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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FEL 324PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE2 + 07th Semester3

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective To understand the nature of science—its scope, methods and aims.
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
1What is science describes the nature of the question on the basis of the philosophy of science
2basic science insights are considered
3knows positivism, logical positivism and verificationism.
4knows K. Popper and Falsification.
5knows Duhem and Quine' holistic theses, the concept of paradigma and T. Kuhn.
6knows İ. Lakatos Proofs sophistical falsifications
7knows anarchist understanding of science and P. Feyerabend.
8concepts of science of philosophy are evaluated

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13
LO 001       4 3   
LO 002       4 4   
LO 003       3 3   
LO 004       3 3   
LO 005       4 4   
LO 006       4 4   
LO 007       4 4   
LO 008       4 4   
Sub Total       30 29   
Contribution0000000404000

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)12336
Mid-terms144
Final examination11010
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





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COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2017-2018 Spring2FAZIL KARAHAN
Details 2017-2018 Spring2FERHAT AĞIRMAN
Details 2016-2017 Spring2MEHMET ALİ SARI
Details 2015-2016 Spring2MEHMET ALİ SARI
Details 2014-2015 Spring2MEHMET ALİ SARI


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
FEL 324 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 2 + 0 2 Turkish 2017-2018 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. FAZIL KARAHAN fkarahan@pau.edu.tr MUH A0427 %60
Goals To understand the nature of science—its scope, methods and aims.
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 İs scientific explanation?
3 Positivism
4 Neo-Pozitivizm: Vienna Circle
5 Falsification
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