17 ideas
17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
7621 | Special relativity, unlike general relativity, was operationalist in spirit [Putnam on Einstein] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
22955 | Einstein took causation to be the bedrock of physics [Einstein, by Coveney/Highfield] |
17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |
20638 | General relativity assumes laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference [Einstein, by Close] |
20636 | Newton is a special case of Einstein's general theory, with an infinite speed of light [Einstein, by Close] |
21230 | The theory is 'special' because it sticks to observers moving straight, at constant speeds [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
21231 | Assume the speed of light is constant for all observers, and the laws of physics are the same [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
20634 | General Relativity says there is no absolute force or acceleration [Einstein, by Close] |
20648 | Mass is a measure of energy content [Einstein] |
21232 | Space-time arises from the connection between measurements of space and of time [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |
7626 | I do not believe in a personal God [Einstein] |