According to one of the basic definitions, the essence of philosophy is systematic and critical considerations on basic problems and ideas, striving to understand their essence, as well as to a comprehensive understanding of the world. Philosophy understood as science, sets itself the task of real knowledge of a given subject. Contemporary detailed scientific disciplines derive from such understood philosophy.
Therefore, the philosophy is not a completely authomatic, synthetic, separate field of science and does not have its own specific system of research instruments. However, the role of philosophy in the development of other fields of science is very large, especially in the development of science in antiquity and in certain other periods, the ages of the development of human civilization.
Philosophy is often used in those fields of science in which, in the context of a particular level of technology, scientific research has the potential for an instrumental, systemic, formalized research process to end. in the past, when people tried to describe natural phenomena, cosmic phenomena, etc., which were impossible to study with the use of scientific research instruments, then philosophy was often used as a substitute for a kind of instrumentation for the purposeful extension of research capabilities.
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In the context of the above issues, I am asking you the following question:
What is the role of philosophy in relation to other fields of science?
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For social and humanitarian sciences philosophy can operate as a general methodology, using gnoseological, ontological and axiological (values) aspects of scientific inquiry and grounding.
There are two areas of philosophy relevant:
1. The philosophy of science.
2. The logical structure of science (Patrick Suppes, and Joseph Sneed).
To Dariusz Prokopowicz, "What es the role of philospphy in relation to other fields of sicience?
In general, I agree with you. But I do not believe that philosophy is part of science; I believe instead that in any case phi. it is a system or form of knowledge not subject to rigorous demonstration. Science seeks the truth, whatever it may be, and how it has been said, like it or not. Philosophy, in my opinion, has two main functions:
1. Respond to essential questions that we ask ourselves regarding beings, having the capacity to think. And this in a world with so many unknowns about ourselves in terms of beings, and
2. To interpret objective facts, not only scientific ones (for example, related to the use of nuclear energy) but also in reference to historical events (such the consideration of the causes and motives of a war).Possibly, the philosophy has more relation with the scope of the subjective, while the science is more objective. Certainly, on the other hand, they are not opposed concepts (philosophy and science) but complementary in the field of knowledge and thinking in general. Perhaps they have both in common to start with a more or less complex question.
To make interconnection, to reflect what is done in science, society, politics
We must distinguish the relationship between Philosophy with Science and Philosophy of Science. The Philosophy of Science investigates and studies scientific knowledge (scientific theories and scientific methods). Within it we can talk about Structuralism, Logical Positivism, Critical Realism, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Mathematics ....
The concept of Philosophy is much broader than that of Philosophy of Science, since the first comprises Ontology, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Axiology, Ethics, Political Philosophy ...
For social and humanitarian sciences philosophy can operate as a general methodology, using gnoseological, ontological and axiological (values) aspects of scientific inquiry and grounding.
Every time I see more important and necessary the assessment of scientific and technological facts, that is, an axiological vision of them. While science is a value-free enterprise, these are necessary in the lives of human beings.
Certain new directions of philosophical thought were sometimes inspirations for the development of other fields of science. On the other hand, the development of various fields of science and art also influenced the emergence of new concepts and philosophical directions. I believe that in many areas philosophy affects different fields of science and vice versa that there is a strong development correlation.
OK Daiuusz.
In addition to what you say in your text, philosophy has a critical and interpretive function of science and of what science produces
Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG,
In view of the above, based on the above considerations and discussion on interesting issues, I formulated the following thesis that philosophy can be very helpful in the critical verification of formulated conclusions and theses on the basis of conducted research, and may inspire the formation of new interesting research topics and questions.
In the context of this thesis, the following questions arise that may be the basis for conducting scientific research in this field:
- Are there any examples of currently conducted scientific research for which philosophy can be helpful in the critical verification of the conclusions and theses based on the conducted research?
- Are there any situations in your research activity when philosophy can inspire you to form new interesting topics and research questions?
- In what types of sciences, for which scientific disciplines, when designing scientific research, verifying results obtained from research, formulating research theses, etc., can philosophy be particularly helpful?
- Has the significance of philosophy in the context of scientific research in various disciplines changed in the past and is it different than in the past or does it not change?
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