Author : Hans Reichenbach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107320933
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)
Book Synopsis Defending Einstein by : Hans Reichenbach
Download or read book Defending Einstein written by Hans Reichenbach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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; polemical discussions with physicists Max Born and D. C. Miller; as well as popular articles meant 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.