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Problem reprezentacji w nauce – obszary niezbadane
The Problem of Representation in Science: Unexplored Areas

Author(s): Mariusz Mazurek
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: representation in empirical sciences; similarity; representation in technical sciences; poiesis; artifact; representation in IT sciences; virtual object

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is—notably more comprehensive than so far performed in the philosophy of science—analysis of representing in science as well as in its practical applications. The analysis shall consider not only the problem of representation in empirical sciences (to those sciences are limited investigations of representing in philosophy), but also in technical and computer sciences, including their practical applications. The account of practical applications of sciences technical and computer sciences is essential as they—as opposed to empirical sciences with original cognitive purposes—are mostly practical and oriented towards generating results which are useful in extra-scientific practice. The differences in relations of representing, types of represented and representing objects depict the most profound difference in natures of these sciences.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 215-239
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish