Modelowanie komputerowe w filozofii – uwagi metodologiczne
| Autor: | Paweł Polak |
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| Jazyk: | polština |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Filozofia i Nauka, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 203-212 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2300-4711 2545-1936 |
| DOI: | 10.37240/FiN.2020.8.1.9 |
| Popis: | Computational modeling plays an important role in the methodology of contem- porary science. The epistemological role of modeling and simulations leads to ques- tions about a possible use of this method in philosophy. Attempts to use some math- ematical tools to formulate philosophical concepts trace back to Spinoza and New- ton. Newtonian natural philosophy became an example of successful use of mathe- matical thinking to describe the fundamental level of nature. Newton’s approach has initiated a new scientific field of research in physics and at the same time his system has become a source of new philosophical considerations about physical reality. Ac- cording to Michael Heller, some physical theories may be treated as the formaliza- tions of philosophical conceptions. Computational modeling may be an extension of this idea; this is what I would like to present in the article. I also consider computa- tional modeling in philosophy as a source of new philosophical metaphors; this idea has been proposed in David J. Bolter’s conception of defining technology. The con- sideration leads to the following conclusion: In the methodology of philosophy sig- nificant changes have been taking place; the new approach do not make traditional methods obsolete, it is rather a new analytical tools for philosophy and a source of inspiring metaphors. |
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