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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
FEL 635	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Doctorate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	Theories about the aims and methods of science and discussion of the historical development of science. The aim of the course is to discuss examples of the history of science and different views on science.
Course Content	This course provides a historical examination of some of the key issues in the philosophy of science. Then, the nature and definition of science are discussed. Later on, some of the most important questions explored by the philosophers of science today are discussed with the special cases arising from the history of scientific thought. Philosophical problems are evaluated in relation to thought experiments, confirmation and disconfirmation of theories, fasifiability and pseudoscience, induction, scientific explanation, and underdetermination.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	the student will accurately summarize the central questions and debates facing philosophers of science today.
2	compare and contrast the predominant philosophical positions on such questions and debates
3	explain the importance of such issues by appeal to specific episodes from the history of scientific thought
4	exercise an improved ability to think philosophically about today’s scientific research and findings.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	3	13	39
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	3	13	39
Assignments	4	13	52
Final examination	1	13	13
Midterm	1	13	13
Presentation	3	13	39
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2020-2021 Fall	1	ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
FEL 635	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2020-2021 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI	alperyardimci@pau.edu.tr		FEN B0118	%

Goals		Theories about the aims and methods of science and discussion of the historical development of science. The aim of the course is to discuss examples of the history of science and different views on science.
Content		This course provides a historical examination of some of the key issues in the philosophy of science. Then, the nature and definition of science are discussed. Later on, some of the most important questions explored by the philosophers of science today are discussed with the special cases arising from the history of scientific thought. Philosophical problems are evaluated in relation to thought experiments, confirmation and disconfirmation of theories, fasifiability and pseudoscience, induction, scientific explanation, and underdetermination.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Basic Science Concepts
2	The Problem of Induction
3	What is Science?
4	Demarcation Problem in Science
5	The Vienna Circle and Karl Popper's Understanding of Science
6	Evaluation of Duhem-Quine thesis
7	Thomas Kuhn's Scientific Criterion
8	The Incommensurability of Scientific Theories
9	Thought Experiments
10	Norton-Brown Debate
11	Realism and Anti-realism Discussion
12	Sociology of Science
13	Sociology of Science and The Strong Programme
14	Overall Evaluation

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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