Academic Catalog

ADM2122 HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II

Course Code: 3102122
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEHMET OKYAYUZ
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course is the continuation of ADM 2121 History of Political Thought I. It focuses on the major works 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 Century, the birth of liberalism, the rise of democratic theory, modernity and politics, the conception of historicity and the philosophy of life.