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| SOS3028 | Philosophy of Social Science | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ferhat ONUR | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To ensure that sociology students become familiar with the close relationship between their discipline and philosophy. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Knows the philosophical debates about the scientific status of the social sciences. | | | | LO - 2 : | Learn about the views of thinkers such as Comte, Durkheim, Weber and Marx that shaped sociology. | | | | LO - 3 : | Understands the philosophical foundations of sociology. | | | | LO - 4 : | Understands why sociologists needs philosophy. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The philosophical foundations of sociology will be examined within the framework of the views of philosophers such as Kant, Durkheim, Weber and Marx. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | August Comte and Positivist Sociology | | | Week 3 | Positive Philosophy | | | Week 4 | Contemporary Positivism and the Concept of Explanation | | | Week 5 | Positivist Understanding of Scientific Theory and Its Opponents | | | Week 6 | Positivism and Ideology in the Work of Emile Durkheim | | | Week 7 | Positivism and Ideology in the Work of Emile Durkheim (Second Part) | | | Week 8 | Kant and New Kantians | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Max Weber's Methodology | | | Week 11 | Max Weber's Methodology (Second Part) | | | Week 12 | Marx and Engels: Philosophy of History and Theory of Knowledge | | | Week 13 | Marx and Engels: Philosophy of History and Theory of Knowledge (Second Part) | | | Week 14 | Towards a Materialist Theory of Knowledge | | | Week 15 | Towards a Materialist Theory of Knowledge (Second Part) | | | Week 16 | Conclusion | | | |
| 1 | Benton, Ted. 2016; Sosyolojinin Felsefi Kökenleri (Çev. Ümit Tatlıcan), Küre Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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