Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
KMY2022016205HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-IICompulsory245
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to evaluate the main pillars of political thought in Western political philosophy tradition.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Deniz Yıldırım
Learning Outcomes
1Introduction to Philosophy
2The difference between philosophy and political philosophy
3The difference between political and apolitical thought
4Different philosophical perspectives regarding the state
5obtaining a comparative perspective
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The course deals with the political thought currents between the Reformation and the French Revolution period.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction
2Machiavelli and his Thought
3The concept of Sovereignity
4Bodin
5Utopia and the Utopian Tradition
6Thomas Hobbes and Leviathan
7John Locke and the Birth of Political Liberalism
8Spinoza
9People at the Center of Political Thought
10Midterm Exam
11Midterm Exam
12Montesqueiu and the Spirit of Laws
13Rousseau and Social Contract
14The French Revolution
15Political Thought in the French Revolution and the Republicanism
Recommended or Required Reading
Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları - Batı'da Siyasal Düşünce
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14848
Discussion12828
Question-Answer12828
Self Study13636
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination144
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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