Visualization as Philosophy: Do Visualizations Fit in a Philosopher's Toolbox? Cover Image

Wizualizacja jako filozofia: czy wizualizacje mieszczą się w skrzynce narzędziowej filozofa?
Visualization as Philosophy: Do Visualizations Fit in a Philosopher's Toolbox?

Author(s): Monika Favara-Kurkowski
Subject(s): Philosophy of Science
Published by: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych
Keywords: visual argumentation; medium specificity; visualization as philosophy; visual cognitivism; non-verbal philosophical expression;

Summary/Abstract: Investigating the role of visualizations in science (broadly defined) is a meta-scientific question, a self-reflexive inquiry into, among other things, the method of research activity itself. In the field of philosophy, such a self-reflective inquiry can be illustrated by the following questions: Can visualiza-tions express philosophical content? Can visualizations serve as philosophical arguments? In this article, I will discuss—also with the help of a poster—some of the weaknesses of a certain anticognitivist line of argument against considering visualizations as philosophical argumentative tools.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-9
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish