Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political Philosophy
Course Code: FEL307
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aims of the course are to investigate the domain, limits and problems of the political philosophy along with the main concepts.

Course Content

Investigating the domain, limits and problems of the political philosophy along with the main concepts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Onur KARTAL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain political philosophy and its main themes and problems.
2.To be able to explain political counsiousness
3.To be able to explain political thinking and conscious
4.To be able to explain contributions of Political philosophy to current issues
5.To know outlines of the contemporary political thinking.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Braun, E.; Heine, Felix, Opalka, U., Politische Philosophie: Eine Lesebuch, Texte, Analysen, Kommentare, Rowohlt, Hamburg, 1994.
2.Çörekçioğlu, Hakan, Bir Politika Filozofu Olarak Kant, (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), Ege Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilinler E., İzmir, 2004.
3.Kymlicka, Will, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (Çev. Ebru Kılıç), Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay., İstanbul, 2004.
4.Rapheal, D.D., Problems of Political Philosophy, Macmillan, London, 1990.
5.Sabine, George, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi I : Eskiçağ/Ortaçağ, (Çev. H. Rızatepe), Türkiye Siyasi İlimler Derneği Yay, Ankara, 1969.
6.Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi II : Yeniçağ, (Çev. A. Öktem), Sevinç Matbaası, Ankara, 1969.
7.Torun Yıldırım, Hukuk ve Siyaset Felsefesi, Kaknüs Yay. , İstanbul, 2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: What is political philosophy
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Politics and State
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Plato: Idea of State
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aristotle: Ethics, Rhetorics and Politics
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Stoa and Cosmopolitism
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Politics in Medieval: the State of God
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Liberty and Authority
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 9 - Theoretical
Contractionalism: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Kant: Politics and Communication
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hegel: State, History and Geist
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Power, Justice and Political Autonomy
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Politics in Marx
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overall Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140228
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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