Einstein vs. Bergson

An Enduring Quarrel on Time

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Campo, Alessandra (editor)
Gozzano, Simone (editor)
Language
English
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Abstract
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?
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52299
Keywords
Bergson; Einstein; time; quarrel
DOI
10.1515/9783110753707
ISBN
9783110753707, 9783110753509, 9783110753721, 9783110753707
Publisher
De Gruyter
Publisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/
Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021
Imprint
De Gruyter
Series
Transcodification: Arts, Languages and Media, 3
Classification
Ancient history
Western philosophy from c 1800
Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Philosophy of science
Pages
443
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/