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Course Outline Social Science and Philosophy Week Unit/Topic Hour Week 1

This document outlines a course on social science and philosophy over 5 weeks. It covers topics such as the definition and history of social science, key concepts and theories in social science, and the different branches of social science. It also discusses areas of philosophy like the history of philosophy, famous philosophers, and philosophical theories. Core areas of philosophy are examined as well as the relationship between social science, philosophy, and how values relate to social and natural facts.

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Course Outline Social Science and Philosophy Week Unit/Topic Hour Week 1

This document outlines a course on social science and philosophy over 5 weeks. It covers topics such as the definition and history of social science, key concepts and theories in social science, and the different branches of social science. It also discusses areas of philosophy like the history of philosophy, famous philosophers, and philosophical theories. Core areas of philosophy are examined as well as the relationship between social science, philosophy, and how values relate to social and natural facts.

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COURSE OUTLINE

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

WEEK CHAPTER UNIT/TOPIC HOUR

WEEK 1 CHAPTER 1

Monday Definition of Social Science 1


● Social Studies vs. Social Science

Wednesda History of Social Science 1


y ● The Historical Background of the Growth
of Social Science
● Early Development in Social Science
● The Colonial Origin of the Social Science

Friday Nature of Social Science 1


WEEK 2
Monday Concept in Social Science 1
● Urbanization
● Family
● Marriage
● Culture
● Social Class
● Race
● Gender Identity
● Identity

Wednesda Theories of Social Science 1


y Importance of Social Science
Friday Branches of Social Science 1
WEEK 3
Monday Individual and “The Social” 1
● Interrelationship between individual and
society
● Individualization
● Aspects of individualization

Wednesda Holism 1
y
● Types of Holism
Reductionism
● Types of Reductionism
Social Constitution
● Classification
CHAPTER 2

Friday Core Areas of Philosophy 1


● Three core areas
Fields of Philosophy
WEEK 4
Monday History of Philosophy 1
Reasons to Study Philosophy
Wednesda Famous Philosopher 1
y ● Cosmologists
● Religious Mystics
● The Medical Philosopher

Friday Philosophical Theories 1


● Idealism
● Naturalism
● Realism
● Materialism
● Conceptualism
● Deconstructionism
● Empiricism
● Environmentalism
● Existentialism
● Determinism
● Formalism
● Other Theories
Values
WEEK 5
Monday Metaphysical and Philosophy 1
● Metaphysics
● Philosophy
Philosophy of Life
Wednesda Personal Life Philosophy 1
y ● Your Philosophy of Life
● Philosophy of self
● Western Philosophy
CHAPTER 3

Friday Social Science and Philosophy 1


● Philosophy of social Science
● Difference between Philosophy and
Social Science
Nature of philosophy
Distinction between Social and Natural Fact
● What is Social Fact?
● What is Natural Fact?
Values and the World Fragility and Residence
of Values
● Values
● Fragility
● Residence of Values

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