Was Einstein a Berkeleian?
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Was Einstein a Berkeleian? |
| Author(s) | Harry E Mongold |
| Keywords | Einstein. Mach's Principle, Berkeley |
| Published | 1979 |
| Journal | Pursuit |
| Volume | 12 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 175-177 |
Abstract
Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider writes that "reality of the external world" is something Einstein "does not discuss." Perhaps more important than any discussion that Einstein might have offered is the implication of his special theory of relativity. It is possible to deduce that he in practice regularly conceived no reality except sense-experience...