Galileo’s Law: On Some Arguments Concerning Falling Bodies by James Cargile

DOI: 10.62229/rrfaxv-1/2

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.

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