Gürol Irzık

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Gürol Irzık
Born3 June 1955 (1955-06-03) (age 68)
Science Education

Gürol Irzık (born June 3, 1955 in Denizli) is a Turkish philosopher and professor.

Life

He was born in Denizli in 1955.[

Auckland University, Duke University and Vassar College.[1]

Irzık is a former member of the European Cultural Parliament[2] and the Turkish Academy of Sciences and a current member of the The Science Academy Society of Turkey.[3]

Thomas Kuhn, one of the most important philosophers of science of the 20th century, stated that he probably never would have written The Structure of Scientific Revolutions if he had read the article Irzık co-authered with Teo Grünberg titled "Carnap and Kuhn: Arch Enemies or Close Allies?"[4] and sent letters of praise to both authors.[5]

Selected Publications

Books

  • Science, Philosophy, Education and Culture, 2005 (with R. Nola)
  • Human Rights Issues in Textbooks: The Turkish Case, History Foundation of Turkey Publications, 2004 (with D. T. Ceylan)
  • How are We Educated?, History Foundation of Turkey Publications, 2005 (with D. T. Ceylan)
  • Logic and Philosophy of the Sciences, The Proc. of the 21st World Congress of Philosophy, 2007 (with S. Voss et.al)

Selected Articles

References

  1. ^ "Gürol Irzık". Sabancı Üniversitesi. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Members". European Cultural Parliament. 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Asli Üyeler". Bilim Akademisi. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ The Road Since Structure. The University of Chicago Press. 2000. p. 306. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. METU. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.