Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9742821 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | 2005 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
I show that Albert Einstein's distinction between principle and constructive theories was predated by Hendrik A. Lorentz's equivalent distinction between mechanism- and principle-theories. I further argue that Lorentz's views toward realism similarly prefigure what Arthur Fine identified as Einstein's “motivational realism.”
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Authors
Mathias Frisch,