Physicist and the philosopher, the: einstein, bergson, and the debate that changed our understanding of time
Auteur :
Canales, Jimena
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691173177
Date de publication :
4 oct. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
726 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
On April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson publicly debated the nature of time. Einstein considered Bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physics. Bergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the