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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | INR303 | ||||
| Course Name: | History of Political Thought | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. BİLGEN SÜTÇÜOĞLU | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Bilgen Sütçüoğlu | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Provide a comprehensive introduction to the key elements of political philosophy 2. Develop a critical stance vis-a-vis the evolution of relations among the state, the society and the individuals. 3. Comparing philosophical contributions of different eras. |
| Course Content: | The chronological and thematic aspects of state, society and individual from ancient Greece to the French Revolution, the ideas of important philosophers, The ancient Greek political philosophy, western notion of politics, the state and political thought of post-Machiavelli period the important political thinkers in Europe. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will classify theories on the main topics of political science such as justice, society and state. 2) Students will assess theories of state formation. 3) Students will be able to analyze different discussions of state-society relationship. 4) Students will be able to compare visions of different eras such as the Antiquity and the Enlightenment. 5) Students shall be able to evaluate the evolution of political thought on human nature. 6) Students will practice respect for academic research ethics in the presentations and research papers that they will produce. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Ancient Greek Political System and Thought I: Plato The Republic | |
| 3) | Ancient Greek Political System and Thought II Aristotle-Politics | |
| 4) | Christian Philosophy St. Augustine City of God | |
| 5) | Medieval Islamic Philosophy Ibn Khaldun The Muqaddimah | |
| 6) | Christian Philosophy Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica | |
| 7) | Midterm Exam | |
| 8) | Renaissance I Niccolo Machiavelli Prince | |
| 9) | Renaissance II Thomas Hobbes Leviathan | |
| 10) | Enlightenment I John Locke Two Treatises of Government | |
| 11) | Enlightenment II Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract | |
| 12) | Industrialisation and the Modern Era I John Stuart Mill On Liberty | |
| 13) | Industrialisation and the Modern Era II Karl Marx & Friedrick Engels The Communist Manifesto | |
| 14) | Student Presentations | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali (2013) (4. Baskı) Sokrates'ten Jakobenlere Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. |
| References: | Ders Kitabı |
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| 1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | |||||||||||||
| 2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | |||||||||||||
| 3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | |||||||||||||
| 4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | |||||||||||||
| 5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |||||||||||||
| 6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |||||||||||||
| 7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
| 8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |||||||||||||
| 9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | |||||||||||||
| 10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | |||||||||||||
| 11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | |||||||||||||
| 12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |||||||||||||
| 13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | |||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | |
| 2) | They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | |
| 3) | They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | |
| 4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | |
| 5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |
| 6) | They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |
| 7) | Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
| 8) | They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |
| 9) | They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | |
| 10) | They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | |
| 11) | Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | |
| 12) | They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |
| 13) | They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 74 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 117 | |