصائصه و دوافعه و وسائله و آثاره و شبهات المستشرقين و الرد عليها – مفهوم التغريب و مجالاته و دوافعه – مفهوم العلمانية و أسبابنشأتها و انتشارها و أهدافها و موقف الإسلام منها و سبل مواجهتها – مفهوم الماسونية و أهدافها و وسائلها و سبل مواجهتها – مفهوم العولمة و مجالاتها و سبل مواجهتها

النحو: الكلمة و أقسامهاوعلامات كل قسم –الإعراب و البناء المعرب و المبني من الأسماء و الأفعال– العلامات الأصلية و الفرعية للإعراب– المعرفة و النكرة و أنواع المعارف إجمالاً علم المبتدأ و الخبر – الرواسخ ( كان – إن دراسة بجملة) – الصرف: مقدمة في تعريف علم الصرف – الميزان الصرفي و كيفية الوزن – المجرد و المزيد من الأفعال– الفعل المضارع – أبوابه الثلاثي ، الصحيح و المعتل من الأفعال و كيفية إسنادها للضمائر – البلاغة – معنى الفصاحة و البلاغة – فصاحة الكلام – الخبر و الإنشاء–الإنشاءالطلبي ، أنواعه و أغراضه– القصر أدواته و أقسامه–الإملاء: الهمزة : همزة الوصل و القطع – كيفية رسم الهمزة في أولها و وسطها و أخرها ، النصوص :معنى الأدب ، بيان العصور الأدبية

The verb 'to be' in questions, negation, and short sentences – subject pronouns and possessive pronouns – countries and nationalities – numbers and letters (consonants and vowels) – definite articles, plural (regular and irregular) – personal information – adjectives – how to write an email? possessive plural, family tree – object pronouns – money, prices, phrases with (like lives, owns, works, studies) – simple present in questions and negation, verb 'to do' in questions, negation, and short answers attached pronouns (this, that), days and time – time expressions – daily routine – parts of speech

This course covers the following topics: the definition and origin of philosophy, its characteristics, fields, and functions. It also examines the relationship between other sciences and philosophy in the Greek, medieval, modern, and contemporary periods. The relationship of philosophy with religion in the Greek, medieval, modern, and contemporary periods – Branches of philosophy: (Ontology: being, Axiology: values, Epistemology: knowledge). This course aims to introduce students to the basic and general concepts of philosophy, including its definition, goals, nature of its subject, and especially those related to knowledge, being, and values.

The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the concept and origins of Greek thought, as well as the opinions, theories, and ideas of Greek philosophers. An introduction to philosophy among the Greeks, the Ionian School (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes) The Pythagorean School, the philosophy of change according to (Heraclitus, Empedocles) The Eleatic School (Xenophanes, Parmenides) The Atomists (Democritus)

This course aims to explain the importance of religion in human life, to define religion, the difference between secular and divine religion, the reasons for the emergence of religions since the first humans, and the development of religious concepts from the worship of natural phenomena to polytheism and monotheism. Primitive religions: (totemism, spirit worship, idol worship). Also, examples of secular religions across civilizations: (the Pharaonic religion in Egypt, the ancient religion in Mesopotamia, Indian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism, Chinese religions such as Confucianism, ancient Persian religions such as Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism).

A historical overview of the development of psychology, its definition and importance – branches of psychology and its relationship with other sciences – psychology between past and present – modern and contemporary schools of psychology – the nervous system and human behavior – motives (definition, types, and theories) – frustration and psychological coping strategies – emotions (definition, types, conditions of occurrence, and theories) – intelligence (definition, types, measurement, and theories explaining intelligence) – attention (definition, types, derivatives, and influencing factors) – sensory perception (definition and factors affecting perception) – thinking (concept, types, and manifestations) – memory and forgetting – learning (definition and conditions for effective learning)

This course covers the nature of ethics and its relationship with other sciences. It explores ethics during the Greek and medieval periods. It examines the connection of ethics with other disciplines such as religion and philosophy, the human need for ethics, and its role in building society and establishing moral values. It also includes the study of ethics in Greek philosophy, with a focus on the philosophy of ethics according to: (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, ethics after Socrates, the Epicureans, and the Stoics).

The course 'The Emergence of Islamic Thought' aims to study the development of Islamic thought from its origins in the 7th century AD to the present. This course examines the factors that contributed to shaping Islamic thought, such as the Holy Quran, the Prophetic Sunnah, and juristic reasoning, as well as the development of intellectual and jurisprudential schools in Islam.

