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Picturing Einstein's Train of Thought

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2009

V.Alan White
V.Alan White
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Center
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Philosophy , Volume 71 , Issue 278 , October 1996 , pp. 591 - 594
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 1996

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References

1 Einstein, Albert, Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (New York: Crown Publishing, 15th edition, 1951), 25–26.Google Scholar Cohen's previous papers are, in order of appearance: Cohen, Michael, ‘Simultaneity and Einstein's Gedankenexperiment’, Philosophy 64, (07 1989), 391–396Google Scholar; ‘Einsteinon Simultaneity’, Philosophy 67, (10 1992), 543–548Google Scholar; ‘Simultaneity: A Composite Rejoinder’, Philosophy 70, (10 1995), 587–589.Google Scholar My respective replies are: Alan White, V., ‘Cohen on Einstein's Simultaneity Gedankenexperiment’, Philosophy 66, (04 1991), 245–246Google Scholar; ‘Relativity and Simultaneity Redux’, Philosophy 70, (07 1993),401–404.Google Scholar

2 Shadowitz, Albert, Special Relativity (New York: Dover Books, 1968), 26.Google Scholar

3 Ibid..

4 Op. cit. note 1 ‘Einstein on Simultaneity’, 547–548.

5 Op. cit. note 1 ‘Einstein on Simultaneity’, 545–546; note that this claim is toned down considerably in ‘Simultaneity: A Composite Rejoinder’, although therein Cohen reasserts his dissatisfaction with Einstein's account.