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On various senses of "conventional" and their interrelation in the philosophy of physics
simultaneity as a case study
pp. 335-349
Abstract
My aim in this note1 is to disambiguate various senses of "conventional" that in the philosophy of physics have been frequently conflated. As a case study, I will refer to the well-known issue of the conventionality of simultaneity in the special theory of relativity, since it is particularly in this context that the above mentioned confusion is present.
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Stadler Friedrich (2010) The present situation in the philosophy of science. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 335-349
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9115-4_24
Full citation:
Dorato Mauro (2010) „On various senses of "conventional" and their interrelation in the philosophy of physics: simultaneity as a case study“, In: F. Stadler (ed.), The present situation in the philosophy of science, Dordrecht, Springer, 335–349.