Absolute Velocities Are Unmeasurable
Response to Middleton and Murgueitio Ramírez
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21293470 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caitlin Jacobs (0000-0001-6903-0468, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 202-206 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australasian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-8402 • E-ISSN: 1470-6828 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00048402.2020.1849327 |
| OpenAlex | W3107350767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this journal, Middleton and Murgueitio Ramírez argue that absolute velocity is measurable, contrary to the received wisdom. Specifically, they claim that ‘there exists at least one reasonable analysis of measurement according to which the speedometer in [a world called “the Basic World”] measures the absolute velocity of the car.’ In this note, I critically respond to that claim: the analysis of measurement that Middleton and Murgueitio Ramírez propose is not reasonable; nor does it entail that absolute velocities are measurable
Absolute (philosophy) · Epistemology · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Probability and Statistical Research · Relativity and Gravitational Theory
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |