Substance and Function and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

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Substance and Function and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is the English translation of Ernst Cassirer’s influential philosophical work that examines how modern physics, especially Einstein’s relativity, transforms traditional concepts of substance and function in scientific knowledge.

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instanceOf philosophical work ⓘ
work on philosophy of science ⓘ
addresses continuity between classical and modern physics ⓘ
relationship between empirical data and theoretical constructs ⓘ
status of space and time as physical or conceptual entities ⓘ
aimsTo clarify epistemological significance of relativity theory ⓘ
show how modern science replaces substance concepts with functional relations ⓘ
author Ernst Cassirer ⓘ
context early 20th-century debates on the foundations of physics ⓘ
discusses concept of objectivity in modern science ⓘ
mathematical representation of physical reality ⓘ
role of invariants in physics ⓘ
examines impact of Einstein’s relativity on scientific concepts ⓘ
transformation of traditional concepts of function in science ⓘ
transformation of traditional concepts of substance in science ⓘ
field history of science ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
philosophy of physics ⓘ
focusesOn conceptual foundations of modern physics ⓘ
relation between scientific theory and conceptual frameworks ⓘ
genre epistemology ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
hasPart analysis of classical concept of substance ⓘ
analysis of functional concepts in mathematics and physics ⓘ
critique of naive realism about physical objects ⓘ
discussion of space and time in relativity theory ⓘ
influencedBy Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity ⓘ
neo-Kantian philosophy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Einstein’s theory of relativity ⓘ
concept of function ⓘ
concept of substance ⓘ
modern physics ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
theory of knowledge ⓘ
notableFor influencing later philosophy of science discussions of relativity ⓘ
linking neo-Kantian epistemology with relativity theory ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
originalTitle Substanzbegriff und Funktionsbegriff ⓘ
philosophicalPosition emphasis on functional relations over substantial things in science ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Marburg neo-Kantianism ⓘ
relatedWork Einstein’s theory of general relativity ⓘ
Einstein’s theory of special relativity ⓘ
Substance and Function ⓘ
title Substance and Function and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity ⓘ

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