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The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
The Physicist and the Philosopher Einstein Bergson and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time
Author: Jimena Canales
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691173177
ISBN-10: 0691173176
Publication Date: 9/27/2016
Pages: 488
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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