Modelowanie komputerowe w filozofii – uwagi metodologiczne

Abstract

Computational modeling plays an important role in the methodology of contem-porary science. The epistemological role of modeling and simulations leads to ques-tions about a possible has become a source of new philosophical considerations about physical reality. Ac-cording to Michael Heller, some physical theories may be treated as the formaliza-tions of philosophical conceptions. Computational modeling may be an extension of this idea; this is what I would like to present in the article. I also consider computational modeling in philosophy as a source of new philosophical metaphors; this idea has been proposed in David J. Bolter’s conception of defining technology. The co n-sideration leads to the following conclusion: In the methodology of philosophy sig-nificant changes have been taking place; the new approach do not make traditional methods obsolete, it is rather a new analytical tools for philosophy and a source of inspiring metaphors.