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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FEL 475SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY2 + 07th Semester2

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Understanding the relationship between philosophy and science
Course Content We will be focusing on the following issues: inductivism; verificationism; does science explain or merely describe?; Popper’s falsificationism, Science as a research program: Kuhn and Lakatos, Feyerabend.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Defining Philosophical thinking
2Show the relationship between Philosophy and Science
3Comparison with Philosophy and science
4Explain the development of scientific thought

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13
LO 001  2   1  1   
LO 0021 2     2    
LO 003  2   2 1    
LO 004  32  2      
Sub Total1 92  5 31   
Contribution0021001010000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)12224
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)6318
Mid-terms144
Final examination166
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






52

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COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2011-2012 Fall2MEHMET ALİ SARI


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
FEL 475 SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY 2 + 0 2 Turkish 2011-2012 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALİ SARI masari@pau.edu.tr Course location is not specified. %
Goals Understanding the relationship between philosophy and science
Content We will be focusing on the following issues: inductivism; verificationism; does science explain or merely describe?; Popper’s falsificationism, Science as a research program: Kuhn and Lakatos, Feyerabend.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 What is Science?
2 What is scientific explanation?
3 Positivism.
4 Neo-Pozitivizm: Viyana Çevresi
5 Falsificationism
6 Popper' view on science
7 Duhem-Quine Thesis
8 Mid-Term exam
9 relationship between philosophy of science and history of science
10 A. Koyre' view on science
11 holistic understanding of science
12 sophisticated Falsification: I Lakatos
13 Anarchist Understanding of Science: P. Feyerabend
14 Understanding of Science Laudan'
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes