MATHEMATICS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0807 Political Philosophy Spring 3 0 3 4
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor HAKAN KURUNÇ
Instructor TUĞRUL ÖZKARACALAR
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to make an introduction to the concept and fact of politics; the meaning of politics in social order and selected political views in philosophy from ancient ages to 20th.century.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of the semester the students will be able to ...
•recall the concept of politics in living social relations.
•collect data about concept of politics and evaluate them.
•compare assess the living political relations in the world politics.
•explain the political interpretations in special or non company.

Course Content

•Contemporary politics issues
•What is Political Philosophy

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction-General Oveview
2) What is Political Philosophy? Course Note
3) The basic problems of Political Philosophy Course Note
4) Politea and the Modern State Course Note
5) Governance, Power, Rights, Legitimacy Debate Course Note
6) The question of authority Course Note
7) God, Nature- Individual. Authority Power Course Note
8) Nation-state transitions / Renaissance: Utopias Course Note
9) Machiavelli and Hobbes: the Modern State Course Note
10) The discussions of Freedom I Course Note
11) The discussions of Freedom II Course Note
12) The discussions of Freedom III Course Note
13) What is Freedom? Course Note
14) Public and private Sphere Course Note

Sources

Course Notes:
References: Platon, Devlet, Yasalar, Aristoteles, Politika, Brian Redhead(Ed.), Siyasal Düşüncenin Temelleri. M.Tunçay(Ed.), Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Leo Strauss, Politika Felsefesi Nedir? (Paradigma, 2000) Hans Helmuth Gander, Dünya Politika ve Otorite Soruu, Doğumunun Yüzüncü Yılında Hannah Arendt, (Yay. haz. Sanem Yazıcıoğlu, Yapı Kredi yay.,2009)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 2 % 30
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 7 14
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 15 15
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 91

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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