Clarify Poincaré’s views versus Einstein’s interpretation of special relativity

Ascertain whether Henri Poincaré’s views on special relativity align with or differ from Albert Einstein’s interpretation, specifically whether Poincaré’s views share the logical inconsistencies attributed to the Einsteinian interpretation; determine if Einstein’s version of special relativity is exactly the same as Poincaré’s version.

Background

The paper distinguishes between the experimentally supported formalism of Lorentz transformations and the Einsteinian epistemological interpretation of special relativity, which the author considers logically inconsistent. The author attributes elements of Einstein’s interpretation to Poincaré’s philosophical views but explicitly notes uncertainty about the details of Poincaré’s position.

Resolving the precise relationship between Poincaré’s and Einstein’s views would clarify whether criticisms of logical inconsistency apply to both or primarily to Einstein, and would refine the historical and philosophical account of the development of special relativity.