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The article presents a philosophical-methodological conception of an empirical-scientific model of geography as an empirical science. It consists of an introduction and two parts. The introduction discusses the notion of philosophical-methodological models of geography and philosophical orientations. Part one addresses the philosophical-methodological foundations of the model, which are three successive philosophical streams: empiricism, logical empiricism (neo-positivism), and scientific philosophy. Part two offers a characterisation of the empirical-scientific model in terms of the principles of scientific philosophy embracing three chief problem areas: ontological, epistemological and methodological.

Empirical-Scientific Model of Geography

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

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The article presents a philosophical-methodological conception of an empirical-scientific model of geography as an empirical science. It consists of an...

Empirical-Scientific Model of Geography

Published Online: Jun 24, 2011

Page range: 7 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-011-0014-0

Keywords
empirical-scientific model, empirical sciences, logical empiricism, scientific philosophy, ontological, epistemological and methodological problems

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Empirical-Scientific Model of Geography

Published Online: Jun 24, 2011

Page range: 7 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-011-0014-0

Keywordsempirical-scientific model, empirical sciences, logical empiricism, scientific philosophy, ontological, epistemological and methodological problems

This content is open access.

Keywords
empirical-scientific model, empirical sciences, logical empiricism, scientific philosophy, ontological, epistemological and methodological problems