COURSE SYLLABUS

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

1	Course Title:	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
2	Course Code:	İLA3201
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Kasım KÜÇÜKALP
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	kasimkucukalp@uludag.edu.tr 0 505 732 29 06
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to the main problems in the philosophy of Science
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students gain ability to understand the distinctions among the various approaches to philosophy of science, including positivism, post-modern theory, critical theory and the historical nature of science.;
2	Students gain knowledge of some central problems in the philosophy of science and of certain possible solutions to them. ;
3	Students gain ability to identify where the central problems in the philosophy of science arise in scientific and other contexts. ;
4	Students gain ability to understand the nature of science and of scientific method. ;
5	Students gain understanding of key philosophical concepts such as inductive reasoning, confirmation, explanation, and law of nature.;
6	Students gain an understanding of the main realist and anti-realist arguments on the epistemological status of scientific theories and alternative accounts of the nature of scientific theories.;
7	Students compare and contrast different theories of the philosophy of science.;
8	Students use the vocabulary of the philosophy of science.;
9	Students discuss contemporary ethical, political, or cultural issues relevant to the philosophy of science.;
10	Students think critically about ethical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, or religious questions that arise in the philosophy of science.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: Science, Philosophy and Religion
2	Historical & Philosophical Perspectives of Science
3	Scientific Method and Scientific Explanation
4	Empiricist and Rationalistic Interpretations of Scientific Knowledge
5	Social or Cultural Sciences
6	Historicism in Historical or Social Sciences
7	Scientific Explanation vs. Historical Understanding
8	Logical Positivism
9	Popper: Falsification
10	Wıttgenstein: From the Picture Theory of Meaning to Language Games
11	Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
12	Althusser: The Theory of Theoretical Practice
13	Feyerabend: Anarchist Theory of Knowledge or Theoretical Majority
14	Postmodernism: A Desperate Rebellion Against Big Narratives

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Philosophy of Science: Doğan Özlem Philosophy of Science: Ömer Demir
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High