Aims and scope

Erkenntnis is a philosophical journal publishing papers committed to the philosophical attitude signified by the label "scientific philosophy", which includes the use of mathematical and empirical methods in philosophy. It concentrates on philosophical fields particularly inspired by this attitude, although no sub-discipline of systematic analytical philosophy lies outside the scope of the journal.

Our main fields are:
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of Science, foundations and methodology of science in general and of natural and human sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, economics, social sciences in particular
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Logic, philosophy of logic, and all kinds of philosophical logics
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Mind, including philosophical psychology, neurophilosophy
- Metaphysics and Ontology
- Moral Philosophy and Ethics (pure and applied), including philosophy of action, philosophy of law, political and social philosophy
- Decision Theory and Game Theory

We welcome original research contributions (limit: 12.000 words, contact editor for exceptions), as well as short discussion notes (limit: 4.000 words) of articles that have originally appeared in Erkenntnis.

The journal Erkenntnis was originally founded in 1930 by Rudolf Carnap and Hans Reichenbach. It was revived in 1975 by Carl G. Hempel, Wolfgang Stegmüller, and Wilhelm K. Essler. Today, Erkenntnis is one of the leading journals in philosophy worldwide and attracts first-class authors at all stages of career; from young philosophers at the PhD level up to established academic philosophers and highly renowned senior scholars.

We pride ourselves on supplying our authors with substantial referee reports, subject to a speedy turnaround time. The acceptance rate for publications in the journal is presently below 20%.