Leibniz on Relativity. The Debate between Hans Reichenbach and Dietrich Mahnke on Leibniz’s Theory of Motion and Time

摘要: One of the most significant episodes in early-twentieth-century reception Leibniz was reading his works on natural philosophy as an anticipation Einstein’s Theory Relativity. In a way, such interpretation might have been meant to uplift fame scientist, which had been, it said not without touch chauvinism, overshadowed for too long time by evershining Newtonian star; well give evidence extraordinary forerunning talent philosopher, had, just then being discovered and believed, clearly manifested itself only edition logical work but also many other fields science; even, perhaps, burnish new-born theory through authority highly reputed metaphysician past that could inaugurate it.