| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Political Thought | HUK186 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Bayram KESKİN
Associate Prof. Dr. Seydi ÇELİK
Assistant Prof. Dr. Emek BAYRAK
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mürvet Ece BÜYÜKÇALIK BÜYÜKÇAĞLAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) İnvestigation with scientific methods and techniques and gain the ability to solve problems
2) The development of the society where he lives , to follow changes in society and understand their problems
3) The purpose of this course is to gain knowledge about of the political thought in Ancient Greek, Rome, Middle Ages and the philosophy of the Enlightenment.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | High | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Ancient Greek political thought (Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoic doctrine), political thought in Rome, Christianity and political thought, social structure and political thought in the Middle Ages, Reformation and Renaissance, political ideas of some great thinkers of the 16.-18. centuries (Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau), the philosophy of the Enlightenment (Smith, Proudhon, Hegel, Marks).
Weekly Schedule
1) The purpose of 1. weeks is to gain knowledge about of this course2) Ancient Greek political thought (Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoic doctrine)
3) Political thought in Rome,
4) Social structure and political thought in the Middle Ages, Christianity and political thought,
5) social structure and political thought in the Middle Ages(continuation); Islam and political thought,
6) Reformation and Renaissancein the Europe.
7) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 16.-18. centuries (Machiavelli, Bodin)
8) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 16.-18. centuries ( Hobbes, Locke)
9) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 16.-18. centuries (Montesquieu, Rousseau)
10) Philosophy of the Enlightenment and political ideas of some great thinkers of the philosophers of the Enlightenment.
11) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 19.-20. centuries (Smith, Proudhon, Bakunin)
12) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 19.-20. centuries (Hegel, Marks).
13) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 21. centuries (Gramsci, Chomsky).
14) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 21. centuries (R. Nozick, J. Rawls).
15) Political ideas of some great thinkers of the 21. centuries
16) General review
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required