This course aims to introduce the student to the reasons for the transition in Greek philosophy from the theoretical aspect to the practical aspect. The student also studies: (Sophistry, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicureanism, Stoicism).

The aim of this course is to introduce and equip the student with the most important philosophical concepts and terms in knowledge, logic, politics, language, and metaphysics. Among the key terms are, for example, (ideology, metaphysics, aristocracy, origin, essence, dogmatism, pragmatism, dialectic, debate, intuition, transcendentalism)

Introduction to Computers – Data and Information – Types of Computers – Data Representation (bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, codes, etc.) – Computer Hardware Components: Motherboard, Processor, Types of Memory, Peripherals (Input devices: keyboard, mouse, scanners, joystick) – Output Devices (Monitors, Printers, Plotters) – Storage (Floppy disks, Hard disks, Optical discs) – Types of Software: Operating Systems – Tasks of Operating Systems – Application Software – Programming Languages – Operating System: Definition, Tasks of Operating Systems – Internet, its Services and Browsers, World Wide Web, Email, Computer Communications and Applications – Types of Connections: Modem, Direct Connection, Local Area Network – Programming Languages: Definition, Purpose, Types, with a Focus on Simple Text-based Languages – Protection of Hardware and Software – Concept of Protecting Hardware and Data and Its Mechanisms – Factors Affecting Hardware and Data.

Islamic Arab Civilization – Its Characteristics and the Most Important Theories Explaining It, Its Origins and Features – Sources of Legislation in Islam – Civilizational Aspects of the Islamic Arab State – Political System – Governance during the Time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) – Shura – Era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs – Umayyad Caliphate – Caliphate in the Different Periods of the Abbasid State – Administrative System – Ministry – Hajjab – Emirate – Diwans and Their Emergence During the Era of the Rightly Guided Abbasid State – Their Development During the Umayyad State – Diwans in the Abbasid Period – Judicial System – Military System – Army and Naval Fleet – Economic System – Agriculture, Industry, Trade – Means of Transport, etc. – Civilizational Centers of the Islamic Arab State – Urban Appearance: Basra – Kufa – Baghdad – Social and Intellectual Life, Mosques, Schools, Libraries, Translation and Arabization, The Main Means of Spreading Islamic Arab Civilization – Islamic Arab Civilization in Human Civilization

This course covers the following topics: Ethics in the light of Islam First: The ethical foundations as presented in the Holy Quran, the Quran's view on human nature, moral obligation according to the Quran, moral responsibility and its elements. Second: The practical aspect of Quranic ethics (individual ethics, family ethics, social ethics) Third: Ethics according to some Islamic thinkers, such as (Al-Farabi, Ibn Miskawayh, Ibn Bajja, Ibn Tufail) Fourth: Moral philosophy in the medieval era: the rationalist approach (Descartes, Spinoza) Fifth: Ethics in contemporary thought (Pragmatism, Existentialism)

The Islamic Thought course aims to study Islamic thought and its development, and to analyze the intellectual and jurisprudential schools in Islam. This course addresses the study of factors that contributed to shaping Islamic thought, such as the Holy Quran, the prophetic Sunnah, jurisprudential ijtihad, the development of intellectual and jurisprudential schools in Islam, and some Muslim philosophers.

This course aims to introduce the student to the cognitive process they normally practice, to familiarize them with correct methods of thinking, and the student studies the following topics: the concept of logic, definition of concepts (terms), basic laws of thought, and direct and indirect reasoning.

The objective of teaching the subject is to educate and train the student on how to prepare a worksheet and write a research paper in a scientific manner that meets the recognized academic requirements, starting from selecting a topic to printing the research, and it includes the following elements: First: How to determine a topic suitable for scientific research: (the general conditions and principles for choosing a research topic) Second: How to write a research plan: (the necessary elements in the research plan, how the researcher can meet these requirements, whether it is permissible to make modifications to the plan in the future, how to test the subject’s suitability for research and the feasibility of its implementation, formulating the research title) Third: The importance of the supervisor and his role. Fourth: The art of reading and quoting: (From whom? Where? And how do we read? When do we quote? Features of the card system, classification of cards and record system) Fifth: How to make your style clear and coherent? (How to make your style appropriate? The development of the research structure, thinking about meanings and words, when repetition is a fault and when it is logical, the utmost importance of beginnings and endings) Sixth: How to write the research introduction and conclusion? (Counting the appropriate pages for producing the research, punctuation marks,) Seventh: Method of writing

