Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | KY205B2 | History of Political Thinking I | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To be able to comprehend the relations between political ideas within the framework of a political, economic, social, geopolitical and historical perspective. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Doç. Dr. Sinan Yazıcı |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | To be able to explain the political thoughts of the pre-Greek Sumerian, Chinese, Indian and Iranian civilizations | 2 | To explain the social political and economic situation before the birth of political thought in Ancient Greece and to explain its contribution to the emergence of the idea of democracy | 3 | Explaining the Sophists and the political views that have arisen against the Sophists | 4 | To explain the political thought that emerged in the Hellenistic period and Rome together with its political, social and economic contexts | 5 | Explaining the political thought in the feudal period that emerged after the collapse of the novel | 6 | Explaining the political thought emerging in the Islamic World together with its social, political and economic contexts, | 7 | Explaining the contribution of the religion of Islam in the formation of political thought |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Political thinkers and their thoughts are examined from a socio-economic and historical perspective. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | General information and basic concepts about the teaching of the course | | | 2 | Basic concepts of Political Thought and Political Thought in Pre-Greek Civilizations (Sumerian, Chinese, Indian, Iranian) | | | 3 | The Birth of Political Thought in Ancient Greece: Social Political and Economic Situation | | | 4 | Socrates Plato and Aristotle's Political Thoughts | | | 5 | The Birth of the Alexander Empire and Political Thought in the Hellenistic Period Social Political and Economic Situation in the Roman Empire | | | 6 | Roma’da Siyasi Düşünce (Polybios, Çiçero ve Seneca | | | 7 | The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Emergence of Christianity on the Stage of History Fragmentation of Power and the Birth of Feudalism | | | 8 | midterm exam | | | 9 | Roman Political Thought II | | | 10 | Church versus State in Medieval Europe: Theory of Two Swords | | | 11 | The Political Thought of John of Salisbury and Thomas of Aquinum | | | 12 | Reformation and Renaissance | | | 13 | Political Thought in Major Sects of Islam | | | 14 | Political Thought in Farabi and Maverdi | | | 15 | Political Thought in Ghazali and Ibn Khaldun | | | 16 | Political Thought in the Ottoman Empire | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Beriş, H. E., & Duman , F. (2016). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Ankara: Orion Kitabevi.
Göze, A. (2011). Siyasal Düşünceler ve Yönetimler. İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş.
Örsan Ö., A. (2005). Siyaset ve Yönetim İlişkisi. Ankara: TODAİE Yayınları.
Şenel, A. (1995). İlkel Topluluktan Uygar Topluma . Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
Şenel, A. (2008). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Ankara: Bilim Sanat Yayınları.
Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, Kent Devletinden İmparatorluğa, İmge Yayınları
M.A.Ağaoğulları-Levent Köker, İmparatorluktan Tanrı Devletine, İmge Yayınları
M.A.Ağaoğulları-Levent Köker, Tanrı Devletinden Kral Devlete, İmge Yayınları |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 2 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 2 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final Examination | 1 | 32 | 32 |
Team/Group Work | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | LO2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LO3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LO4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LO5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LO6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | LO7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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