| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Criticize and discuss different positions in the philosophy of science.
- Summarize philosophical positions regarding the nature of science and models for the scientific explanations.
- Define methods of hypothesis testing (i.e. induction, falsification).
- Provide examples from the history of science about the models for scientific explanations and methods used in science.
- Explain why scientific theories change over time.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course is a basic introduction to the main philosophical questions concerning scientific knowledge and methodology in order to enhance students? intellectual development. The purpose of this course was to present main problems and solution trials in the philosophy of science, the structure of scientific knowledge, the function of scientific theories, and to provide examples from the history of science. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Different positions on philosophy of science |
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2nd Week |
Nature of science |
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3rd Week |
Induction |
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4th Week |
Karl Popper and falsification |
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5th Week |
Thomas Kuhn and structure of scientific revolutions |
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6th Week |
Scientific method |
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7th Week |
Scientific method |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Scientific realism |
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10th Week |
The problem of underdetermination |
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11th Week |
van Fraasen and constructive empiricism |
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12th Week |
The problems of theory change for scientific realism |
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13th Week |
Article Discussion |
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14th Week |
Article Discussion |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Hempel, C. (2015). Doğa Bilimi Felsefesi. Nobel Yayınları. çev: Cengiz İskender Özkan, Talip Kabadayı |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Discussion
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Assignment |
10 |
20 |
| Attendance |
10 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
35 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
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| Individual or group work |
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| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
18 |
18 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
10 |
2 |
20 |
| Total Work Load | 90 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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