Convention
Poincaré and Some of His Critics
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 8398337 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Yemima Ben‐menahem (0009-0007-3632-3820, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2001 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 471-513 |
| Data de publicação | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Editora | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/52.3.471 |
| OpenAlex | W2087007914 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 13 |
| Referências citadas | 25 |
This paper offers an interpretation of Poincaré's conventionalism, distinguishing it from the Duhem–Quine thesis, on the one hand, and, on the other, from the logical positivist understanding of conventionalism as a general account of necessary truth. It also confronts Poincaré's conventionalism with some counter‐arguments that have been influential: Einstein's (general) relativistic argument, and the linguistic rejoinders of Quine and Davidson. In the first section, the distinct roles played by the inter‐translatability of different geometries, the inaccessibility of space to direct observation, and general holistic considerations are identified. Together, they form a constructive argument for conventionalism that underscores the impact of fact on convention. The second section traces Poincaré's influence on the general theory of relativity and Einstein's ensuing ambivalence toward Poincaré. Lastly, it is argued that neither Quine nor Davidson has met the conventionalist challenge.
Argument (complex analysis) · Constructive · Convention · Conventionalism · Einstein · Epistemology · Expressivism · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Quine · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Historical Philosophy and Science · History and Theory of Mathematics · Mathematical Physics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
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Struggling with Causality
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Reflections on a relational theory of space
Einstein and Duhem
Explanation and Description
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Kant and the Exact Sciences
Space, Time and Gravitation
Science and Hypothesis
Equivalent Descriptions
| Obras citantes distintas | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 0,57 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 13 |