Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• General Introduction to "The Library of Living Philosophers" v
• Table of Contents xi
• Preface xiii
• Acknowledgments xvi
• Prefatory Note to the Third Edition xvii
• 1 - To Albert Einstein's Seventieth Birthday 97
• 2 - A General Survey of the Scientific Work of Albert Einstein 107
• 3 - Presuppositions and Anticipations in Einstein's Physics 129
• 4 - Einstein's Contributions to Quantum Theory 147
• 5 - Einstein's Statistical Theories 161
• 6 - The Departure from Classical Thought in Modern Physics 179
• 7 - Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics 199
• 8 - Einstein's Conception of Reality 243
• 9 - Einstein, Mach, and Logical Positivism 269
• 10 - The Philosophical Significance of the Theory of Relativity 287
• 11 - Geometry as a Branch of Physics 313
• 12 - Einstein's Theories and the Operational Point of View 333
• 13 - Einstein's Theory of Knowledge 355
• 14 - Einstein's Conception of Science 385
• 15 - Gravitation Without General Relativity 409
• 16 - The Cosmological Constant 437
• 17 - The Theory of Relativity and Geometry 457
• 18 - On the Structure of Our Universe 475
• 19 - Inertia and Energy 501
• 20 - Scientific and Philosophical Implications of the Special Theory of Relativity 535
• 21 - A Remark About the Relationship Between Relativity Theory and Idealistic Philosophy 555
• 22 - The Philosophic Dialectic of the Concepts of Relativity 565
• Summary 602
• 24 - Einstein's Influence on Contemporary Philosophy 607
• 25 - Einstein's Social Philosophy 647
• Remarks Concerning the Essays Brought Together in This Co-Operative Volume 663
• Bibliography of the Writings of Albert Einstein to May 1951 689
• Bibliography 694
• Supplement to Addenda to Einstein's Writings 758a
• Editor's Note 758a
• Chronological List of Principal Works - The Figures in Brackets After Each Title Refer to the Number in the Bibliography 759
• Index 761

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