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27Poincaré’s Discussion on Mechanism and Principle of RelativityProceedings of the Xxii World Congress of Philosophy 43 179-184. 2008.Mechanism is a conception of the world according to which all can be explained by mechanics expressed by its fundamental concepts and principles. I’ll firstly show that, following Poincaré’s discussion on mechanical explanation, the very foundation of classical mechanics implicates that all can’t be explained. Next, I’lldiscuss the principles of mechanics as they are viewed by Poincaré, especially the principle of relativity. I’ll show that this principle has a particular feature by its form of …Read more
Jeesun Rhee
Sookmyung Women's University
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Sookmyung Women's UniversityPost-doctoral Fellow
Université Paris Diderot
PhD, 2018
Areas of Specialization
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19th Century Philosophy |
Epistemology |
European Philosophy |
Philosophy of Physical Science |
General Philosophy of Science |
Continental Philosophy |