ECTS - History of Political Thoughts II
History of Political Thoughts II (KAM204) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History of Political Thoughts II | KAM204 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | In the course, information is given about the intellectual origins and historical developments of the decisive phenomena in terms of modern political dynamics such as the inviolability of fundamental rights and freedoms, obedience to the state authority and the limits of this obedience, the ideal form of relations between the individual and the community, civil society, and public interest. In this way, it is aimed that students have theoretical knowledge about the foundations of modern political phenomena. In addition, it is aimed that students will be able to develop a knowledge-based, critical and analytical perspective on current political phenomena and issues. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Modern political thought; Machiavelli; reformation; scientific revolution; Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau; Smith; Marx; Burke; Kant. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Description and Introduction to the Course | Let's refresh our memories: The Origins of Modern Political Thought |
| 2 | The Thought of Individual Freedom and the First Steps of Liberalism | Locke ve Spinoza (Ağaoğulları s. 457-506) |
| 3 | Enlightenment | (Ağaoğulları s. 515-540) |
| 4 | Montesquieu, Rousseau, the French Revolution and the Jacobins | (Ağaoğulları s. 541-640) |
| 5 | Representatives of Liberal Thought I: Bentham, James Mill, Adam Smith | (Nelson, s. 298-325) |
| 6 | Liberal Thought II | Alexis de Tocqueville, TH Green |
| 7 | Liberal Thought III | JS Mill, Özgürlük Üzerine; Gençoğlu (b) |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | |
| 9 | Edmund Burke and Conservatism | (Nelson, s. 259-280). |
| 10 | Marx | (Doğu Batı Dergisi, 2011, Sayı 55, “Karl Marx” Sayısı; Marx ve Engels, “Komünist Manifesto; E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı) |
| 11 | Two different anarchists: Bakunin and Stirner | Newman, s. 73-127. |
| 12 | Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci | Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6 |
| 13 | Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci | Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6 |
| 14 | Question/answer and exam preparation |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013). |
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| Other Sources | 2. - Şenel, A. (2019) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları |
| 3. - Tunçay, M. (2021) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar, 1, 2. ve 3. Ciltler. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |
| 4. - Uslu, A. (2021) Siyasal Düşüncelerin Toplumsal Tarihi. Yordam Kitap. | |
| 5. - Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013). | |
| 6. - F. Gencoglu, Civil Society Debate in Turkey: A Critical Analysis of the Usages of a Popular Concept, (Saarbrucken: Lambert, 2010), Chp. 1. | |
| 7. - Gençoğlu F. ; Why Alexis de Tocqueville is Not a Republican But a Liberal. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2018; 13(26):357-374. | |
| 8. - Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, The Philosophic Roots of Modern Ideology, (New York: Sloan Publishing, 2010), Chp.6 | |
| 9. - S. Newman, Bakunin’den Lacan’a Anti-Otoriteryanizm ve İktidarın Altüst Oluşu, (İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2006). | |
| 10. - Alan Ryan, On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present (Penguin 2012) | |
| 11. - Doğu Batı Dergisi, “Karl Marx” Sayısı. 2011, Sayı 55 | |
| 12. - K. Marx ve F. Engels, “Komünist Manifesto.” | |
| 13. - E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | X | ||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||