This course includes the following topics: Introduction to civilization, introduction to culture and the difference between civilization and culture, the nature of history and the main theories of historical interpretation: Islamic interpretation of history (the theory of cyclical succession / the theory of divine providence), combining divine providence with progress (Kant), dimensions of the philosophy of history: (the metaphysical dimension according to Hegel, the biological dimension according to Spengler, the economic dimension according to Marx)

This course includes an introduction to political philosophy, the difference between political philosophy and political science, the origins of political philosophy, the emergence of political philosophy and the role of the Greek city, political thought among the Greeks: (political thought of Plato and Aristotle)

The formal logic course aims to study the rules of correct and logical thinking, and to analyse the methods and ways in which reasoning is carried out. This course covers the study of formal logic, a type of logic concerned with examining the form and logical structure of sentences and inferences.

The Philosophy of Dialogue course aims to examine dialogue as a means of communication and understanding between individuals and communities. This course covers the study of the philosophical foundations of dialogue, its significance in building human relationships, and the analysis of obstacles that may impede effective dialogue. The objectives of this course are: to understand the importance of dialogue in communication and understanding between individuals and communities; to study the philosophical foundations of dialogue; to analyse the obstacles that may impede effective dialogue; to develop effective dialogue skills and constructive communication; and to understand the role of dialogue in fostering human relationships and peaceful coexistence.

The course on philosophical thought in the medieval period aims to study philosophical thinking during the era from the 5th to the 15th century AD, a period that witnessed significant development in philosophical thought in the Islamic and Christian worlds.[eos] The aims of this course are: 1. To understand the historical and intellectual context of philosophical thought in the medieval period. 2. To study the major philosophers and thinkers of the medieval period, such as Thomas Aquinas, Avicenna, and Averroes. 3. To analyse the main philosophical schools of thought in the medieval period, such as Islamic philosophy and Christian philosophy. 4. To understand the relationship between philosophical thought and culture in the medieval period. 5. To develop skills in analysis and critical thinking in the study of philosophical thought.

The subject of symbolic logic aims to study logic using symbols and mathematical methods to analyse and evaluate arguments and reasoning. This course covers the study of the mathematical foundations of logic, the use of symbols to represent statements and reasoning, and the analysis of the logical structure of statements and reasoning.

He is interested in studying political thought in the modern and contemporary era, starting with Thomas Hobbes, focusing on the emergence of the state, its definition, forms, and the most prominent pioneers of political thought within it.

This material explains to the student the emergence of Oriental studies, its purposes, objectives, benefits, and harms.

This course includes an introduction to economics and its relationship with philosophy, as well as a presentation of economic development throughout the ages. (Economic thought in the Greek and Roman eras / Economic thought in the Christian and Islamic eras, the natural school)

The Islamic Mysticism course aims to study Islamic mysticism, its history, teachings, and practices. This course covers the study of the theoretical and practical foundations of Islamic mysticism, analyses the main mystical doctrines, and examines the relationship between Islamic mysticism and Islamic law.

The subject of symbolic logic aims to study logic using symbols and mathematical methods to analyse and evaluate arguments and reasoning. It covers the study of the mathematical foundations of logic, the use of symbols to represent statements and inferences, and the analysis of the logical structure of statements and inferences.

This course includes the study of: (the scientific method, which includes: historical and experimental approaches, and the philosophical method, which includes: Descartes' method of doubt, Hegel's dialectical method, Marx's historical method, Husserl's phenomenological method, and the structural method).

The student is presented with some philosophical texts and is trained on how to explain and interpret these texts. The student is also trained on how to write certain terms in their original language, which is English, such as the term 'civilization' and the term 'culture'.

This course includes the concept of religion according to philosophical and religious changes, with reference to both secular and divine religions. It also highlights the role of Muslims in constructing this field of knowledge and their pioneering of the method of objective criticism in the divine religions that preceded Islam, by comparing their doctrines and rules with what is stated in the Quran, and taking examples from the Old and New Testaments to demonstrate the process of distortion in Judaism and Christianity.

This course includes the study of the main features of modern philosophy, including the most famous philosophers of modern philosophy (Realist school: John Locke / David Hume), (Rationalist school: Descartes / Spinoza / Leibniz), (Critical school: Kant)

This course aims to introduce the student to the subject of the course and its fields, and the difference between science and philosophy. It includes the study of models from epistemological theories, and the student studies the following terms: (the concept of the theory of science, epistemology, Hume's epistemology, the problem of induction, Thomas Kuhn's epistemology, stages of the development of scientific theory: normal science, the period of anomaly, the stage of scientific revolution, Popper's epistemology, falsifiability of theory)

This course explains to the student the foundations of the philosophy of education and its relationship with other branches of philosophy, such as the philosophy of ethics and the philosophy of values.

