Szabó, László E. (2019) Intrinsic, extrinsic, and the constitutive a priori. Foundations of Physics. ISSN 1572-9516

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On the basis of what I call physico-formalist philosophy of mathematics, I will develop an amended account of the Kantian–Reichenbachian conception of constitutive a priori. It will be shown that the features (attributes, qualities, properties) attributed to a real object are not possessed by the object as a “thing-in-itself”; they require a physical theory by means of which these features are constituted. It will be seen that the existence of such a physical theory implies that a physical object can possess a property only if other contingently existing physical objects exist; therefore, the intrinsic–extrinsic distinction is flawed.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Szabó, László E. laszlo.e.szabo@gmail.com 0000-0001-7454-8421
Keywords:	Reichenbach, constitutive a priori, physicalism, formalism, meaning, truth, holism, intrinsic property
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Epistemology Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Ontology General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User:	Prof. Laszlo E. Szabo
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2019 12:18
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2019 12:18
Item ID:	16266
Journal or Publication Title:	Foundations of Physics
Publisher:	Springer
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10701...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1007/s10701-019-00281-z
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Epistemology Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Ontology General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date:	21 June 2019
ISSN:	1572-9516
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16266

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