Weinert, Friedel (2007) Realism and Relativity. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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The line of argument pursued in this paper is to proceed from Einstein’s fundamental problem situation to a consideration of scientific representation with respect to the Special theory of relativity (STR). Einstein’s fundamental problem situation, which is Kantian in spirit, is how the conceptual freedom of the scientist is compatible with the need for an objective representation of an independently given material world. To solve this philosophical issue Einstein employs a number of constraints, which are central to the STR. The issue of scientific representation leads to a consideration of the notion of reality and to the realistic commitments implied in the STR. From this point of view, the paper concludes that Einstein was committed to a kind of ‘structural’ realism.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Weinert, Friedel
Keywords:	Einstein, Realism, Relativity, Representation
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Friedel Weinert
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2007
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:15
Item ID:	3571
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	October 2007
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3571

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