Search Results - "philosophy"

Ideas and opinions by Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Subjects: “…Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Philosophy.…”

Wallace Stevens and the idealist tradition by Peterson, Margaret

Subjects: “…Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955 Philosophy.…”

The shaky game : Einstein, realism, and the quantum theory 2nd ed. by Fine, Arthur

Subjects:

The invisible century : Einstein, Freud, and the search for hidden universes by Panek, Richard

Subjects: Contributor biographical information -

The physicist & the philosopher : Einstein, Bergson, and the debate that changed our understanding of time by Canales, Jimena

Contents: “…Untimely ; "More Einsteinian than Einstein" ; Science or philosophy? -- part 2. The men. The twin paradox ; Bergson's Achilles' heel ; Worth mentioning? …”
Prospector EBC - Click here for access

The Cambridge companion to Einstein

Contents: “…Kennefick -- Einstein's unified field theory program / Tilman Sauer -- Einstein's realism and his critique of quantum mechanics / Christoph Lehner -- Einstein and the development of twentieth-century philosophy of science / Don Howard -- "A believing rationalist": Einstein and "the truly valuable" in Kant / Thomas Ryckman -- Space, time, and geometry / Michael Friedman -- Einstein's politics / Robert Schulmann -- Appendix: Special relativity / Michel Janssen.…”
Table of contents

The genesis of general relativity. Volume 4, Gravitation in the twilight of classical physics : the promise of mathematics by SpringerLink (Online service)

“…Boston studies in the philosophy of science ;…”
SpringerLink - Click here for access

Einstein and religion : physics and theology by Jammer, Max

Contents: “…Einstein's religiosity and the role of religion in his private life -- Einstein's philosophy of religion -- Einstein's physics and theology.…”
Sample text -

Einstein lived here by Pais, Abraham, 1918-2000

Contents: “…'In the shadow of Albert Einstein' -- Reflections on Bohr and Einstein -- De Broglie, Einstein, and the birth of the matter wave concept -- Einstein, Newton, and success -- A mini-briefing on relativity, for the layman -- How Einstein got the Nobel Prize -- Helen Dukas, in memoriam -- Samples from Die Komische Mappe -- The Indian connection: Tagore and Gandhi -- Einstein on religion and philosophy -- Einstein and the press -- Onomasticon.…”

The Elegant Universe Einstein's Dream by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Contents: “…(1:30) -- End Of Einstein's Dream (2:31) -- Black Holes (2:42) -- String Theory and Black Holes (2:06) -- String Theory Controversy (2:06) -- String Theory--Physics or Philosophy? (2:07) -- Additional Resources, Credits & Sponsors: The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (2:18)…”
Films on Demand - Click here for access

A world without time : the forgotten legacy of Gödel and Einstein by Yourgrau, Palle

Dear Professor Einstein : Albert Einstein's letters to and from children by Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Table of contents -

How to live, what to do : thirteen ways of looking at Wallace Stevens by Richardson, Joan, 1946-

Einstein and Heisenberg : the controversy over quantum physics by Kleinknecht, K. (Konrad), 1940-

Contents: “…Einstein's Pacifism, the Bomb, and the Franck ReportHeisenberg, the War Years, and the Uranium Club; The Uranium Reactor; 6: Social Affinities; Einstein's Women; Heisenberg's Family; Einstein's Religion; Heisenberg's Religious Philosophy; More on the Role of Music; Einstein's Later Years: World Sage in Princeton and His "Unified Field Theory"; Heisenberg: Government Advisor in Göttingen and Munich, Reconstruction, the Theory of Everything; The Final Meeting, 1954; Glossary; Bibliography; Literature on Einstein; Literature on Heisenberg; Author Index; Subject Index; Picture Credits.…”
SpringerLink - Click here for access

Einstein's pacifism and World War I First edition. by Holmes, Virginia Iris

Einstein and the changing worldviews of physics by SpringerLink (Online service)

SpringerLink - Click here for access

The universe of general relativity by SpringerLink (Online service)

SpringerLink - Click here for access

An Einstein encyclopedia by Calaprice, Alice, Kennefick, Daniel, Schulmann, Robert J.

Prospector EBC - Click here for access