HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

GKE417

Course Code: GKE417
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Define science and make connections between science and philosophy.
Define the scientific method.
Know the philosophies of ancient philosophers and define the understanding of this era's science, make connections between scholastic philosophy and science.
Know the characteristics of the science and philosophy in islamic cultural geography.
Know the characteristics of the science and philosophy in renaissance europe.
Know the characteristics of the science and philosophy in enlightenment era.
Classify sciences.
Know the differences between science and scienticism and know ethics and religion relations.
Understand the notion of paradigm in science and have the knowledge about different thought schools.
Have the knowledge about the development of science and also the characteristic properties of science in 17th, 18th, 19th ve 20th century.
Know the recent developments and approaches in science.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Science, philosophy, scientific method, Ancient Greek, Medieval Europe, Scholastic philosophy and science; science and philosophy in Islamic cultural geography; science in Mesopotamia; science and philosophy in Renaissance Europe; science and philosophy in enlightenment era; the classification of sciences; science, scienticism; ideology; ethics and religion relations; science and paradigms; thought schools of Vienna and Frankfurt; science criticism in 20th and 21st century

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition of science, science and philosophy relations, scientific method
2^nd Week	Philosophies of ancient philosophers and science of ancient era, scholastic philosophy and science
3^rd Week	Science and philosophy in islamic cultural geography
4^th Week	Science in mesopotamia
5^th Week	Science and philosophy in renaissance europe
6^th Week	Science and philosophy in enlightenment era
7^th Week	Review and discussions
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	The classification of sciences
10^th Week	Science, scienticism, ethics and religion relations
11^th Week	Science and paradigm, thought schools of vienna and frankfurt
12^th Week	Science in 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
13^th Week	Recent developments and approaches in science
14^th Week	Science theatre, general review and discussions

Recommended or Required Reading

- Bilim Tarihi, Colin A. Ronan, Tübitak Yayınları
- Bilim Felsefesi, Philipp Frank, Say Yayınları
- Bilim Tarihi, John Gribbin, Alfa Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion
Lecture
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	12	12
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7	LO8	LO9	LO10	LO11
K1
K2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K3
K4	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K9
K10
K11							X	X	X	X	X
K12	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X