Defending Einstein
Hans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion
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Publication
2006-07-24 - Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7767070M
- ISBN-139780521859585
- ISBN-100521859581
- OCLC Control Number62755489
- OCLC Control Numberdefendingeinstei00reic
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005036291
- Goodreads1332156
- LibraryThing2646893
Classifications
- LCCQC173.55 .R439 2006
Description
Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criticism from philosophers, physicists, and popular commentators. This book chronicles the development of Reichenbach's reconstruction of Einstein's theory in a way that clearly sets out all of its philosophical commitments and its physical predictions as well as the battles that Reichenbach fought on its behalf, in both the academic and popular press. The essays include reviews and responses to philosophical colleagues, such as Moritz Schlick and Hugo Dingler; polemical discussions with physicists Max Born and D.C. Miller; as well as popular articles meant to clarify aspects of Einstein's theories and set out their philosophical ramifications for the layperson. At a time when physics and philosophy were both undergoing revolutionary changes in content and method, this book is a window into the development of scientific philosophy and the role of the philosopher.
First Sentence
[1] The philosophical literature today is moving off in two divergent directions.
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