Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Zafer YILDIRIM

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Recognizing ancient Greek philosophers and their works.
2) Recognizing the major political scholars of mediaval age.
3) Recognizing the major political scholars of early modern and modern periods.
4) Explaining the influences of leading political scholars in today's political systems
5) Comparing theories of leading political scholars and comprehending their relations with each other.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2
Learning Outcomes
	1	Middle	Middle
	2	Middle	Middle
	3	High	Low
	4	Low	Middle
	5	Middle	Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on the following topics: development of political philosophy in ancient Greece; philosophers of nature; sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, cynicism, epicureanism, stoicism, Polybius, Cicero, Seneca, Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory, Gelasius, theory of two swords, John of Salisbury, Thomas Aquinas, John of Paris, Marsilio of Padua, William of Occam, Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, Münzer; Nicholo Machiavelli, Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Burke, Hegel, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx and modern political thinkers.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction and Political Thought of Socrates
2) Plato and his political thoughts I
3) Plato and his politic thoughts II
4) Aristotle and His Politic Thoughts
5) Rome Term Philosophers: Polybius, Cicero and Seneca
6) Medieval Term Philosophers: Augustinus, Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri and William of Ockham
7) General Overview
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) Niccolo Machiavelli and Prince
10) John Locke and Beginning of Liberal Thought
11) Thomas Hobbes and Absolitizma
12) John Locke and Beginning of Liberal Thought
13) Montesquieu and Liberalism of Aristocrats
14) French Philosophers: Jean Jacques Rousseau, Emanuel Sieyes and Alexis de Tooucqueville II
15) Utopic Socialists
16) Final Examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade	20%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	80%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)