Samuel C Fletcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 999869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel C Fletcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel C |
| FAMILY NAME | Fletcher |
| SIGNATURE | FLETCHER S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9061-8976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the Alleged Incommensurability of Newtonian and Relativistic Mass
The Stopping Rule Principle and Confirmational Reliability
The representation and determinable structure of quantum properties
The introduction of topology into analytic philosophy
Replication Is for Meta-Analysis
The role or function of experimental and observational replication within empirical science has implications for how replication should be measured. Broadly, there seems to be consensus that replication’s central goal is to confirm or vouchsafe the reliability of scientific findings. I argue that if this consensus is correct, then most of the measures of replication used in the scientific literature are actually poor indicators of this reliabilit…
An invitation to approximate symmetry, with three applications to intertheoretic relations
Counterfactual reasoning within physical theories
Quantum indeterminacy and the eigenstate-eigenvalue link
Similarity structure and diachronic emergence
Two quantum logics of indeterminacy
Changing use of formal methods in philosophy
Of War or Peace? Essay Review of Statistical Inference as Severe Testing
This is an essay review of Deborah G. Mayo's "Statistical Inference as Severe Testing," Cambridge University Press, 2018
Similarity Structure and Emergent Properties
The concept of emergence is commonly invoked in modern physics but rarely defined. Building on recent influential work by Jeremy Butterfield, I provide precise definitions of emergence concepts as they pertain to properties represented in models, applying them to some basic examples from space-time and thermostatistical physics. The chief formal innovation I employ, similarity structure, consists in a structured set of similarity relations among …
On the reduction of general relativity to Newtonian gravitation
Infinite idealizations in science
Evidence amalgamation in the sciences
Minimal approximations and Norton’s dome
Would two dimensions be world enough for spacetime
Similarity, Topology, and Physical Significance in Relativity Theory
Stephen Hawking, among others, has proposed that the topological stability of a property of space-time is a necessary condition for it to be physically significant. What counts as stable, however, depends crucially on the choice of topology. Some physicists have thus suggested that one should find a canonical topology, a single ‘right’ topology for every inquiry. While certain such choices might be initially motivated, some little-discussed examp…
Similarity, Topology, and Physical Significance in Relativity Theory
Stephen Hawking, among others, has proposed that the topological stability of a property of space-time is a necessary condition for it to be physically significant. What counts as stable, however, depends crucially on the choice of topology. Some physicists have thus suggested that one should find a canonical topology, a single ‘right’ topology for every inquiry. While certain such choices might be initially motivated, some little-discussed examp…
Quantum indeterminacy and the eigenstate-eigenvalue link
Infinite idealizations in science
Counterfactual reasoning within physical theories
Changing use of formal methods in philosophy
Two quantum logics of indeterminacy
Similarity Structure and Emergent Properties
The concept of emergence is commonly invoked in modern physics but rarely defined. Building on recent influential work by Jeremy Butterfield, I provide precise definitions of emergence concepts as they pertain to properties represented in models, applying them to some basic examples from space-time and thermostatistical physics. The chief formal innovation I employ, similarity structure, consists in a structured set of similarity relations among …
Evidence amalgamation in the sciences
Minimal approximations and Norton’s dome
Replication Is for Meta-Analysis
The role or function of experimental and observational replication within empirical science has implications for how replication should be measured. Broadly, there seems to be consensus that replication’s central goal is to confirm or vouchsafe the reliability of scientific findings. I argue that if this consensus is correct, then most of the measures of replication used in the scientific literature are actually poor indicators of this reliabilit…
An invitation to approximate symmetry, with three applications to intertheoretic relations
Similarity structure and diachronic emergence
Similarity, Topology, and Physical Significance in Relativity Theory
Stephen Hawking, among others, has proposed that the topological stability of a property of space-time is a necessary condition for it to be physically significant. What counts as stable, however, depends crucially on the choice of topology. Some physicists have thus suggested that one should find a canonical topology, a single ‘right’ topology for every inquiry. While certain such choices might be initially motivated, some little-discussed examp…
Would two dimensions be world enough for spacetime
On the reduction of general relativity to Newtonian gravitation
Infinite idealizations in science
Evidence amalgamation in the sciences
Minimal approximations and Norton’s dome
Of War or Peace? Essay Review of Statistical Inference as Severe Testing
This is an essay review of Deborah G. Mayo's "Statistical Inference as Severe Testing," Cambridge University Press, 2018
Similarity Structure and Emergent Properties
The concept of emergence is commonly invoked in modern physics but rarely defined. Building on recent influential work by Jeremy Butterfield, I provide precise definitions of emergence concepts as they pertain to properties represented in models, applying them to some basic examples from space-time and thermostatistical physics. The chief formal innovation I employ, similarity structure, consists in a structured set of similarity relations among …
An invitation to approximate symmetry, with three applications to intertheoretic relations
Counterfactual reasoning within physical theories
Quantum indeterminacy and the eigenstate-eigenvalue link
Similarity structure and diachronic emergence
Two quantum logics of indeterminacy
Changing use of formal methods in philosophy
The introduction of topology into analytic philosophy
Replication Is for Meta-Analysis
The role or function of experimental and observational replication within empirical science has implications for how replication should be measured. Broadly, there seems to be consensus that replication’s central goal is to confirm or vouchsafe the reliability of scientific findings. I argue that if this consensus is correct, then most of the measures of replication used in the scientific literature are actually poor indicators of this reliabilit…
The Stopping Rule Principle and Confirmational Reliability
The representation and determinable structure of quantum properties
On the Alleged Incommensurability of Newtonian and Relativistic Mass
Epistemology (16 works) · Mathematics (15 works) · Philosophy (15 works) · Computer Science (13 works) · Metaphysics (11 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (11 works) · Philosophy of language (11 works) · Philosophy of science (11 works) · Physics (10 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (8 works)