Akademik Dersler - İçerik

critically analyse and evaluate the various perspectives in the philosophy of science.
explain the positivist perspective and compare it with the other perspectives.
interpret Popper’s objection to positivism, and his solution to the problem of induction.
evaluate the impact of Kuhn’s distinction of normal versus revolutionary science.
summarise the perspectives on the nature of science and on models of scientific explanation.
explain D-N model and criticize it
explain Popper-Hempel model and criticize it.
compare and relate the methods of theory testing.
explain theory-testing through probabilistic verification and compare it with theory-testing through falsification.
explain theory-testing through falsification and compare it with theory-testing through probabilistic verification.
formulate examples from the history of science for models of scientific explanation, and for the methods in science.
evaluate the alternative perspectives to philosophy of science.
analyse Feyerabend’s principle ‘anything goes’, and explain why it is part of an ‘anarchist’ theory of knowledge.
analyse Lakatos’ criticisms of Popper and of Feyerabend; and compare them.
analyse the progressive and degenerative research programmes, and appraise each type.