An analysis of the fundamental concepts of political philosophy such as sovereignty, power , social contract, natural right, types of government, the legitimacy of the state, property, class conflict within the context of the philosophical texts of philosophers from Plato on to Marx, and later.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
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1) develops their skills of philosophical reasoning through political problematics. |
2,3,4,5 |
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2) is introduced with concepts of political philosophy. |
7,8,9,10 |
1,2,3 |
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3) starts identifying the relationship between politics and philosophy through texts of the history of philosophy. |
5,6,7 |
1,2,3 |
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4) starts referring to philosophical concepts in relation to theoretical and practical matters. |
1,2,3,4,5 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
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Topics |
Study Materials |
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Introduction to Political Philosophy |
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Plato, The Republic’ |
State |
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Aristotle, The Politics. and Cicero, On the Republic. |
State |
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St. Augustine, City of God. St. Thomas Aquinas, Politics and Law, discussions concerning state in Islamic philosophy referring to Ibn-i Haldun. |
Religion-State relationship |
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Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Discourses on Livy. |
Absolute Power |
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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan., John Locke, Second Treatise of Government |
State of Nature |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, On the Social Contract. , Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations. |
Social Contract |
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8 |
MID-TERM |
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9 |
Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, On the Subjection of Women |
Surveillance |
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Karl Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Estranged Labour, The Communist Manifesto, After the Revolution, Capital |
Marxism |
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Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals. |
Geneaology of Morals |
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Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents, Totem and Taboo |
Civilization |
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Emma Goldman, Victims of Morality., Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism., Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex. |
Feminism |
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Nozick “Anarchy, state and utopia”, Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish., “On Governmentality” |
Anarchism
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15 |
Final Examination |
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Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
Princeton Readings in Political Thought ed. Mitchell Cohen and Nicole Fermon. Princeton University Press, 1996 |
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Additional Resources |
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan., John Locke, Second Treatise of Government Jean-Jacques Rousseau, On the Social Contract. , Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Discourses on Livy. Karl Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Estranged Labour, The Communist Manifesto, After the Revolution, Capital Emma Goldman, Victims of Morality., Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism., Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex.
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Material Sharing
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Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
30 |
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Assignment |
5 |
40 |
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Final Examination |
1 |
30 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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30 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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70 |
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Total |
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100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
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Course’s Contribution to Program
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Program Learning Outcomes |
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Grasps the fundamental concepts and analytical methods necessary to succeed in academic studies in the field of philosophy. |
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Acquires a versatile critical and analytical approach, and problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills necessary for a successful career in philosophy. |
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X |
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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, contributes original ideas to the field of philosophy, and is loyal to ethical principles. |
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X |
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Reaches the perfection of pursuing professional and personal development by using all means of knowledge with a view to lifelong learning. |
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X |
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Develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics. |
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X |
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Gains the skills of choosing and developing contemporary means required in philosophical applications as well as using computing technologies effectively. |
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Acquires substantial knowledge of the history of philosophy. |
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X |
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Learns a classical and at least one modern foreign language so as to read the historical texts of philosophy in the original. |
X |
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Pinpoints, recognizes, grasps and discusses the problems of philosophy within their context in the history of philosophy. |
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X |
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Develops perfection in reading, understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in different languages. |
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ECTS
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Activities |
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Duration |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
10 |
5 |
50 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Assignments |
5 |
4 |
20 |
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Final examination |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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Total Work Load |
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150 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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6 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |