Philosophy of Science
- Course
- PHIL601 - Philosophy of Science
- Department
- Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nusret Sinan EVCAN
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course will follow three main paths: Firstly it will introduce philosophy to doctoral students. The meaning of philosophy, its scope, its sub-branches and its different schools will be the subject topic of the first weeks. Then the course will focus on the relation of philosophy with the sources of knowledge and different sciences. Here, Rationalism, Empiricism and Intuitionism will be covered during the following weeks. In the remaining weeks the course will concentrate on philosophy of science and scientific ethics. Logical positivism, paradigm changes, falsificationism, the questions of “what is science”, “what is pseudo-science?”, “what is the relation between theory and reality?” are amongst topics that will be covered. Finally, the course will concentrate on ethical theories and will particularly cover scientific ethics.
Philosophy of Science
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Philosophy's Definition and Scopes |
| Week 2 | Sources of knowledge: Scepticism, Rationalism, Empiricism, Intiutionism |
| Week 3 | Philosophy of Science and Epistemology |
| Week 4 | Ontology and Metaphysics |
| Week 5 | Different Theories of Philosophy of Science |
| Week 6 | Logical Positivism |
| Week 7 | Thomas Kuhn and Change of Paradigms |
| Week 8 | Karl Popper and Falsificationism |
| Week 9 | Kant and mixed theories |
| Week 10 | Pragmatism |
| Week 11 | Ethics in Science |
| Week 12 | Ethics in Science |
| Week 13 | Research Ethics |
| Week 14 | Research Ethics |
| Week 15 | Summary and Article Analysis |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Richard Boyd, Philip Gasper, and J.D. Trout, The philosophy of Science, MIT Press, 1991
- 02 Manuel Velasquez, Philosophy: A text with readings, Cengage Learning, 2009
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Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1 Become competent in searching and comprehending the relevant academic articles, interpreting the information learnt or obtained via various channels and absorbing exceptional knowledge in their field.
- P02 PO2 Devoted themselves to be a qualified researcher and knowledge worker in their field all throughout their life and career.
- P03 PO3 Demonstrated that they developed their individual capabilities through written projects, assignments and presentations that they will independently implement both in academia and work contexts.
- P04 PO4 Gained key practical skills and knowledge which need to be implemented in their own research and business work environment.
- P05 PO5 Been able to implement critical and analytical thinking and analyses into their studies, research and work.
- P06 PO6 Become proficient in adopting the gained knowledge into practice and research in a critical, and analytical way.
- P07 PO7 Become experts in using information technology tools for their studies, research and workplace in an ethical and safely environment by sharing and transferring their knowledge.
- P08 PO8 Succeeded in working, researching and forming partnerships with their colleagues/team members in a global environment.
- P09 PO9 Proved themselves capable of disseminating and sharing knowledge, sustainingly communicating with others, in any global workplace or research setting.
- P10 PO10 Become capable of interpreting and transferring their qualified knowledge into practice and research.
- P11 PO11 Dedicated themselves to applying advanced academic studies and enrolled themselves in work or non-work projects related to environmental approaches and ethical issues.
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