The rationality of the Curriculum of Science Education based on the Philosophy of Transcendental Realism

The aim of this study is to explain the logic of the science education curriculum based on the philosophy of Bhaskarian Transcendental Realism. The research method is deductive. For this purpose, it introduces the central core of transcendental realism that focuses on the three elements of ontological realism, epistemic relativism and judgmental rationality, and then its implications for the logic of science education curriculum. The findings showed that the combination of ontological realism and epistemic relativism brings about a constructive realism approach to the rationale of science education; in constructive realism, science, although a product of human imagination, is nevertheless realistic. Also the third element of Basskar's philosophy is the rationality of judgment which has recommended a critical approach to the science education. The Critical Approach drives science education towards critical thinking and rational criteria for judging competing theories and ideas.