Relativizing the relativized a priori

reichenbach's axioms of coordination divided

Flavia Padovani

pp. 41-62

in: Gürol Irzik, Elliott Sober (eds), Hans Reichenbach, Istanbul, and experience and prediction, Synthese 181 (1), 2011.

Abstract

In recent years, Reichenbach’s 1920 conception of the principles of coordination has attracted increased attention after Michael Friedman’s attempt to revive Reichenbach’s idea of a “relativized a priori”. This paper follows the origin and development of this idea in the framework of Reichenbach’s distinction between the axioms of coordination and the axioms of connection. It suggests a further differentiation among the coordinating axioms and accordingly proposes a different account of Reichenbach’s “relativized a priori”.

Cited authors

Friedman Michael