Linguistique de l’écrit

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Einstein, Kant, and the relativized a priori

Michael Friedman

pp. 253-267

Résumé

I argue that Einstein's creation of both special and general relativity instantiates Reichenbach's conception of the relativized a priori. I do this by showing how the original Kantian conception actually contributes to the development of Einstein's theories through the intervening philosophical and scientific work of Helmholtz, Mach, and Poincaré.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Bitbol Michel, Kerszberg Pierre, Petitot Jean (2009) Constituting objectivity: transcendental perspectives on modern physics. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 253-267

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9510-8_15

Citation complète:

Friedman Michael, 2009, Einstein, Kant, and the relativized a priori. In M. Bitbol, P. Kerszberg & J. Petitot (eds.) Constituting objectivity (253-267). Dordrecht, Springer.