Defending Einstein为爱因斯坦辩护

出版时间：2006-7  出版社：Cambridge Univ Pr  作者：Reichenbach, Hans  页数：215  

内容概要

Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criticism from philosophers, physicists, and popular commentators. This book chronicles the development of Reichenbach's reconstruction of Einstein's theory in a way that clearly sets out all of its philosophical commitments and its physical predictions as well as the battles that Reichenbach fought on its behalf, in both the academic and popular press. The essays include reviews and responses to philosophical colleagues, such as Moritz Schlick and Hugo Dingler; polemical discussions with physicists Max Born and D. C. Miller; as well as popular articles meant to clarify aspects of Einstein's theories and set out their philosophical ramifications for the layperson. At a time when physics and philosophy were both undergoing revolutionary changes in content and method, this book is a window into the development of scientific philosophy and the role of the philosopher.

书籍目录

Introduction1　Review of Moritz Schlick’s General Theory of Knowledge 2　Einstein’s Theory of Space 3　Reply to H. Dingler’s Critique of the Theory of Relativity 4　A Report on an Axiomatization of Einstein’s Theory of Space-Time 5　Reply to Th. Wulf’s Objections to the General Theory of Relativity 6　Einstein’s Theory of Motion 7　The Theory of Relativity and Absolute Transport Time 8　Reply to Anderson’s Objections to the General Theory of Relativity 9　Review of Aloys Müller’s The Philosophical Problems with Einstein’s Theory of Relativity 10　The Philosophical Significance of the Theory of Relativity 11　Planet Clocks and Einsteinian Simultaneity 12　On the Physical Consequences of the Axiomatization of Relativity 13　Has the Theory of Relativity Been Refuted? 14　Response to a Publication of Mr. Hj. Mellin Index