Sokrates, Erasmus ve Thomas More'un hümanist kültürünün metin çözümleme yöntemiyle öğretilmesi

Humanism has always been an important concept no matter what the subject matter is. In literature, history, philosophy, and even methodology, it is considered an important issue since in all these fields the main concern is ?man?. As an important theme, humanism can be found in the written works belonging to nearly every century. However, since the first names coming to mind related to humanism are Socrates, Erasmus and Thomas More, the most striking works of each literary figure was chosen for the thematic analysis of ?humanism? in this dissertation. The most important dialogues of Socrates; namely, Crito, Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates and the Republic, in which the educative purpose of Socrates is quite clear, were analyzed within the scope of ?humanism?. His belief in man and what he can achieve if the necessary conditions are supplied are clearly observable in these dialogues. In The Praise of Folly and Utopia by Erasmus and Thomas More, who were the representatives of another important period in history, important topics which put the ?man? to the center of discussion such as ?man's self sufficiency to achieve everything, meaninglessness of war, equality and justice in the society? were dwelled upon.Taking everything into consideration, in all these six literary works, man is the central subject as well as his potentialities, the kind of life he deserves, and the indispensable elements that should exist in the society he will take part in.All these aforementioned works are beneficial sources for ELT classes. With the help of some activities such as predictions based on the titles, creative writing, theme-based discussions, the study of literature in advanced ELT classes can be made more fruitful.Key Words: Humanism, Humanistic Culture, Textual Analysis in Literature