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

Gürol Irzık
Born3 June 1955 (1955-06-03) (age 69)
Alma materRobert College
Boğaziçi University
Indiana University
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
ThesisCausal modeling in the social sciences : foundations and applications to philosophy
LanguageTurkish, English
Main interests
Philosophy of Science
Epistemic Injustice
Political Philosophy
Science Education

Life

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He was born in Denizli in 1955.[citation needed] He graduated from Robert College in 1973 and from Boğaziçi University Electrical Engineering Department in 1977. He received a master's degree in mathematics from the same university in 1979 and a doctorate in philosophy of social sciences from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1986. Irzık has been working at Sabancı University since 2009 and has also served as a guest lecturer at Istanbul Technical University, Polish Academy of Sciences, 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 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

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Books

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  • 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

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References

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  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. ^ "Teo Grünberg'le Söyleşi (Raşel ve David Grünberg'le Birlikte)" (PDF). METU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.