Machian

On my view, Einstein was never an ardent "Machian" positivist, [2] and he was never a scientific realist, at least not in the sense acquired by the term "scientific realist" in later twentieth century philosophical discourse (see Howard 1993).

Einstein's Philosophy of Science Howard, Don A. 2004

A "Machian" positivist would deem such direct empirical access necessary for meaningful talk of a charge distribution in the interior of a sold.

Einstein's Philosophy of Science Howard, Don A. 2004

But for a "Machian" thinker, there is a problem: Following astronomer Edwin Hubble's measurements in the 1920s and 1930s, which showed that other galaxies seem to be receding from ours, Einstein accepted that the universe is expanding.

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Under the influence of both Machian positivism and, later, the act psychology of Brentano and the phenomenology of Husserl,

His Name Was Do Re Mi 2009

Machian history can also be seen in the context of German nineteenth century thought; Hegel, David Strauss, Nietzsche, and Marx all offered historical frameworks for their various social-philosophical positions.

Ernst Mach Pojman, Paul 2009

Materialism and Empirico-Criticism, criticizing Machian anti-materialism.

Ernst Mach Pojman, Paul 2009

This central Machian insight that perception is always relational and constructed lies at the origins of Gestalt Theory.

Ernst Mach Pojman, Paul 2009

With some loss, embed Fechnerian methodology within nineteenth century evolutionary theory, and apply it to the categories of physics, and we get Machian epistemology.

Ernst Mach Pojman, Paul 2009

“Machian Elements and Psychophysical Relations” in S. Mori, et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd Int'l Conference in Psychophysics: International S.ciety of Psychophysics.

Ernst Mach Pojman, Paul 2009

Machian holographic principle: The holographic principle came about because of the duality between Anti-deSitter spacetime and conformal field theory.

A Dark, Misleading Force Sean 2007