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Reichenbach and Weyl on apriority and mathematical applicability
pp. 63-77
Abstrakt
I examine Reichenbach’s theory of relative a priori and Michael Friedman’s interpretation of it. I argue that Reichenbach’s view remains at bottom conventionalist and that one issue which separates Reichenbach’s account from Kant’s apriorism is the problem of mathematical applicability. I then discuss Hermann Weyl’s theory of blank forms which in many ways runs parallel to the theory of relative a priori. I argue that it is capable of dealing with the problem of applicability, but with a cost.
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Irzik Gürol, Sober Elliott (2011) Hans Reichenbach, Istanbul, and experience and prediction. Synthese 181 (1).
Seiten: 63-77
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9591-z
Referenz:
Berkovski Sandy (2011) „Reichenbach and Weyl on apriority and mathematical applicability“. Synthese 181 (1), 63–77.