{"product_id":"defending-einstein-hans-reichenbachs-writings-on-space-time-and-motion-paperback-9780521371162","title":"Defending Einstein; Hans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion (Paperback) 9780521371162","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDefending Einstein\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis text offers an insight into the development of scientific philosophy and the role of the philosopher.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHans Reichenbach (Author), Steven Gimbel (Edited and translated by), Anke Walz (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521371162, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...any philosopher interested in foundational issues (both historical and philosophical) on space, time, and spacetime (especially those who can't read French and German!) will want to have a copy of this book.\"  --Dean Rickles, University of Calgary: Philosophy in Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHans 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; polemical discussions with physicists Max Born and D. C. Miller; as well as popular articles meant 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Review of Moritz Schlick's General Theory of Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 2. Einstein's theory of space\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reply to H. Dingler's Critique of the Theory of Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 4. Report on an axiomatization of Einstein's theory of space-time\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reply to Th. Wulf's objections of the general theory of relativity\u003cbr\u003e 6. Einstein's theory of motion\u003cbr\u003e 7. The theory of relativity and absolute transport time\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reply to Anderson's objections to the general theory of relativity\u003cbr\u003e 9. Review of Müller's The Philosophical Problems with Einstein's Theory of Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 10. The philosophical significance of the theory of relativity\u003cbr\u003e 11. Planet clocks and Einsteinian simultaneity\u003cbr\u003e 12. On the physical consequences of the axiomatization of relativity\u003cbr\u003e 13. Has the theory of relativity been refuted?\u003cbr\u003e 14. Response to a publication of Mr. Hj. Mellin.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005893824792,"sku":"9780521371162","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521371162i_813aea1c-0f33-4eab-95b0-e7d58d780396.jpg?v=1691375874","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/defending-einstein-hans-reichenbachs-writings-on-space-time-and-motion-paperback-9780521371162","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}