Physical relativity from a functionalist perspective

Q1 Arts and Humanities
Eleanor Knox
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This paper looks at the relationship between spacetime functionalism and Harvey Brown's dynamical relativity. One popular way of reading and extending Brown's programme in the literature rests on viewing his position as a version of relationism. But a kind of spacetime functionalism extends the project in a different way, by focussing on the account Brown gives of the role of spacetime in relativistic theories. It is then possible to see this as giving a functional account of the concept of spacetime which may be applied to theories that go beyond relativity. This paper explores the way in which both the relationist project and the functionalist project relate to Brown's work, despite being incompatible. Ultimately, these should not be seen as two conflicting readings of Brown, but two different directions in which to take his project.

从功能主义的角度看物理相对论
本文探讨了时空功能主义与哈维·布朗的动力相对论之间的关系。阅读和扩展布朗在文学中的纲领的一种流行方式是将他的立场视为关系主义的一个版本。但是,一种时空功能主义以一种不同的方式扩展了这个项目,通过关注布朗在相对论理论中给出的时空角色的描述。这样就有可能把它看作是对时空概念的一种功能性描述,这种描述可以应用于超越相对论的理论。本文探讨了关系主义和功能主义两者与布朗作品的关系,尽管它们是不相容的。最终,这些不应该被视为对布朗的两种相互冲突的解读,而是两个不同的方向来看待他的项目。
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 物理-科学史与科学哲学
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期刊介绍: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics is devoted to all aspects of the history and philosophy of modern physics broadly understood, including physical aspects of astronomy, chemistry and other non-biological sciences. The primary focus is on physics from the mid/late-nineteenth century to the present, the period of emergence of the kind of theoretical physics that has come to dominate the exact sciences in the twentieth century. The journal is internationally oriented with contributions from a wide range of perspectives. In addition to purely historical or philosophical papers, the editors particularly encourage papers that combine these two disciplines. The editors are also keen to publish papers of interest to physicists, as well as specialists in history and philosophy of physics.
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