tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post3322825355404542381..comments2024-03-27T19:47:13.475-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: Claims that Einstein got relativity from HumeRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-19988903530006730412019-08-23T01:45:19.284-07:002019-08-23T01:45:19.284-07:00Hi,
thanks for this interesting post. I think you ...Hi,<br />thanks for this interesting post. I think you make a legitimate point. It's not that Einstein read Hume and "Eureka!", discovered special relativity. However, philosophy was one important factor in the formulation of the theory, notably in the process of eschewing absolute time. The philosophical influence is more credible when we compare it to other important factors, like industrialized society in which the theory was worked out, plus a whole lot of math and physics.<br /><br />If you're interested, Aeon published my essay on this topic: https://aeon.co/essays/what-albert-einstein-owes-to-david-humes-notion-of-timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com