Empiricism and Relationism Intertwined: Hume and Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
Slavov, M. (2016). Empiricism and Relationism Intertwined: Hume and Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. Theoria, 31(2), 247-263. https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.14846
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Einstein acknowledged that his reading of Hume influenced the development of his special theory of relativity.
In this article, I juxtapose Hume’s philosophy with Einstein’s philosophical analysis related to his special
relativity. I argue that there are two common points to be found in their writings, namely an empiricist theory
of ideas and concepts, and a relationist ontology regarding space and time. The main thesis of this article is that
these two points are intertwined in Hume and Einstein.
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