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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FEL 475SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY2 + 06th 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 08
LO 001     3 5
LO 002     5 5
LO 003     5 5
LO 004     3 5
Sub Total     16 20
Contribution00000405

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14114
Mid-terms155
Final examination155
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






52

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COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Spring2NUSRET ERDİ ELMACI
Details 2022-2023 Spring2NUSRET ERDİ ELMACI
Details 2021-2022 Spring1ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI
Details 2020-2021 Spring1ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI


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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 2023-2024 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Res. Assist. NUSRET ERDİ ELMACI nelmaci@pau.edu.tr KKM A0201-04 %70
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? What is Philosophy? What is Philosophy of Science?
2 The Meaning and the Scope of Science
3 Science, Everyday Knowledge, Religion and Philosophy
4 Science and Language
5 Scientific Method: Its scope and boundaries
6 Demarcation Problem in Science
7 The Vienna Circle
8 Karl Popper's Understanding of Science
9 Thomas Kuhn's Criteria of Science
10 Different Interpretations of the Scientific Method
11 Ways to Reach the Phenomenon: Observation and Experiment
12 What is Scientific Explanation?
13 The Concept of Scientific Law
14 Overall Assessment
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