The Reign of Relativity: Philosophy in Physics 1915-1925 - Couverture rigide

Ryckman, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195177177 ISBN 13 : 9780195177176

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Einstein's theory of 'general relativity' (1915) was a defining event for 20th century philosophy of science. During the decisive first ten years of the theory's existence, two main ideas dominated its philosophical reception. Ryckman's book is an extended argument that the path actually taken, which became the philosophy of logical empiricism, greatly contributed to the current impasse over scientific realism - whereas new possibilities are opened up in reviving the spirit of the more sophisticated strain, termed transcendental idealism. It also emerges that Einstein, while paying lip service to the former, ended up actually siding with the latter. Ryckman's book appeals to several groups, among them: philosophers of science, historians of relativity, and philosophers of physics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Ryckman received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University in 1986. He has taught philosophy of science at Wesleyan University, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University. He lives in San Francisco.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195177177
• ISBN 13: 9780195177176
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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