Sınav Soruları- 'Western Political Thought'

Questions

1. Answer one of the following three questions (30 p.)

a. What are the main differences between Plato’s and Aristotle’s political philosophy?

b. Compare and contrast Machiavelli's & Hobbes' political theories. 

c. Discuss Plato’s political philosophy with regard to the following question “how to achieve the ideal regime” and Plato’s idealism.

2. Briefly describe the following terms (15 p.)

a. Logos

b. Kallipolis

c. Telos

d. Ethos

e. The State of Nature

3. Explain the following terms: (30 p.)

a. “polis” as a political concept

b. the concept of “zoon politikon” in Aristotle’s philosophy.

4. Fill the gaps (15 p)

a. In Plato’s philosophy, ideal forms are considered as ................... objects.

b. Locke advocates .................. government.

c. For Aristotle, “polis” develops from three forms:

i) .....................ii) .................... iii) ....................... iv) Polis.

d. “How to create a legitimate authority” is a fundamental question for....................

e. ...................... and ................. consider government as an artifact.

f. .......................’s political theory can be described as from “ought” to “is”

g. In Socrates’s philosophy, the most fundamental value is  ......................

h. There are two realms in Plato’s philosophy

i) ...................... ii) ....................................

5. Whose books? (10 p.)

a. Leviathan-...........................

b. The Republic-......................

c. The Prince-..........................

d. Politics-...............................

e. The Apology of Socrates-......................

f. Nicomachean Ethics............................