Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Political Thought II
Course Code: KAY302
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of the course is to explore the main ideas related to state or power starting from Ancient Greek

Course Content

Political thought in Ancient Grek, Political and Social Environment and Sophism, Socrates, Eflatun, Aristotle, Political Thougth in Rome, political and social environment, Polybius, Cicero ,Thought in the Middle Ahes Christianity: St. Augustinus, Gelaisus, John Salisbury, St Thomas, Marsilius, Machiavelli, Hobbes, John Locke., Montesqueu, Rousseau

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Belgin TARHAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the importance and the effect of other periods of ancient Greek thought.
2. To be able to comprehend the changes in the history of thought of the basic issues of political philosophy such as justice and power.
3. To be able to comprehend the contribution of ancient Roman thought to political life
4.To be able to comprehend the historical evolution of political thought.
5. To be able to comprehend the underlying dynamics in the historical development of political thought.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Donald TANNENBAUM, ve David SCHULTZ, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi: Filozoflar ve Fikirleri, Adres Yayınları, Ankara, 2005.
2.Ayferi GÖZE, Siyasal Düşünceler ve Düşünürler, Beta, İstanbul, 2000.
3.Larry ARNHART, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Adres Yayınları, Ankara, 2004.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Renaissance and reform movements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Machiavelli
Week 3 - Theoretical
Thomas More ve utopians
Week 4 - Theoretical
Etienne de La Boetie, Monarchomarcs
Week 5 - Theoretical
Althusius, Grotius
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bodin
Week 7 - Theoretical
Hobbes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Revision for Midterm Exams
Week 9 - Theoretical
Midterms
Week 10 - Theoretical
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Montesquieu
Week 12 - Theoretical
Locke
Week 13 - Theoretical
David Hume and Scottish Enlightenment thinkers
Week 14 - Theoretical
Utilitarianism, Bentham and Mill
Week 15 - Theoretical
Rousseau Sieyès, Hegel
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%110
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130452
Midterm Examination127128
Final Examination131132
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026