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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