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GKS 003 - History and Philosophy of Science

Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 General Knowledge Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hatice İNANKIL

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to ensure that students have knowledge about history and philosophy of science.

Course Content

Science, Philosophy, Scientific Method; Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Scholastic Philosophy and Science; Science and Philosophy in Islamic Culture Geography; Science in Mesopotamia; Science and Philosophy in Renaissance Europe; Science and Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment; Classification of Sciences; Science, Scientism, Ideology, Relations of Ethics and Religion; Science and Paradigms; Vienna and Frankfurt School of Thought; Science Critics in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Öğrenciler bilim tarihi hakkında bilgi kazanır.
  2. Öğrenciler bilim felsefesi hakkında bilgi kazanır.
  3. Edindiği temel bilgileri günlük yaşam problemlerini çözmede kullanır.
  4. Bilim tarihi ve felsefesini ilişkilendirebilir.
  5. Edindikleri temel bilgiler ile eleştiri yapabilir.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (21) Arts%5 (22) Humanities%10 (42) Life Sciences%15 (44) Physical Sciences%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm144
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final144

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Science, Philosophy, Scientific MethodA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
2Science, Philosophy, Scientific MethodA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
3Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Scholastic Philosophy and ScienceA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
4Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Scholastic Philosophy and ScienceA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
5Science and Philosophy in Islamic Culture GeographyA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
6Science and Philosophy in Islamic Culture GeographyA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
7Science in MesopotamiaA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
8MidtermMidterm
9Science and Philosophy in Renaissance EuropeA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
10Science and Philosophy in the Age of EnlightenmentA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
11Classification of SciencesA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
12Science, Scientism, Ideology, Relations of Ethics and Religion, Science and ParadigmsA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
13Vienna and Frankfurt School of ThoughtA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
14Science Critics in the Twentieth and Twenty-First CenturyA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
15Science Critics in the Twentieth and Twenty-First CenturyA preliminary study on the relevant chapter
16FinalFinal Exam