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GENS 202 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Philosophy Of Science
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GENS 202
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Lecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | In this course it is aimed that the students would see the relation of science and philosophy in a historical and holistic way by analysing examples from different disciplines. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to the course: Major themes in the philosophy of science | Ch. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |
2 | The Scientific Revolution: A very short history of the scientific revolution | Ch. 1.5 |
3 | Empiricism I: The empiricist tradition, the Vienna Circle and the Central Ideas of Logical Positivism | Ch. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
4 | Empiricism II: Logical Empiricism, the Web of Belief, Experience, Experiment and Action | Ch. 2.4, 2.5 |
5 | The Problem of Induction: Induction, Deduction, Confirmation, Explanatory Inference, the ravens problem | Ch. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
6 | Popper: Conjecture and Refutation. Popper’s unique place in the philosophy of science, Popper’s theory of science and scientific change, idea of falsification, objections to Popper’s ideas | Ch. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 |
7 | Kuhn and Scientific Revolutions I: Paradigms, anomaly and crisis, revolutions | Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 |
8 | Kuhn and Scientific Revolutions II: Incommensurability, relativism, progress | Ch. 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 |
9 | Theories and Framework I: Lakatos and research programs, Laudan and Research Traditions | Ch. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 |
10 | Theories and Framework II: Feyerabend and his anything goes approach | Ch. 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 |
11 | The Challenge from Sociology of Science: Merton and the old sociology of science, strong program, Leviathan, Latour | Ch. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 |
12 | Science and Politics: Feminist ideas of science, sex and gender in behavioral biology, feminist epistemology, values | Ch. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 |
13 | Naturalistic Philosophy: Naturalism, Quine, the role of observation, division of labor in science, competition, goals of science | Ch. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 |
14 | Scientific Realism: Science and realism, empiricism vs. realism, metaphysical constructivism, idea of progress | Ch. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
2
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60
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
2
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15
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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Total |
156
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest