254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular fields in philosophy is written specifically for a beginning readership with no background in philosophy or science. Step-by-step analyses of the key arguments are provided and the philosophical heart of the issues is revealed without recourse to jargon, maths, or logical formulas. The book introduces Einstein's revolutionary ideas in a... Read more
Preface and acknowledgements Part I: Einstein's revolution 1. From Aristotle to Hiroshima 2. Einstein in a nutshell 3. The twin paradox 4. How to build an atomic bomb 5. The four-dimensional universe 6. Time travel is possible 7. Can the mind understand the world? Part II: Philosophical progress 8. Who invented space? 9. Zeno's paradoxes: is motion impossible? 10. Philosophers at war: Newton vs Leibniz 11. The philosophy of left and right 12. The unreality of time 13. General relativity: is space curved? 14. The fall of geometry: is mathematics certain? 15. The resurrection of absolutes 16. The resilience of space Part III: Frontiers 17. Faster than light: was Einstein wrong? 18. The Big Bang: how did the universe begin? 19. Black holes: trapdoors to nowhere 20. Why haven't aliens come visiting? 21. The inflationary and accelerating universe 22. Should we believe the physicists? Appendices Index
Biography
Kennedy, J.B.
