| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 4 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Describe the main political ideas in Ancient Greece.
- Define the naturalist philosophy.
- Recognize the approaches of sophists.
- Question the political ideas of Sokrates, Platon, and Aristoteles in terms of the relationship between political power and the individual.
- Interpret the political ideas in the transition into Middle Ages and under the circumstances of feudality.
- Identify the political tendencies reflecting the politicization of Christianity.
- Recognize the characteristics of feudality.
- Analyse the political ideas of Saint Thomas in terms of the relationship between church and political power.
- Debate the theoretical background of the development of the modern state.
- Compare the political ideas of N. Machiavelli, J. Bodin, and T. Hobbes in terms of the rise of the modern state.
- Evaluate the political ideas of J. Locke and Montesquieu in terms of separation of the powers and limitation of the political power.
- Debate the theoretical framework of J. J. Rousseau as the theorist of the nation-state.
- Criticize the perspectives of the liberal and socialist thinkers.
- Distinguish the contributions of John Locke, Benjamin Constant, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill to liberalism.
- Compare the utopian socialist views of Robert Owen, Saint Simon, and Charles Fourier.
- Debate the views of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in terms of social classes, State and equality.
- Interpret the views of Kautsky and Bernstein in terms of the construction of social democracy.
- Expressed the view that in the context of the development of secularism Marsilius and William.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | The politicial developments in the years between 1789-1961 will be held. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Politics, political power, and State |
|
2nd Week |
Social classes in Ancient Greece. |
|
3rd Week |
Political organization in Ancient Greece. |
|
4th Week |
The development of the naturalist philosophy, Herakleitos, and Sophists. |
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5th Week |
Politicization of Christianity. |
|
6th Week |
Characteristics of Feudality. |
|
7th Week |
The political ideas of Saint Thomas in terms of the relationship between church and political power |
|
8th Week |
N. Machiavelli, J. Bodin, and T. Hobbes as theoretical reflections of the modern state. |
|
9th Week |
Midterm Exam |
|
10th Week |
The perspectives of Locke and Montesquieu in terms of the limitation of political power. |
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11th Week |
Distinctive features of liberalism and liberal thinkers: John Locke, Benjamin Constant, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill |
|
12th Week |
Distinctive features of Utopian Socialism and the views of Robert Owen, Saint Simon, Charles Fourier |
|
13th Week |
Distinctive features of Marxism and the perspectives of Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels |
|
14th Week |
Characteristics of social democracy and the views of Kautsky and Bernstein |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Platon. Devlet *Machiavelli, Niccolo. Prens *Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan *Rousseau, Jean Jacques. Toplum Sözleşmesi *Marx K. ve Engels F.. Alman İdeolojisi |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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|
|
| Individual or group work |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 101 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.36 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |