Cemal Yıldırım (1925–2009) was a Turkish

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, author, educator, and researcher. He wrote 15 books (4 in English and 11 in Turkish) and numerous academic papers. He wrote extensively on the

philosophy of science Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, ...

and the

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient history, ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural science, natural, social science, social, and formal science, formal. Pr ...

. His popular books '' Bilimin Öncüleri'' ("Pioneers of Science") and ''Evrim Kuramı ve Bagnazlık'' ("

Theory of Evolution Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certai ...

and Dogmatism") were widely read and discussed in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. His book ''Matematiksel Düşünme'' ("Mathematical Thinking") was also very influential. He was the father of the mathematician Cem Yıldırım.

Books

* ''The Patterns of Scientific Discovery'', M.E.T.U. Publications (1981) * ''Logic: The Study of Deductive Reasoning'', M.E.T.U. Publications (1973) * ''Science: Its Meaning and Method'', M.E.T.U. Publications (1971) * ''The Logic of Value Judgments'', M.E.T.U. Publications (1965) * ''Bilimsel Düşünme Yöntemi'' ("Method of Scientific Thinking"), Bilgi Yayınevi (1997), * ''Bilimin Öncüleri'' ("Pioneers of Science"), TÜBİTAK Publications (1996), * ''Matematiksel Düşünme'' ("Mathematical Thinking"), Remzi Kitabevi (1996), * ''Evrim Kuramı ve Bagnazlık'' ("Theory of Evolution and Dogmatism"), Bilgi Yayinlari (1989) * ''Mantık: Doğru Düşünme Yöntemi'' ("Logic: The Method to Thinking Correctly"), Verso Yayınları (1987). * ''Bilim Tarihi'' ("History of Science"), Remzi Kitabevi (1983), * ''Bilim Felsefesi'' ("Philosophy of Science"), Remzi Kitabevi (1979),

References

1925 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Turkish philosophers Historians of science Turkish logicians Philosophers of science {{Turkey-philosopher-stub