Einstein and Religion
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691006997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Atheen said Einstein and Religion. I bought this book because the title intrigued me. Like so many people, I had assumed Einstein had been an atheist. I have to admit to little previous knowledge of the man beyond his theory of relativity and a few charming stories about his eccentrici. RELIGIOUS EQUATIONS Patrick Gunkel To be honest, Max Jammer has written FAR more impressive books than this - his masterpieces that treat the varied interpretations of key physical concepts - but "Einstein and Religion", despite its regrettable repetitions and occasional obsessions (to. Five Stars Vernon H. Usher Superservice
From Publishers Weekly Given the voluminous literature on Albert Einstein (including more than a dozen biographies in the 1990s alone), it is surprising that so little scholarly attention has been paid to the scientist's religious views. Chapters 1 and 2 profile Einstein's religious development and the controversial reception his ideas found with theologians, rabbis and Christian clergy. Israeli physics professor Jammer, who knew Einstein personally, shows us an Einstein whose nominal childhood faith turned to atheism while preparing for a bar mitzvah that never took place. The more recondite chapter 3 explores the theological implications of Einstein's theories (Jammer does not exaggerate when he cautions the reader that this section "requires some familiarity with the foundations of modern physics"). Jammer's writing is not always as sophisticated as his ideas; he relies too heavily on long quotations from other sources and abstr
But what exactly was Einstein's religious credo? In this fascinating book, the distinguished physicist and philosopher Max Jammer offers an unbiased and well-documented answer to this question.The book begins with a discussion of Einstein's childhood religious education and the religious atmosphere--or its absence--among his family and friends. Both thought-provoking and engaging, this book aims to introduce readers, without proselytizing, to Einstein's religion.. He also analyzes the precise meaning of Einstein's famous dictum "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind," and why this statement can serve as an epitome of Einstein's philosophy of religion. The last chapter deals with the controversial question of whether Einstein's scientific work, and in particular his theory of relativ