Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science

Friedman, Michael

ISBN 10: 0691072396 / ISBN 13: 9780691072395

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1983

About this Item

Pencil markings to some pages. Binding solid. A little chipping to edges of jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 385 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691072396
• ISBN 13: 9780691072395
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy of Science/History of Science

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Synopsis

This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest.

Originally published in 1983.

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Review

"An excellent introduction to the philosophies of space and time. Foundations of Space-Time Theories is the result of the author's intellectual struggle to clarify the foundations of relativity theory for himself, and it will deeply influence all future thinking about the philosophy of space and time." (The New York Times Book Review)