Philosophers and Einstein's Relativity

The Early Philosophical Reception of the Relativistic Revolution

200 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book offers an up-to-date insight into the early philosophical debate on Einsteinian relativity. The essays explore the reception and interpretation of Einstein’s ideas by some of the most important philosophical schools of the time, such as logical positivism (Reichenbach), neo-Kantianism (Cassirer, Natorp), critical realism (Sellars), and radical empiricism (Mach). The book is aimed at physicists and historians of science researching the epistemological implications of the theory of relativity, as well as to scholars in philosophy interested in understanding how leading philosophical figures of the early twentieth century reacted to the relativistic revolution.

• Reihe: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen
• ISBN: 9783031365003
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2024
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Chiara Russo Krauss, Luigi Laino