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Scientific Philosophy, Mathematical Philosophy, and All That
Author(s) -
Leitgeb Hannes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
metaphilosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1467-9973
pISSN - 0026-1068
DOI - 10.1111/meta.12029
Subject(s) - philosophy of computer science , epistemology , philosophy of biology , economic methodology , western philosophy , philosophy , philosophy of science , philosophy education , philosophy of sport , philosophy of design , contemporary philosophy
This article suggests that scientific philosophy, especially mathematical philosophy, might be one important way of doing philosophy in the future. Along the way, the article distinguishes between different types of scientific philosophy; it mentions some of the scientific methods that can serve philosophers; it aims to undermine some worries about mathematical philosophy; and it tries to make clear why in certain cases the application of mathematical methods is necessary for philosophical progress.