D\u00f6nemin ikinci dersinde Prof. Dr. Mehmet \u00d6zdemir, medeniyet ve k\u00fclt\u00fcr kavramlar\u0131 \u00fczerine derinlikli bir de\u011ferlendirme yapt\u0131. Dersin ba\u015f\u0131nda \u201cMedeniyet, k\u00fclt\u00fcrle e\u015fde\u011fer midir?\u201d sorusu \u00fczerinden y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fclen tart\u0131\u015fmada, bu iki kavram\u0131n s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 ve anlam farkl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131 ele al\u0131nd\u0131. \u00d6zdemir Hoca, medeniyetin bir b\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fc temsil etti\u011fini, iyisiyle k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fcyle toplumsal tecr\u00fcbeyi kapsad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cemil Meri\u00e7\u2019in medeniyet kavram\u0131 \u00fczerine d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncelerine de de\u011finen Hocam\u0131z, onun bu kavram\u0131n tan\u0131mlanmas\u0131ndaki zorluklara dikkat \u00e7ekti\u011fini belirtti. Medeniyet teriminin 19. y\u00fczy\u0131lda Frans\u0131zca \u201ccivilisation\u201d kelimesiyle ortaya \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, ard\u0131ndan \u0130ngilizceye ge\u00e7ti\u011fini, Alman d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrlerin ise \u201ck\u00fclt\u00fcr\u201d kavram\u0131n\u0131 tercih ederek bunu maddi ve manevi alanlara ay\u0131rd\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 aktard\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dersin \u00f6nemli tart\u0131\u015fma konular\u0131ndan biri, bir medeniyet ba\u015fka bir topluma ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131nda k\u00fclt\u00fcrel unsurlar\u0131n da bu s\u00fcre\u00e7te aktar\u0131l\u0131p aktar\u0131lmad\u0131\u011f\u0131yd\u0131. \u00d6zdemir\u2019e g\u00f6re g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz teknolojisiyle birlikte Bat\u0131\u2019dan di\u011fer toplumlara aktar\u0131lan de\u011ferler, yaln\u0131zca teknik bir ilerlemeyi de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda k\u00fclt\u00fcrel bir mesaj\u0131 da i\u00e7ermektedir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6zdemir Hoca, \u0130slam toplumlar\u0131nda sosyal yap\u0131n\u0131n Bat\u0131\u2019daki kadar kat\u0131 olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, \u00fcst\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn soya de\u011fil takvaya dayand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vurgulad\u0131. Bat\u0131 toplumlar\u0131nda s\u0131n\u0131f farklar\u0131n\u0131n daha keskin ve do\u011fu\u015ftan belirlendi\u011fini, buna kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k \u0130slam toplumunda her bireyin gayretiyle toplumsal konumunu de\u011fi\u015ftirebildi\u011fini belirtti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modernite konusuna da de\u011finen \u00d6zdemir, Bat\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kendisini medeniyetin merkezi olarak g\u00f6rmesine ra\u011fmen bunun evrensel bir \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fct say\u0131lamayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ifade etti. Her toplumun kendi tarih\u00ee, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel ve ahlaki birikiminden do\u011fan \u00f6zg\u00fcn bir medeniyet anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131na sahip oldu\u011funu vurgulayarak dersi tamamlad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n