COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5183 ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN BILEN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

This course aims at introducing students to the basic concepts of philosophy of science and developing a properly philosophical understanding of the issues and arguments related to the philosophy of science outlined by major Muslim philosophers. Topics include the concept of science, human nature and knowledge, value of scientific knowledge, its characteristics, justifications, and requirements of sciences of nature. It also designed to enable students critically examine the views of Islamic philosopher on the methods, contents and limits and classification of natural sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will know the reasons of arise of Islamic philosophy.
2   They can explain the contents of classical philosophical sciences.
3   They will understand the developing process and basic terms of Islamic philosophy.
4   They will notice and make connection among several kinds of approaching that put forward by Classical Islamic philosophy schools
5   They will know some critics against the contents and methods of Philosophical sciences and make connection to them.
6   They will be able to develop reasoning process on the effects of philosophical discussions on history of Islamic sciences and culture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the concept of science in Islamic Philosophy.
2 Epistemological Basis of Science: Concepts of human nature and knowledge, value of scientific knowledge
3 Characteristics, justifications, and requirements knowledge in sciences of nature.
4 Major Islamic philosophers' views on the methods, contents and limits of natural sciences.
5 Classification of Sciences in Islamic Philosophy.
6 Al-Razi's Philosophy of Science
7 Al-Kindi's Classification of Sciences
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Al-Farabi's Classification of Sciences and views on the scientific methods
10 Ikhwanus Safa ( Brethren of Purity) on sciences and method
11 Ibn Sina's philosophy of science
12 Al-Ghazali's understading of the merits of sciences and scientific method
13 Ibn Rushd views on methods of natural sciences
14 Comparisions philosophies of sceinces and reviews.

Recomended or Required Reading

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, Islamic Philosophy from the Origin to the Present. (2006 )
Al Farabi on the Perfect State, (1985)
Ghazali, The Incoherence of the Philosophers, , 1997
Ibn Rushd, Averroes' The Incoherence of the Inchoherence, (1987)
Extra resources:
Bakar, O. 'Science', in S.H. Nasr and O. Leaman, History of Islamic Philosophy (1996);
Jan P. Hogendijk, Abdelhamid I Sabra, The Enterprise of Science in Islam: New Perspectives (2003)
Hourani, GEssays on Islamic Philosophy and Science (1975)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, analyzing the texts and terms, questioning, assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes and their discussion and contribution abilities throughout the semester

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

osman.bilen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

on Wednesday, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 1 7 7
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13354
LO.23354
LO.33354
LO.43354
LO.53354
LO.63354

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