Academic Catalog

PSIR206 HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II

Course Code:	3540206
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Political Science And International Relations
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr DEFNE GÖNENÇ
Offered Semester:	Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course 2 History of Political Thought I . It focuses on the major work of the political thinkers of Renaissance and modern eras.It analyses Renaissance Humanism,strategic approach to political action, scientific and intellectual revolution of the 17th Centruy, the bitrh of liberalism,the rise of democratic theory,modernity and politics,the conception of historicity and the philosophy of life.