The phrase "scientific philosophy" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the branch of philosophy that focuses on the principles and methods of science. Example: "The scientist's research was heavily influenced by his scientific philosophy, which emphasized empirical evidence and logical reasoning."
Barth edited the Quarterly of Scientific Philosophy from 1899 until 1916.
With Reichenbach, Carnap founded a periodical, Erkenntnis (1930 39; refounded 1975), as a forum for the new "scientific philosophy".
Husserl was trained as a mathematician and was attracted to philosophy by Brentano, whose descriptive psychology seemed to offer a solid basis for a scientific philosophy.
Wren's design combined Neoclassical, Gothic, and Baroque elements in an attempt to symbolize the ideals of both the English Restoration and 17th-century scientific philosophy.
He went to the United States in 1938, where he helped edit the Journal of Unified Science (formerly Erkenntnis), and wrote Elements of Symbolic Logic (1947) and The Rise of Scientific Philosophy (1951).
Feyerabend thenceforth plumped for (what he conceived of as) scientific philosophy.
This triggered a heated discussion about the scientific philosophies behind whether to write papers with or without footnotes.
Duchess Margaret Cavendish of England, for example, published work that openly challenged the scientific philosophies of the day and was the first woman ever to be invited to attend a meeting of the Royal Society.
Overall, I think that it is interesting to see the clash of scientific philosophies on display between the 'old guard' of Koonin and Wolf (and reviewers) whose scientific interpretation and training appears to be centred on null hypotheses and the 'new guard' of Theobald whose work is focused on model selection.
A truly scientific political philosophy would be "open" — to criticism even of its own foundations — and so would the societies based on that philosophy.
Here are your highbrows: Steve Trachsel (Scrabble, Wine Spectator, "pecan-crusted" pork chops) and Aaron Heilman (Trivial Pursuit, Scientific American, philosophy, Discovery Channel).
