TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Erdem Damar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about the seminal works of the influential political thinkers; 2) Comprehends the origins and theories of the ongoing political debates in today's political world; 3) Distinguish different viewpoints by making use of the primary sources of political theory; 4) Knows the mutual interaction between current political life and political thought.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed for undergraduate students of Political Science and International Relations to comprehend the development of the modern liberal thought system between the 16th and 20th centuries and the emergence of alternative thought systems that objected to this system of thought for various reasons, within the historical background of the period. The course, which will focus on thinkers who have made significant contributions to the world of modern Western political thought, is grouped under three headings. In the first part, contract theories that describe the concepts of "sovereignty" and "modern state", which are the main issues of modern western political thought, will be explained through Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. In the second part, the relationship between the concepts of enlightenment and the "modern state" will be explained by considering thinkers such as Benedictus Spinoza and Baron de Montesquieu. In the last part, liberalism and modern state understanding that emerged after the French Revolution and thought systems and ideologies that objected to this understanding will be discussed. In this context, a number of oppositions that shape modern political thought (republicanism/libertarianism, liberalism/conservatism, individualism/utilitarianism, liberalism/socialism, etc.) are discussed within the scope of the works of Edmund Burke, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hill Green and Karl Marx.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Week 1: Introduction of the Course and Syllabus + ORIGINS OF MODERN WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT 2nd Week Week 2: ?Modern State? and ?Sovereignty? as Fundamental Issues of Modern Political Thought (Ağaoğulları, M. A. (2015) Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim), sf. 401 ? 426.) 3rd Week Week 3: Thomas Hobbes and the Birth of Contract Theory (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 427 ? 455.) 4th Week Week 4: John Locke and the Concept of Liberal Contractualism (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 476 ? 506.) 5th Week Week 5: Jean Jacques Rousseau and the Republican Concept of Contractualism (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 569 ? 596.) 6th Week Week 6: Benedictus Spinoza and the Origins of Enlightenment (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 457 ? 476.) 7th Week Week 7: MIDTERM EXAM 8th Week Week 8: Freedom, Equality and Progress as Principles of Enlightenment Thought: Baron de Montesquieu and the Limits of State Power (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 517 ? 567.) 9th Week Week 9: Intellectual Origins of the French Revolution (Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, sf. 597-632.) 10th Week Week 10: Edmund Burke and Conservatism (Tunçay, M. (2005) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi 2/Yeni Çağ (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları), sf. 571 ? 615.) 11th Week Week 11: Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism (Tunçay, M. (2016) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi 3/Yakın Çağ (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları), sf. 35 ? 73.) 12th Week Week 12: J. S. Mill and the Reinterpretation of ?Liberal Freedom? (Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi 3, sf. 77 ? 109.) 13th Week Week 13: Marx and Marxism (Marx, K. And F. Engels (Marx, K. Ve F. Engels (1999) Komünist Parti Manifestosu (İstanbul: Evrensel), sf. 45-88.) 14th Week Week 14: Conclusion and Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ağaoğulları, M. A. (2015) Sokrates'ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim). Tunçay, M. (2005) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi 2/Yeni Çağ (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları). Tunçay, M. (2016) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi 3/Yakın Çağ (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları). Marx, K. ve F. Engels (1999) Komünist Parti Manifestosu (İstanbul: Evrensel).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Attendance 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 45 45 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 35 35 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework Total Workload 153 Total Workload / 30 5,1 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No