Includes bibliographical references )p. 301-320( and index
Yemima Ben-Menahem
Overview : the varieties of conventionalism -- Origins : Poincarعe 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