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Reichenbach and the prehistory of the dynamical approach to special relativity
Marco Giovanelli

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 119 (C): 102221. 2026.
Back to Reichenbach: Back to Reichenbach
Carlo Rovelli

Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 56 (1): 97-115. 2024.

In his 1956 book ‘The Direction of Time’, Hans Reichenbach offered a comprehensive analysis of the physical ground of the direction of time, the notion of physical cause, and the relation between the two. I review its conclusions and argue that at the light of recent advances in physics Reichenbach analysis provides the best account for the physical underpinning of these notions. I integrate results in cosmology, and on the physical underpinning of records and agency into Reichenbach’s account, …Read more
In his 1956 book ‘The Direction of Time’, Hans Reichenbach offered a comprehensive analysis of the physical ground of the direction of time, the notion of physical cause, and the relation between the two. I review its conclusions and argue that at the light of recent advances in physics Reichenbach analysis provides the best account for the physical underpinning of these notions. I integrate results in cosmology, and on the physical underpinning of records and agency into Reichenbach’s account, and discuss which questions it leaves open.

Carlo Calvi