Creation And Evolution II
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creation And Evolution II | FDB126 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Adnan GÜRSOY
Assistant Prof. Dr. Metin PAY
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize the basic concepts of evolution.
2) Recognize the concepts of design and relating to it.
3) Analyse the theory of intelligent design.
4) Analyse the relation between the theories of intelligent design and evolution.
5) Evaluate the critics to design inference.
6) Analyse the relation between intelligent design and God.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Low | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
The Theories of Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design and philosophical discussions about them.
Weekly Schedule
1) Concepts Related to Design2) Explanatory Filter
3) Specified Complexity
4) Intelligent Agent and Design Inference
5) Design and Biology
6) Irreducible Complexity
7) Information Theory
8) Mid-term exam
9) Metaphysical Critics of Intelligent Design
10) Scientific Critics of Intelligent Design
11) Teleological Argument and Intelligent Design
12) Intelligent Design and Evolution
13) Intelligent Design and Creationism
14) Does Intelligent Design Require God?
15) Theistic Evolution
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Elliott SOBER, Biyoloji Felsefesi, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara 2009.
2- Phillip JOHNSON, Evrim Duruşması, İstanbul 2003.
3- Charles DARWIN, Türlerin Kökeni, İstanbul 2003.
4- Francisco AYALA, Darwin and Intelligent Design, Minneapolis 2006.
5- Werner GITT, In the Beginning was Information, Bielefeld 2000.
6- Michael DENTON, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, USA 1996.
7- Michael BEHE, Darwin’in Kara Kutusu, İstanbul 2007.
8- William DEMBSKI, The Design Inference, Cambridge 2005.
9- Richard SWINBURNE, Tanrı Var mı?, Bursa 2001.
10- Metin PAY, Tasarım ve Tanrı, İstanbul 2018.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required