IHCS Philosophy of Science 2383-0722 7 14 2018 02 20 The Conspiracy of Silence: the role of assuming a privileged frame of reference in theincompatibility of the special theory of relativity and the dynamic model of reality The Conspiracy of Silence: the role of assuming a privileged frame of reference in theincompatibility of the special theory of relativity and the dynamic model of reality 1 25 3001 FA Hassan Amiriara PhD Student of Philosophy of Science Iranian Institute of Philosophy Amirehsan Karbasizadeh Assistant Professor Department of Science Studies, Iranian Institute of Philosophy Journal Article 2017 07 02 1967, “time and physical” geometry, discussion about implications of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) for the debate between Static vs. Dynamic models of temporal reality became serious in contemporary philosophy of time. In this article, Putnam provided an argument in favor of Static model by assuming the STR. By virtue of the STR, he assumed that the relation of simultaneity between events is a non-transitive relation. For this reason, some philosophers (e.g. Bourn 2006 and Craig 2008) have tried to defend the Dynamic model through defending a privilege frame of reference (and so, a transitive relation of simultaneity) in relativistic setting. In this paper, by distinguishing between weak static model and strong static model I will try to argue that why assuming a privileged frame of reference, even if exists, could not have any advantage for advocates of the dynamic m 1967, “time and physical” geometry, discussion about implications of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) for the debate between Static vs. Dynamic models of temporal reality became serious in contemporary philosophy of time. In this article, Putnam provided an argument in favor of Static model by assuming the STR. By virtue of the STR, he assumed that the relation of simultaneity between events is a non-transitive relation. For this reason, some philosophers (e.g. Bourn 2006 and Craig 2008) have tried to defend the Dynamic model through defending a privilege frame of reference (and so, a transitive relation of simultaneity) in relativistic setting. In this paper, by distinguishing between weak static model and strong static model I will try to argue that why assuming a privileged frame of reference, even if exists, could not have any advantage for advocates of the dynamic m http://philosophy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_3001_b5252e3c5336e95484b400efafe15876.pdf