Slowik, Edward (2006) Spacetime and Structure: Structural Realism, Neo-Kantianism Idealism, or Relativized A Priorism? In: UNSPECIFIED.

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The essay examines the relationship, within spacetime theories, between contemporary structural realism, Cassirer’s neo-Kantian structuralism, and Friedman’s defense of the relativized a priori. Despite Friedman’s claim that the relativized a priori can explain the progress of science, by using invariant theoretical elements/structures, our investigation will demonstrate that his theory cannot make this guarantee, nor may Cassirer’s earlier theory. However, as will be argued, the main content of both Cassirer’s and Friedman’s theories can be retained within an epistemic version of structural realism, thereby securing an account of scientific progress.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Slowik, Edward
Keywords:	spacetime, structural realism, structuralism
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Edward Slowik
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	2976
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2976

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