PLATON'DAN HRİSTİYANLIK FELSEFESİNE, MACHİAVELLİ'DEN HOBBES'A: İNSAN DOĞASI ÜZERİNDEN İKTİDARI MEŞRULAŞTIRMAK.

The concept of 'human nature', from the Old Testament and 'Creation' to Ancient Greece, from the Middle Ages to modern times, is one of the basic subjects of science, art, literature, in a wide range from philosophy to political science, psychology, economics, sociology, anthropology and biology. more precisely, it has been one of its main problems. The answer given to the question of the meaning attributed to the concept or 'what is human nature' formed the basis of the theory, thesis or artistic product developed in any field, and the developed theory, thesis or product was shaped by the answer given to this question. The concepts of 'power', 'state' or 'sovereignty', which are the main fields of activity of political philosophy, have often been tried to be explained by associating them with human nature. The meaning attributed to human nature has been a fundamental factor in determining the source, legitimacy and nature of power, state or sovereignty. In this article, in the historical development of political philosophy, from Plato to medieval Christian philosophy and Augustine, from the transformation created by the Reformation and Renaissance to Machiavelli and Hobbes, the concept of human nature has focused on establishing, legitimizing and characterizing power (authoritarian, totalitarian, liberal)., democratic, libertarian, etc.) and how the concept is constructed and shaped in this context and how it is included in power relations will be examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]