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Course Code: 
PHIL 515
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
8
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The aim of this course is to discuss various texts of political philosophy and ways of philosophizing using original texts of philosophers and contemporary interpretations as source material.

Course Content: 

An inquiry through certain theories in political philosophy, which contain social and political issues such as authority, separation of powers, private property, social contract, and, which consider and analyze those issues with regard to historical and social.  

Teaching Methods: 
Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 3: Seminar Discussion, 4: Assignment
Assessment Methods: 
Assessment Methods: A: Testing, B: Seminar, C: Assignment, D: Presentation, E: Term Paper

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course a student:

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

1) recognizes, and discusses fundamental problems of political philosophy throughout the history of philosophy.

1,2

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

2) becomes apt at reading and analyzing philosophical texts.

1,2,5,8

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

3) discusses and investigates certain texts of the history of philosophy back and forth.

1,2,5,8

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

4) becomes apt at analyzing and interpreting texts of political philosophy.

1,2,5,8

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

5) becomes apt at interpreting actual political problems.

11,12

1,2,3,4

A,B,C,D,E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Aristotle, Politics, Translated by Joe Sachs, Focus Philosophical Library, Newburyport, MA, 2012.

(Book Titles Added by Translator)

 Book II Ciizenship and political rule

 

2

Aristotle, Politics, Book VI How democracies and oligarchies can be made more effective and enduring   

 

3

Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, II. The Public and Private Realm, 5. The polis and the household

 

4

Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, II. The Public and Private Realm  

 

5

Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns

 

6

Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns

 

7

Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns

 

8

MIDTERM

 

9

Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas, Konzept der Menschenwürde und die realistische Utopie der Menschenrechte

 

10

Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas, Konzept der Menschenwürde und die realistische Utopie der Menschenrechte

 

11

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Justice as Fairness

 

12

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Principles of Justice

 

13

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Equal Liberty

 

14

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Sense of Justice

 

15

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Good of Justice

 

16

FINAL EXAM

 

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

Aristotle, Politics, Translated by Joe Sachs, Focus Philosophical Library, Newburyport, MA, 2012.

 

Aristotelis Politica, Oxford Classical Texts, Oxford Uni Press, 1957.

Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns (Bd. 1: Handlungsrationalität und gesellschaftliche Rationalisierung; Bd. 2: Zur Kritik der funktionalistischen Vernunft), Frankfurt am Main 1981.

Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas. Ein Essay. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2011,

Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, The University of Chicago Press, London, 1998.

John Rawls, A Theory of Justice. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. 

 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Midterm

1

20

Presentation

1

20

Final examination

1

30

Final Paper

1

30

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL PAPER TO OVERALL GRADE

 

30

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

70

Total

 

100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

 

1

acquires fundamental conceptual and methodological knowledge to use productively and creatively in academic studies.

       

X

 

2

improves a versatile critical and analytical approach, problem-solving,  interpretative and argumentative skills  in relation to  advanced philosophical investigations.

     

X

   

3

proves to be a philosopher with principles, who communicates effectively, is specifically successful in written and oral presentation, has proper capacities for teamwork and interdisciplinary studies, takes the initiative, has developed a sense of responsibility, and contributes original ideas to the field of philosophy.

   

X

     

4

applies life-long learning attitude to various ways of acquiring knowledge in order to maintain a professional and personal  development.

     

X

   

5

develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics.

     

X

   

6

acquires the necessary skill of choosing and developing actual means and using computing technologies effectively for a philosophical study.

     

X

   

7

conducts an advanced study in history of philosophy which requires expertise, independently by using original texts.

       

X

 

8

applies philosophical knowledge to questions concerning contemporary, socio-cultural and political problematics.

       

X

 

9

considers universal values and concepts of philosophy as a basis for [furthering] philosophical studies in Turkey; and is able to develop an approach  to study and analyze issues that might arise when conducting discussions concerning history of philosophy in the Turkish language.

     

X

   

10

acquires the skill and background for making contributions to the field of history of philosophy, in national and international terms.

     

X

   

11

uses his/her philosophical knowledge to establish interactions at national and international level.

   

X

     

12

produces work of the quality of a contribution in national and international peer-reviewed journals in philosophy.

     

X

   

13

holds the necessary knowledge of classical languages and history of philosophy to conduct a philosophical study,  particularly in history of philosophy.

       

X

 

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16 x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

10

7

70

Midterms

1

22

22

Presentation

1

15

15

Final examination

1

20

20

Final Paper

1

25

25

Total Work Load

 

 

200

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

8

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

8