Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FEL3052016138STATE AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHYCompulsory354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Providing the graduate students with the ability to analyse state and society through philosophical approaches.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan YILDIZ
Learning Outcomes
1 Explain outlines of philosophy of state and society
2 Evaluate and analyse the different philosophical approaches to state and society in an historical perspective
3Have an critical perspective on the prevailing philosophical
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1. Analysis of the thought of the major political philosophies. 2. Different approaches and topics in the philosophy of state and society, 3.Explaining the different philosophical approaches to state and society in an historical perspective.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction What is the philosophy of state and society?
2Philosophy and political philosophy in general
3Philosophy and political philosophy in general
4Philosophy of state and society in Antiquity, Presentation and discussion
5Plato’s philosophy of state and society, Presentation and discussion
6Aristotle’s philosophy of state and society Hellenistic period (Stoics, Epicureans, Cynics, Roman Epoch) , Presentation and discussion
7Philosophy of state and society in Middle Ages Church and state, feudalism, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Presentation and discussion
8Midterm Exam
9Renaissance and Reform Absolutist Monarchies, Machiavelli, Bodin, Presentation and discussion
10Philosophy of state and society in Modern Times Social Contract theories (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau), Presentation and discussion
11Philosophy of state and society in Modern Germany and France Kant, Hegel, Marx, Montesquieu, Presentation and discussion
12Modern Political Ideologies Socialism, Liberalism and Conservatism (Burke), Presentation and discussion
13Contemporary Philosophy of state and society Neo-Marxism, Neo-Liberalism and Neo-Conservatism, Presentation and discussion
14Quest for new ways in Philosophy of state and society Anarchism, post-structuralism, new democracy, Presentation and discussion
15A general evaluation of the term
16Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Arnhart, L. (2005) Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, (çev.) A.K. Bayram, Ankara: Adres Yay. 2.Derleme, (2002) Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Seçilmiş Yazılar I, II, III, Derleyen: Mete Tunçay, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniv. Yay.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Makeup Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Discussion14228
Question-Answer14228
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)118
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