PHIL 501 Research Methods:
An advanced paper-writing workshop aiming to teach students methods and techniques of
research and publication in philosophy.
PHIL 504 Prothesis Seminar:
A seminar to be given by each Master’s degree candidate related to her/his thesis
topic.
PHIL 505 Confirmation of Scientific Theories I:
The hypothetico-deductive, Bayesian, and
"bootstrapping"models of theory confirmation. Importance of idealizations and
approximations for confirmation in science. The problem of old evidence.
PHIL 506 Confirmation of Scientific Theories II:
A continuation of PHIL 505.
PHIL 507 Philosophical Logic I:
Modal and intentional logics. Tense Logic, Epistemic Logic,
Deontic Logic.
PHIL 508 Philosophical Logic II:
A continuation of PHIL 507.
PHIL 510 Topics in Epistemology:
Study of selected topics in epistemology.
PHIL 511 Graduate Readings in Philosophy I:
Examination of major philosophical texts in history and social
sciences.
PHIL 512 Graduate Readings in Philosophy II:
A continuation of PHIL 511. Prerequisite: Consent of the
instructor.
PHIL 513 Graduate Readings in Philosophy III:
A continuation of PHIL 512.
PHIL 514 Graduate Readings in Philosophy IV:
A continuation of PHIL 513.
PHIL 515 Philosophy of Technology I:
Technology assessment, technoaxiology, responsibility of
increased technological power, historical, epistemological, and metaphysical problems
regarding technology, information and computers, the problems of philosophy of technology
as a recently emerged philosophical discipline.
PHIL 516 Philosophy of Technology II:
A continuation of PHIL 515.
PHIL 517 Philosophy of Communication I:
The course aims at: 1) Improving the student's understanding of the problems of
communication stemming from the relationship between language, truth, rationality and
intentionality of human action; 2) to increase his knowledge of the theory and use of
argumentative discourse in philosophical and practical problems. To this end, this course
will proportinally focus on traditional (ancient, mediveal, modern) and contemporary
approaches to philosophy of communication and their solutions to various communication
problems.
PHIL 518 Philosophy of Communication II:
A continuation of PHIL 517.
PHIL 521 Studies in the History of Science I:
Studies in change of scientific theories in historical
perspective.
PHIL 522 Studies in the History of Science II:
A continuation of PHIL 521.
PHIL 523 Studies in Philosophy of Science I:
Discussion of various problems in contemporary philosophy of
science. Critical assessment of recent philosophical views on these issues.
PHIL 524 Studies in Philosophy of Science II:
A continuation of PHIL 523.
PHIL 525 Measurement and Evaluation:
Continuous and discrete variables. Intensive and extensive
qualities. Scales of measurement. The logic of evaluation.
PHIL 527 Philosophy in Science:
The Logical Empiricist Philosophy of science. The origins of
Logical Empiricism. Confirmation. Theoretical terms. Explanation. Falsification. The new
image of science. Perception and theory. Presuppositions in science. Scientific
revolutions. Context of discovery and context of justification. Some basic epistemological
and metaphysical problems in science. Rationality. Scientific knowledge and scientific
truth.
PHIL 540 Special Issues in Philosophy I:
Studies in the formalization of a particular philosophical system
or problem.
PHIL 541 Special Issues in Islamic Philosophy I:
Immanent issues in Islamic philosophy with solutions by important
phþlosphers such as Al Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ghazzali, Sadra and Ibn Arabi.
PHIL 542 Special Issues in Islamic Philosophy II:
A continuation of PHIL 541.
PHIL 544 Special Issues in Philosophy II:
A continuation of PHIL 540.
PHIL 545 Graduate Readings in Turkish-Islamic
Philosophy I:
Selected readings from the works of immanentist. Turkish and
Islamic philosophers such as Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd, Mevlana, Sadr ald-Din, al
Quarawi and Kemal Pashazade.
PHIL 546 Graduate Readings in Turkish-Islamic
Philosophy II:
A continuation of PHIL 545.
PHIL 550 Major Philosophers I:
Intensive study of the work of a major philosopher with a view to
delineating the significance for the whole body of philosophical knowledge.
PHIL 551 Advanced Logic I:
Proof theory and model theory of formal systems. Recursion
theory.
PHIL 552 Advanced Logic II:
A continuation of PHIL 551.
PHIL 553 Scientific Explanation:
The nature and methods of science. Scientific laws and lawlike
statements. The principle of causality. Logical analysis of scientific explanation. Kinds
of explanation. Critical appraisal of current views on scientific explanation.
PHIL 554 Scientific Concepts and Theories:
Concept formation: Definition in science, classificatory,
comparative, and quantitative concepts. Observation language, theoretical language, and
correspondence rules. The problem of theoretical terms. The nature of scientific theories
and models.
PHIL 555 Analytic Philosophy and the Analytic
Tradition:
The forerunners and the founders of the Analytic Tradition. The
Logical Empiricists. The ordinary-language and the formal-language philosophy. Definition
of analytic philosophy; philosophy and science; philosophical analysis of metaphysical
knowledge claims; the empirical criterion of meaning.
PHIL 556 Major Philosophers II:
A continuation of PHIL 550.
PHIL 571 Eco-Philosophy: Philosophy of Environment I:
Philosophical discussions of environmental problems.
PHIL 572 Eco-Philosophy: Philosophy of Environment
II:
A continuation of PHIL 571.
PHIL 580 Bioethics and Biopolitics: New Dimensions in
Moral Philosophy:
New moral issues involved in the transformation of Ethics in our
time. Inquiry in value problems in different settings such as biomedical activity and
man-nature relationship. Biopolitics as ethical study of environmental (ecological) issues
with man's impact on the biosphere as the origin.
PHIL 599 Master's Thesis:
PHIL 800-899 Special Studies:
