I examine Reichenbach’s theory of relative a priori and Michael Friedman’s interpretation of it. I argue that Reichenbach’s
view remains at bottom conventionalist and that one issue which separates Reichenbach’s account from Kant’s apriorism is the
problem of mathematical applicability. I then discuss Hermann Weyl’s theory of blank forms which in many ways runs parallel
to the theory of relative a priori. I argue that it is capable of dealing with the problem of applicability, but with a cost.
Keywords Relative a priori – Convention – Reichenbach – Weyl – Friedman