Information Package / Course Catalogue
Discussions of History and Philosophy of Science
Course Code: FLSF633
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course introduces the core problems in the philosophy of science, in particular the debates about the nature of the scientific method, theories of confirmation, and the demarcation of science from non-science, the rationality of theory change, and scientific realism. Participants will be introduced to the key thinkers in philosophy of science, and metaphysical bases of science and scientific theories.

Course Content

This course provides an introduction to problems of philosophy of science beginning with the origins of modern science in the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and provides main thoughts in contemporary controversies among 20.th century philosophers of science including the debate about the various forms of scientific thought.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning problems in the Philosophy of Science.
2.Comprehending the fundamental thesis about the problems of philosophy of science.
3.Founding out the metaphysical foundations of science.
4.Counciousness about the results of science, absolute positivism and dealing with critique about this.
5.To be able to link Philosophy of Science with history of science
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tekeli, S. Ve diğ. Bilim Tarihine Giriş, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2015, İstanbul.
2.Kuhn, T. S. Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı, çev. Nilüfer Kuyaş, Kırmızı Yayınları, 2017, İstanbul.
3.Popper, K. Bilimsel Araştırmanın Mantığı, çev. İlknur Aka ve İbrahim Turan, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2019, İstanbul.
4.Feyerabend, P. Yönteme Karşı, çev. Ertuğrul Başer, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2010, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to History of Science
Week 2 - Theoretical
Science in Sumer, Babylon and Ancient Egypt
Week 3 - Theoretical
Science in Ancient China
Week 4 - Theoretical
Science in Ancient Civilizations of India
Week 5 - Theoretical
Emergence of Science in Medieval Islamic Civilization
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Rise of Science in Medieval Islamic Civilization
Week 7 - Theoretical
Science in Renaissance
Week 8 - Practice
Mid-term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emergence of Modern Science
Week 10 - Theoretical
Modern Science in Our Times
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Emergence of the Philosophy of Science and the Vienna Circle
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Theory of Falsification: Popper and Lakatos
Week 13 - Theoretical
Paradigms of Science: Kuhn
Week 14 - Theoretical
Scientific Method Discussions and Feyerabend
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Discussions
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140456
Midterm Examination110313
Final Examination110313
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
1
1
OÇ-2
2
OÇ-3
2
OÇ-4
1
2
OÇ-5
1
2
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026