Open AccessStatus of the cartographic model
Author(s) -
Mirosław Krukowski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polish cartographical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-6974
pISSN - 2450-6966
DOI - 10.2478/pcr-2021-0006
Subject(s) - typology , epistemology , character (mathematics) , scientific modelling , philosophy of science , computer science , sociology , philosophy , mathematics , geometry , anthropology
The author presents the proposal for a map as a model based on the current concepts in the philosophy of science. It is the attempt to define a map within the general theory of the model – in its ontological, semantical, and epistemological aspect. Treating a map as a model of reality boils down to specifying several characteristics determining its character. The article primarily aims at broadening the discussion on what a map is and what defines it as a model of reality. A new definition has been proposed in effect of the deliberations based on the analysis of models’ typology in the sphere of philosophy.