Popper Versus Einstein: On the Philosophical Foundations of Physics
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| Author | Christoph von Mettenheim |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy of physics, relativity |
| Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | Mohr Siebeck |
| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 3161469100 |
Popper Versus Einstein: On the Philosophical Foundations of Physics is a 1998 book by Christoph von Mettenheim, published by Mohr Siebeck.
Overview
In the first part of the book, von Mettenheim subjects Einstein's general theory of relativity to a critical examination using Karl Popper's criterion of falsifiability, arguing on logical rather than mathematical grounds that the theory is philosophically deficient. In the second part he sets out his own alternative account of gravitation, which returns to an ether-based conception and is incompatible with Einsteinian relativity. He later expanded these ideas in Einstein, Popper and the Crisis of Theoretical Physics.
About the author
Christoph von Mettenheim is a German jurist and independent scholar who has written on the philosophy of science, particularly on Karl Popper's thought and its application to the foundations of physics.
Publication details
- Author: Christoph von Mettenheim
- Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
- Published: 1998
- Pages: 238
- ISBN: 3161469100
Links to Purchase Book
- Popper Versus Einstein (Amazon)