GALILEO’S LAW: ON SOME ARGUMENTS CONCERNING FALLING BODIES

Authors

  • JAMES CARGILE University of Virginia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62229/rrfaxv-1/2

Keywords:

heavier, lighter, faster, slower, a priori

Abstract

A law saying that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones has been held to be refutable independently of empirical experiments, with a priori “thought experiments”. I argue that these thought experiments do not qualify as good arguments against the law.

Author Biography

  • JAMES CARGILE, University of Virginia

    James Cargile is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Virginia

RRFAXV-1-2

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Published

2024-12-20