Einstein, Kant, and the relativized a priori
pp. 253-267
in: Michel Bitbol, Pierre Kerszberg, Jean Petitot (eds), Constituting objectivity, Berlin, Springer, 2009Abstract
I argue that Einstein's creation of both special and general relativity instantiates Reichenbach's conception of the relativized a priori. I do this by showing how the original Kantian conception actually contributes to the development of Einstein's theories through the intervening philosophical and scientific work of Helmholtz, Mach, and Poincaré.