The aim of teaching this subject is to study, analyze, and critique the most important contemporary philosophical trends through examining examples such as: (Classification of contemporary intellectual currents, general characteristics of contemporary philosophy, Pragmatist philosophy – William James, New Idealist Rational philosophy – André Lalande, Phenomenological philosophy – Husserl, Existential philosophy – Merleau-Ponty, Critical philosophy – general foundations of Critical philosophy (Frankfurt School), Critical philosophy according to Marcuse and Habermas, Structuralism including an overview of its definition, forms, and fields of application, Post-structuralism – Michel Foucault)

The course on the Philosophy of Values aims to study values and ethics in philosophy. It covers the study of the nature of values, their origins, and their applications in human life. The course on the Philosophy of Values aims to study values and ethics in philosophy. It covers the study of the nature of values, their origins, and their applications in human life.

This course includes: (A general introduction that presents philosophical and intellectual issues and problems, philosophical issues such as the problem of existence, the problem of freedom according to Greek philosophers, Muslim philosophers, modern philosophy, and contemporary philosophy, the problem of time and space, the problem of reason and revelation, the problem of justice, contemporary intellectual issues such as the dilemma of authenticity and modernity in contemporary Arab thought, the concept of secularism, and the concept of globalization)

This course includes: (A historical introduction to the relationship between mathematics and philosophy and the characteristics of each, the logical conditions for the foundation of mathematics (the relationship between logic and mathematics), the nature of the mathematical subject, the historical truth (the deductive system), contemporary approaches to interpreting mathematics, models of some mathematical sciences and their connection to philosophy, numbers, numeration and numerical systems (number theory), arithmetic, geometry, algebra, analytic geometry, logarithms, differentiation and integration)

This course aims to introduce the origin and structure of human knowledge by addressing a set of questions related to knowledge problems, the concept of knowledge, and the nature of knowledge (epistemology in ancient Eastern philosophies, in Greek philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle), in Islamic philosophy (Al-Farabi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd), general features of the theory of knowledge in modern philosophy, epistemology in modern philosophy (Descartes, John Locke, David Hume, Berkeley, Kant, Hegel), and the theory of knowledge in contemporary philosophy (Henri Bled, Karl Popper))

This course includes: (The meaning of art and beauty according to Plato, the philosophy of art according to Aristotle, the philosophy of beauty according to Kant and Hegel, as well as the study of aesthetic theories in contemporary philosophy)

This course includes: definitions of language, the main theories explaining language such as (the mediating theory and the conventional theory), the study of theories of meaning by (Russell, Chomsky, Ayre), language theories by Saussure, the relationship between language and thought, the study of language and mathematics, and the study of linguistic texts relevant to these topics.

Studying contemporary Arab thought necessarily requires linking it to modern Arab thought through examining the most important issues addressed by the pioneers of the Arab Renaissance in the 19th century, such as the reasons for backwardness and how to achieve renaissance? The importance of reason, science, and diligence, the issue of the caliphate, politics, constitution, culture, education, and the experiences of reform, where each of them dealt with one of these issues, including: (Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Khair al-Din al-Tunisi, Jamal al-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, Qasim Amin, Shalabi al-Shammal, Shakib Arslan, Ali Abdul Razzaq, and Taha Hussein). The attempts that tried to base the philosophy of the past, and attempts that tried to build a contemporary Arab philosophy, such as: (the existentialism of Abdul Rahman Badawi, existential philosophy by Osman Amin, Rahmaniyya philosophy by Al-Ursozi, Marxist philosophy by Hussein Mroueh and Tayeb Bitarqi, logical positivism by Zaki Mahmoud). Critical thought in contemporary Arab thought: (Critical discourse in Abdullah Laroui, criticism of concepts of freedom, state, ideology, and reason / critical discourse in Al-Jabri, criticism of cognitive reason, political reason, and moral reason / critical discourse in Al-Sadiq Al-Neihum, social criticism).

This course explains to the student the philosophical foundations of law and the relationship of the philosophy of law with other branches of philosophy.

In general, the graduation project aims to help students develop their practical and theoretical skills and prepare them for success in their professional careers.

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