Comment on "Comment on Galina Weinstein's article entitled 'Convergences and Divergences: Einstein Poincaré and Special Relativity' "
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| author | Weinstein, Galina |
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| contents | This paper provides a systematic response to the criticisms raised by Jean-Marc Ginoux in response to my review of his book on the history of relativity. Whereas my review was written in a strictly academic manner, Ginoux's commentary intermingles mathematical objections with ad hominem insinuations about both Einstein and me. The purpose of this reply is twofold: first, to clarify the historiographical and conceptual issues at stake in the interpretation of Einstein's 1905 paper and Poincaré's contributions of 1905--1906; and second, to demonstrate why the conflation of algebraic form with conceptual content leads to distorted conclusions. |
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| spellingShingle | Comment on "Comment on Galina Weinstein's article entitled 'Convergences and Divergences: Einstein Poincaré and Special Relativity' " Weinstein, Galina History and Philosophy of Physics This paper provides a systematic response to the criticisms raised by Jean-Marc Ginoux in response to my review of his book on the history of relativity. Whereas my review was written in a strictly academic manner, Ginoux's commentary intermingles mathematical objections with ad hominem insinuations about both Einstein and me. The purpose of this reply is twofold: first, to clarify the historiographical and conceptual issues at stake in the interpretation of Einstein's 1905 paper and Poincaré's contributions of 1905--1906; and second, to demonstrate why the conflation of algebraic form with conceptual content leads to distorted conclusions. |
| title | Comment on "Comment on Galina Weinstein's article entitled 'Convergences and Divergences: Einstein Poincaré and Special Relativity' " |
| topic | History and Philosophy of Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03793 |