PHIL563 PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
| Course Code: | 2410563 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ŞEREF HALİL TURAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Philosophy of economics focusing on key concepts such as rationality, causality, ethics, distribution, models, measurement, econometrics, experiments, welfare and behavioural economics as practiced by philosophers. Philosophical reflections of economists such as Amartya Sen, Dani Rodrik, John Hicks, Albert O. Hirschman. Arguments of philosophers and economists at the turn of the 21st century regarding the significance interdisciplinary studies of philosophy, economics and other social sciences for new conceptions of development and justice.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Do independent academic research in order to be successful in academic studies. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have knowledge about contemporary philosophical issues, concepts and problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Make original philosophical interpretations on the topic specialized. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Have verbal and written presentation and effective communication skill. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Do interdisciplinary readings and associate them to philosophical problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have knowledge about ethical code which is a requirement for doing academic research and publishing it. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution