POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

POLI456

Course Code: POLI456
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor İsmail Aydıngün

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

analyze the connection among the origins of the phenomenon and values, reality and political practice.
analyze the relationship between ethics and politics.
analzye the relationship between thought and action, theory and practice.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

The basic aim of this course is the moderate conceptual analysis of some crucial themes in political philosophy, such as equality, utilitarianism, libertarianism, and others. The course describes these themes and allows students to think deeper about the basics of political philosophy. This, in turn, encourages to synthesize students? own understandings of the notions and the processes discussed in class. As a result, such comprehensive understanding helps to classify political theories and processes with ease, and operate with them successfully.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course: What is the Relevance of Political Philosophy?
2^nd Week	What Is Political Philosophy? Key Philosophical Debates
3^rd Week	Historical Evolution of Political Philosophy: Ancient vs. Modern vs. Post-Modern
4^th Week	Abstract Rationality and Social Contract Theories I
5^th Week	Critique of Abstract Rationality I: Rousseau
6^th Week	Critique of Abstract Rationality II: Hegel and Marx
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	The Ends of Politics I: Order
9^th Week	The Ends of Politics II: Virtue and the Common Good
10^th Week	The Ends of Politics III: Freedom and Equality
11^th Week	The Ends of Politics IV: Happiness and Welfare
12^th Week	The Ends of Politics V: Justice
13^th Week	The Ideal Political Regime I
14^th Week	The Ideal Political Regime II

Recommended or Required Reading

Abramson, Jeffery (2009). Minerva?s Owl: The Tradition of Western Political Thought (Cambridge: Harvard University Press).
Wolf, Johnatan (2016). Introduction to Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Stevens, Richard G. (2011). Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Bird, Colin (2021). An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Zwolinski, Matt (2014). Arguing About Political Philosophy (London: Routledge)
Recommended Books:
Küçükalp, Derda, Siyaset Felsefesi. İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	35	35
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Project	1	20	20
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X	X
K6			X
K7	X	X	X
K8
K9		X	X
K10		X
K11	X	X
K12
K13