During this course, we will investigate the various commentary of contemporary thinkers on freedom, politics and democracy.
Plurality, conflict, violence, citizen, action, freedom, democracy.
Capability of analyzing principals political problems of contemporary democracy.
Lecture and commentary
Abensour, M. (2002). Devlete Karşı Demokrasi. Marx ve Makyavel Momenti. İstanbul: Epos Yayınları.
Abensour, M. (2004a). La Démocratie Contre L’État. Marx et Le Moment Machiavélien. Paris: Félin Yayınları. (ZORUNLU)
Abensour, M. (2004b). Préface à la seconde édition. De la démocratie insurgeante. La Démocratie Contre L’État. Marx et Le Moment Machiavélien. Paris: Félin Yayınları. (ZORUNLU)
Abensour, M. (2004c). “Démocratie sauvage” et “principe d’anarchie”. La Démocratie Contre L’État. Marx et Le Moment Machiavélien. Paris: Félin Yayınları. (ZORUNLU)
Abensour, M. (2006). Hannah Arendt contre la philosophie politique?. Paris: Sens&Tonka Yayınları.
Arendt, H. (1965). On revolution. Londra: Penguin Books.
Arendt, H. (1972). La Crise de la Culture. Paris: Gallimard Yayınları.
Arendt, H. (1998). The Human Condition. Chicago ve London: The University of Chicago Yayınları.
Arendt, H. (2002a). Le système totalitaire, Les origines du totalitarisme. Paris: Gallimard Yayınları.
Balibar, E. (2011). Citoyen sujet et autres essais d’anthropologie philosophique. Paris: PUF.
Balibar, E. (2010). Violence et civilité. Paris: Galilée.
Brown, W. (2007) Les habits neufs de la politique mondiale, Néolibéralisme et néo-conservatisme. Paris: Les Prairies Ordinaires.
Butler, J. (2005) Vie précaire, Les pouvoirs du deuil et de la violence apres le 11 septembre 2001. Paris: Editions Amsterdam. (Bu kitapta yer alan “Violence, deuil et politique” başlıklı makale ZORUNLU)
Butler, J. (2013) Vers la cohabitation, Judéité et critique du sionisme. Paris: Fayard Editions.
G. Agamben, A. Badiou, D. Bensaid, W. Brown, J.-L. Nancy, J. Rancière, K. Ross, Zizek, Démocratie dans quel état?. Paris: La Fabrique Editions.
De la Boétie, É. (2002). Le discours de la servitude volontaire, Paris: Payot Yayınları.
Foucault, M. (1994). La gouvernementalité. Dits et écrits. 1954-1988. III. Cilt. Paris: Gallimard Yayınları. (ZORUNLU)
Ingram, J.D. (2006). The Politics of Claude Lefort’s Political: Between Liberalism and Radical Democracy. Thesis Eleven. 87, 33-50.
http://the.sagepub.com/content/87/1/33
Kupiec, A. ve Tassin, E. (ed.) (2006). Critique de la politique autour de Miguel Abensour. Paris: Sens&Tonka Editions.
Lefort, C. (1979). La Communication démocratique. (Paul Thibaud’yla söyleşi) Esprit, 9-10, 34-44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24266796?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Lefort, C. (1986a). Essais sur le politique, XIXe-XXe siècles. Paris: Seuil Editions.
Lefort, C. (1986b). Le Travail de l’Œuvre de Machiavel. Paris: Gallimard Editions.
Lefort, C. (1994). Invention démocratique, les limites de la domination totalitaire. Paris: Fayard Yayınları.
Poltier, H. (1997). Claude Lefort. La découverte du politique. Paris: Michalon Editions.
Rancière, J. (2005). La haine de la démocratie. Paris: La Fabrique Editions. (ZORUNLU)
Rancière, J. (1995). La Mésentente, Politique et Philosophie. Paris: Galilée Editions.
Rancière, J. (1998). Aux bords du politique. Paris: Gallimard Editions.
Revault d’Allonnes, M. (2012). La crise sans fin. Essai sur l’expérience moderne du temps. Paris: Seuil.
Revault d’Allonnes, M. (2010). Pourquoi nous n’aimons pas la démocratie. Paris: Editions du Seuil.
Tassin, E. (2014) Subjectivation versus sujet politique, Réflexion à partir d’Arendt et de Rancière. Tumultes, 43, 157-173. (ZORUNLU)
Tassin, E. (2006) De la pluralité. Critique de la politique autour de Miguel Abensour. Paris: Sens&Tonka Editions. (ZORUNLU)
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Claude Lefort: democracy and politics |
| 3 | Judith Butler: violence, mourning and politics |
| 4 | Miguel Abensour: insurgent democracy |
| 5 | Miguel Abensour: Democracy against the state |
| 6 | Miguel Abensour: Democracy against the state |
| 7 | Miguel Abensour end Claude Lefort |
| 8 | Exam |
| 9 | Jacques Rancière: political subjectivation |
| 10 | Jacques Rancière: political subjectivation |
| 11 | Wendy Brown: neoliberalism |
| 12 | What is plurality? |
| 13 | Plurality and conflict |
| 14 | Plurality and discussion about neoliberalism |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 100 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Total | 0 | 100 |
| 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; | X | ||||
| 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; | X | ||||
| 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; | X | ||||
| 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; | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 91 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3.64 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 4 | ||