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Ph.D. on Education Administration

EYP730

PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

Course Code
EYP730
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. By trying to find answers to some basic scientific problems, students develop an understanding of the basics of the scientific field they are studying, by showing how science works and what distinguishes it.
  2. Explain the meaning and problems of Philosophy of Science.
  3. Students will be able to express the problem of limitation in science and explain its importance in terms of general information theory problems.
  4. Describe the basic theories of scientific explanations and explain the reasons for them.
  5. Analyze the arguments discussed throughout the lesson with the technical meaning in philosophy.
  6. Explain the concepts such as scientific research, scientific methodology, scientific validation, scientific testing, scientific explanation, theory, law, hypothesis, etc..
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsPhilosophy of education and all courses related to current debate about sociology of education
Course DescriptionThis course covers the basic concepts and dimensions of the philosophy of science, the processes of reaching knowledge, science-philosophy relations, basic approaches in the philosophy of science, methodology in scientific research and the view of human nature of various periods.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic concepts of philosophy: introduction of concepts such as proposition, argument, deductive and inductive arguments, good and bad argument forms, sufficient and obligatory condition, counter example.
2nd Week The importance of the question; What is science? Why is it important to reveal the distinguishing features of scientific activity,?
3rd Week Verification as a science criterion and problems related to this criterion
4th Week Falsification as a science criterion and problems related to this criterion
5th Week Beyond validation and fallacy: the question of the Duhem-Quine problem and the testing of scientific theories
6th Week The collapse of a dogman: observation and experimentation in tests can not be accepted as a theoretical reason. Theoretical commitment of observations problem
7th Week The subject of scientific objectivity in the light of the Duhem-Quine problem and theoretical commitment of observations problem: General evaluation
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Scientific Explanations: Classical Theory and Problems, Cognitive and pragmatic approaches to scientific explanations
10th Week Relationship between Scientific Explanations and Scientific Legislation: The most fundamental problems
11th Week An example: Application of the emerging general science criteria to discussions of Creationism and Evolution in the context of scientific explanation and testing
12th Week The relation of the main problems of the philosophy of science and educational policies
13th Week Educational policy and scientific criterion in secular regimes
14th Week What can be taught in schools: the picture that emerges when we combine the secular law with the scientific criterion
Recommended or Required Reading1. Arslan, Ahmet (2007), Felsefeye Giriş, Adres Yayınları, Ankara.
2. Bal, Hüseyin (2004), Bilginin Felsefesi ve Sosyolojik Boyutları, Fakülte Kitabevi, İsparta.
3. Baudouin, Jean (1993), Karl Popper, B. Gözkan (çev.), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
4. Barnes, Barry (1995), Bilimsel Bilginin Sosyolojisi, H. Arslan (çev.), Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
5. Cevizci, Ahmet (2010), Felsefeye Giriş, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul.
6. Çilingir, Lokman (2007), Niçin Felsefe?, Elis Yayınları, Ankara.
1. Arslan, Ahmet (2007), Felsefeye Giriş, Adres Yayınları, Ankara.
2. Bal, Hüseyin (2004), Bilginin Felsefesi ve Sosyolojik Boyutları, Fakülte Kitabevi, İsparta.
3. Baudouin, Jean (1993), Karl Popper, B. Gözkan (çev.), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
4. Barnes, Barry (1995), Bilimsel Bilginin Sosyolojisi, H. Arslan (çev.), Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
5. Cevizci, Ahmet (2010), Felsefeye Giriş, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul.
6. Çilingir, Lokman (2007), Niçin Felsefe?, Elis Yayınları, Ankara.
7. Çüçen, A. Kadir (2001), Bilgi Felsefesi, Asa Yayınları Bursa.
8. Demir, Ömer (2000), Bilim Felsefesi, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara.
9. Feyerabend, P.(2012), Akla Veda, Çev.E. Başer, Ayrıntı Yayınları,
10. Feyerabend, P. (1999) Yönteme Karşı, Çev.E. Başer, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
11. Hızır, Nusret (1976), Felsefe Yazıları, Çağdaş Yayınları, İstanbul.
12. Kabadayı, Talip (2009), Bilim Felsefesine Giriş, Adnan Menderes Ün. Yayınları, Aydın.
13. Kuhn, Thomas S. (1995), Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı, N. Ulaş (çev.), Alan Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
14. Lakatos, Imre (1982): ?Yanlışlama ve Bilimsel Araştırma Programlarının Metodolojisi?, I. Lakatos ve A. Musgrave (ed.), Bilginin Gelişimi ve Bilginin Gelişimiyle İlgili Teorilerin Eleştirisi, Paradigma Yayınları, İstanbul, ss. 111-242.
15. Mengüşoğlu, Takiyettin (31983), Felsefeye Giriş, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul.
16. Ömerustaoğlu, Adnan (2004), Bilgi Kuramı. Karl Popper?in Eleştirel Akılcılığı Üzerine, Araştırma Yayınları, Ankara
17. Özlem, Doğan (1991), Mantık, Ara Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
18. Özlem, Doğan (2003), Bilim Felsefesi Ders Notları, İnkılap Yayınevi, İstanbul.
19. Platon (1997), Theaitetos, M.E.B. Yayınları, İstanbul.
20. Popper, Karl (2003), Bilimsel Araştırmanın Mantığı, Y.K.Y. Yayınları, İstanbul.
21. Reichenbach, Hans (1993), Bilimsel Felsefenin Doğuşu, C. Yıldırım (çev.), Bilgi Yayınları, İstanbul.
22. Ströker, Elisabeth (1990), Bilim Kuramına Giriş, Ara Yayınları, İstanbul.
23. Yıldırım, Cemal (2000), Bilim Felsefesi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Lecture, Discussion, Questions/Answers, Presentation, Eleştirel Düşünme: sunum ve sınıf içi tartışmaları da içeren derste işlenen problemlere dair temel argümanların mantıksal analizi ve değerlendirilmesi.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 3 20
Project 1 40
Total(%) 80
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 80
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 20
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 15 15
Homework 3 15 45
Term Project Research 1 80 80
Total Work Load277
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.23
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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