Conventionalism /
Ben-Menahem, Yemima,1946-
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-320) and index.
Overview : the varieties of conventionalism -- Origins : Poincaré and Duhem on convention -- Relativity : from "experience and geometry" to "geometry and experience" -- Implicit definition -- "Unlimited possibilities" : Carnap on convention -- Metaphor and argument : Quine on convention -- Wittgenstein : from conventionalism to iconoclasm.
Convention (Philosophy)