Recommendations based on "The Principle of Relativity (Dover Books on Physics)"

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. The Father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature; in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal 'leap of faith'.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning.

‘you Can Only Find Out The Rights And Wrongs By Reasoning – Never By Being Rude About Your Opponent’s Psychology.’ For C. S. Lewis, Reason And Logic Are The Sensible Way To Approach Faith And Ethics. Much Of The 20th Century’s Ills Are Caused By Ill-founded Beliefs And Opinions.

An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himselfAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

"Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one."—The Christian Science Monitor.

در »ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ« را ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻧﺠﻔﻰ زاده ﺑﻨﯿﺎد ﮔﺬارده اﺳﺖ. او دراﯾﻦ ﺑﺎره ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﺪ : ».ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ از آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﺎ ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮب، و ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ آن، ﺑﯿﺶ از ﯾﮑﺼﺪوﭘﻨﺠﺎه ﺳﺎل ى راه را ّﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﺷﻤﺎر ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻃﻮر ﺟﺪ ﺑﺮ اﯾﻦ آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ ﻣﻰ ﮔﺸﺎﯾﺪ، ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﻫﻢ اﻣﺮوز اﻧﺪك و ﺑﺴﯿﺎر اﻧﺪك ﺑﺎﺷﺪ. و ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ اﯾﻦ ﺑ ﻰرﻏﺒﺘﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﻪ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ آن ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ رﯾﺸ ﻪﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺗﻨﻮﻣﻨﺪ در ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ اﯾﺮاﻧﻰ داﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ، ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪة ﻣﺎ از ﺑﺮﺗﺮى ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮﺑﻰ در ﻣﯿﺪان ