Philosophy of Right(PH441)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH441 | Philosophy of Right | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Zeynep SAVAŞÇIN savascin@yahoo.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To evaluate some central themes and issues in philosophy of law |
| Content | The course of philosophy of law will be devoted to issues of so-called normative. The course is specifically aimed at exceeding the separation of natural law and positive law. The question of normativity, which already present in the classical vocabulary of Roman law, is experiencing a revival with Hegelian philosophy at 19. century. Then it is advanced by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt et Hans Kelsen at 20. century. Therefore, it will be uncovered the involvement between legal field and normativity. The course will be focus on introduction and study on the theories of law and also reveal the actuality of subject. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
- Defining basic notions of legal problems - Knowledge of philosophy of law - Writing philosophy paper |
| Teaching and Learning Methods |
- Writing - Oral participation - Philosophical lectures |
| References |
Grotius, Le droit de la guerre et de la paix, trad. P. Pradier-Fodéré, PUF, 2005 Hobbes, Léviathan, Folio Essais, Gallimard, 2000 Hegel, Principes de la philosophie du droit, trad. Kervégan, PUF, 2005 Kelsen Hans., Théorie Générale des Normes, trad. O. Beaud et F. Malkani, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1996 Kelsen Hans, Théorie pure du droit, Dalloz, 1962 Kelsen Hans, Qui doit être le gardien de la Constitution ?, Michel Houdiard Éditeur, 2006 Savigny, Système du droit romain actuel, Berlin, 1840, livre I, chapitre II [EPI]. Schmitt C., Les trois types de pensée juridique, PUF. Schmitt C., Théorie de la Constitution, PUF [chap. 14, « Les droits fondamentaux »]. Schmitt C., « Freiheitsrechte und institutionelle Garantien » (1931) et « Grundrechte und Grundpflichten » (1932), in Verfassugnsrechtliche Aufsätze, Duncker & Humblot. Smend, R. Weber M., Sociologie du droit, PUF (chap. 2). Weber M., Rudolf Stammler et le matérialisme historique, Cerf, 2001 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | — Presentation of the course — Introduction to philosophy of law |
| 2 | — Definitions of law — Sources of law |
| 3 | — The approach of natural law in the modern era |
| 4 | —The conception of historical school against the abstraction of natural law — Savigny |
| 5 | —The conception of “positive” law —The conception of scientific “law” —The controversies among legal approaches of law |
| 6 | — Hegel — The criticize of three approaches legal on Hegel’s thoughts |
| 7 | Exam |
| 8 | — Weber, issue of legitimacy — Weber and Hegel |
| 9 | — Schmitt, the law designates the concrete order of society — Schmitt, decision |
| 10 | — Kelsen, the basic norm — Kelsen, the unit and coherence of normative orders |
| 11 | Writing |
| 12 | —Schmittian critique of thoughts of legality —Hegel, Schmitt and Weber |
| 13 | — Critique of legal metaphysics — Theoretical tracks |
| 14 | — The current debate about normativity |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 1 | 25 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Analyze philosophical texts with analytical and critical rigor; | X | ||||
| 2 | Get an exhaustive knowledge on the history of philosophy; from antiquity to 20th century; | |||||
| 3 | Provide access to information and expertise in the fields of systematic philosophy, such as ethic, esthetic, history of science, philosophy of society; | X | ||||
| 4 | Establish the relation between philosophy and other fields of knowledge, such as, history, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other positive sciences; | |||||
| 5 | Learn the theories of political science and the philosophical evaluation of historical and actual events; | X | ||||
| 6 | Have a sufficient level of French and English in order to follow philosophical debates; | |||||
| 7 | Have a sufficient level of the ancient Greek, Latin and Ottoman languages for reading philosophical texts written in these; | |||||
| 8 | Develop a creative thinking and a knowledge of aesthetic theories which will allow the analysis of artworks and the history of art; | |||||
| 9 | Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||