Einstein vs. Bergson : An Enduring Quarrel on Time
- Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
- 1 electronic resource (443 p.)
Open Access
On 6 April 1922, Einstein met Bergson to debate the nature of time: is the time the physicist calculates the same time the philosopher reflects on? Einstein claimed that only scientific time is real, while Bergson argued that scientific time always presupposes a living and perceiving subject. On that day, nearly 100 years ago, conflict was inevitable. Is it still inevitable today? How many kinds of time are there?
Classical history / classical civilisation Western philosophy, from c 1900 - Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology Philosophy of science