Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
210201304110PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND LOGICCompulsory482
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
learning the philosophy of science and the logic of science and being scientific correctly
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Ahmet Kavlak
Learning Outcomes
1The student not only learns the views about being scientific in the history of philosophy, but also learns the criteria of science and being scientific. He/she can criticize the ideologies that emerge under the name of science and scientificity. distinguish between scientific and non-scientific.
Mode of Delivery
Uzaktan Eğitim
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Learning the criteria and logic of the philosophy of science from Aristotle to the present day in the history of philosophy
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Aristotle's understanding of the method of science and deduction
2Descartes and exact knowledge
3Gazzali and exact knowledge
4Francis Bacon and induction
5David Hume and exact knowledgw
6David Hume and exact knowledge
7Kant and the philosophy of criticism
8Kant and the philosophy of criticism
9The Vienna Circle and logical positivism or logical empiricism
10The Vienna Circle and logical positivism or logical empiricism
11Husserl phenomenology and precise knowledge
12Thomas Kuhn and the paradigm
13Popper and falsifiability
14science and scientific understanding of islam
Recommended or Required Reading
Cemal yıldırım, bilim felsefesi. Hans Riechenbach, bilimsel felsefenin doğuşu. Ahmet Kavlak, İmkan üzerine. Ahmet Kavlak, nedensellik üzerine. Ahmet Kavlak, bilimsellik Üzerine
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination130
Attending Lectures110
Question-Answer110
Brain Storming110
Criticising Paper110
Self Study110
Individual Study for Mid term Examination110
Reading110
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination150
Seminar130
Individual Study for Final Examination120
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination616
Attending Lectures428
Discussion414
Question-Answer414
Team/Group Work414
Brain Storming428
Seminar428
Criticising Paper428
Reading428
Oral Examination414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)62
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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