9/8/2021 0 Comments All Things ReichenbachClick here to read the papers appearing in a new Topical Collection in Synthese. Theme of the Topical Collection. From the Call for Papers by Erik Curiel and Flavia Padovani: "Hans Reichenbach is among the most important philosophers of science of the Twentieth Century and without doubt one of the most prominent philosophers of physics of the first half of the past century. His work has ramified in fundamental ways into virtually every major debate in the philosophy of science and physics. While Reichenbach's philosophical project is no longer seen as viable as a whole, his work continues to be influential often in unnoticed but deep ways. Although many of his ideas still retain their interest and are discussed in current philosophy of science, he remains, in fact, one of the least understood and least carefully studied philosophical thinkers of his time. Because his own work has not been well understood, his influence is not widely recognized. The primary aim of this collection is to fill this gap by illuminating Reichenbach's contributions to advances in many fields in philosophy, and his legacy in the context of current philosophical research across the discipline as a whole. The theme of the collection, therefore, will be an investigation of his work both in its own context and in its continuing contemporary influence in current philosophy. This collection aims, moreover, at reviving the tradition of inter-disciplinary collaboration that was at the heart of Reichenbach's vision for intellectual work, promoting the cross-pollination of ideas that discussion across traditional disciplinary boundaries can create and so exploring ways in which his insights can continue to be valuable in current scientific and formal approaches to philosophy. It is, in that spirit, a sequel to the conference "All Things Reichenbach" that took place at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (LMU Munich) in July 2019." If you are interested in doing more research on Hans Reichenbach, the resources below are recommended. Reichenbach's Experience and Prediction is well known for its analysis of the contexts of discovery and justification. See Revisiting Discovery and Justification, edited by Friedrich Steinle and Jutta Schickore. The Hans Reichenbach Papers (1884-1972) are held at the University of Pittsburgh. Guide to the Hans Reichenbach Papers. Sander Verhaegh, "Coming to America: Carnap, Reichenbach, and the Great Intellectual Migration. Part II: Hans Reichenbach." Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy. Flavia Padovani, "From Physical Possibility to Probability and Back: Reichenbach’s Account of Coordination." Ch. 14 in Logical Empiricism and the Physical Sciences, ed. Sebastian Lutz and Adam Tamas Tuboly. Routledge.
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