THIS COURSE REVIEWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FROM THE EARLY CIVILIZATION UP TO MODERN TIME. THE DISCUSSION INVOLVES THE STUDY PHILOSOPHY FROM SEVERAL ASPECTS THAT IS THE ONTOLOGY, EPISTEMOLOGY, LOGICS AND ETHICS. IDEAS AND THOUGHT THAT LEADS TO THE MODERN CONCEPTION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE WILL PRIMARILY BE DISCUSSED IN THIS COURSE. HOWEVER, CONTRIBUTIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATIONS ESPECIALLY ON THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY WILL ALSO BE HIGHLIGHTED. AT THE SAME TIMES, THE FLOURISHING INFLUENCE OF ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE SUCH AS THE PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE SHOULD ALSO BE NOTIFIED AND APPRECIATED. FINALLY, DISCUSSION ALSO INCLUDES THE INFLUENCE OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ON THE SCIENCE EDUCATION POLICY IN MALAYSIA.
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