Social and Political Philosophy II (PHIL 244)

Social and Political Philosophy II (PHIL 244)

Course description

Spring 2012

Lecturer
Dr Sandy Berkovski
Contact details
sandy.berkovski+comment@gmail.com, Bilkent ext. 1048
Office hours
FA113C, Wed 13:30-15:30, and by appointment

Readings

These texts are all required, and you will need your own copy of them. The texts are available from the campus bookstore. Do get hold of them as soon as possible. Please note that students will not be allowed into class unless they bring their copy of the text we currently study.

[Hob92]
T. Hobbes. The Leviathan. Penguin, 1992.
[Kam83]
E. Kamenka, editor. The Portable Karl Marx. Penguin, 1983.
[Kan02]
I. Kant. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Oxford University Press, 2002.
[Loc80]
J. Locke. Second Treatise of Government. Hackett, 1980.
[Mil03a]
J. S. Mill. On liberty. In J. Troyer, editor, The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill. Hackett, 2003.
[Mil03b]
J. S. Mill. Utilitarianism. In J. Troyer, editor, The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill. Hackett, 2003.

Preliminary term schedule

Weeks 1-4
Introduction; [Hob92], Chs. 6, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21
Weeks 5-7
[Loc80], chs. I-IV, VI-VII, XVI, XVIII
Weeks 8-9
[Mil03b], Ch. II; Midterm oral exam
Weeks 10-11
[Mil03a], Chs. III-V
Weeks 12-13
[Kan02], Chs. 1-2
Weeks 14
[Kam83] `The German Ideology', `Alienated labour', `Manifesto'
Exam week
Final oral Exam

Grading

The grades will have the following weight:
Midterm exam                     40%
Final exam                     40%
Class participation                     20%
While your overall grade at the end of the term will be according to Bilkent's standard A-F scale, I shall grade your work during the term by using my own percentage scale. These two scales relate to each other as follows:
Numerical scale (%)                     Bilkent scale
95 - 100                     A
90 - 94                     A-
86 - 89                     B+
82 - 85                     B
78 - 81                     B-
74 - 77                     C+
70 - 73                     C
67 - 69                     C-
63 - 66                     D+
59 - 62                     D
00 - 58                     F


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