Philosophy of geography is the subfield of philosophy which deals with epistemological, metaphysical and axiological issues in geography, with geographic methodology in general, and with more broadly related issues such as the perception and representation of space and place.
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Key DebateSourced to the subject's own accountMethodological issues concerning geographical knowledge have themselves been debated for centuries, from Hartshorne's chorology tradition through to later spatial-science and humanist reactions against it. 1 Central QuestionSourced to the subject's own accountWhat is the nature of geographic knowledge and method: how should the discipline account for the perception and representation of space and place? 1 Connections
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Kant lectured on physical geography at Konigsberg for over four decades, the longest-running course of his career, and treated it as part of the same anthropological/empirical project as his critical philosophy.
Geography's status and method as a science, and the special-science questions its spatial/regional concepts raise, are debated within philosophy of science's own literature, matching the same associated-with shape already live between Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry/Computer Science/Physics/Social Science.
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1. Philosophy of Geography (Wikipedia)
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Philosophy of geography is the subfield of philosophy which deals with epistemological, metaphysical, and axiological issues in geography, with geographic methodology in general, and with more broadly related issues such as the perception and representation of space and place.
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Methodological issues concerning geographical knowledge have been debated for centuries, if not more.
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