The Physicist & the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time

by Jimena Canales

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The explosive debate that transformed our views about time and scientific truth

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 lens...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691173176

ISBN13:9780691173177

Release Date:October 2016

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:488 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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