Reichenbach on physical theory

Jadran Beganović

Can we determine empirically only the relations of material objects with one another, or can we have direct empirical access to the structure of the space itself? Those are some of the questions that were invoked by Einstein and Poincaré theories which both had immense impact on tought of Hans Reichenbach. In this lecture we examinate Reichenbach's answers to those questions. Reichenbach's theory lies on the ground of positivistic observable/theoretical terms division, but specialized for problems of space. This scheme is convenient for scrutinize grounds of physical theory, but also for eneral philosophy of science.