Conventionalism and realism in Hans Reichenbach's philosophy of geometry

DOI10.1080/02698590120080181zbMATH Open1042.00004OpenAlexW1969946206MaRDI QIDQ4798488FDOQ4798488

Authors: Carsten Klein 

Publication date: 2001

Published in: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02698590120080181

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zbMATH Keywords

realismphysical geometrygeometrical conventionalismtheory of equivalent descriptions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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• Reichenbach and Weyl on apriority and mathematical applicability
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