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

by Jimena Canales

Book Overview

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"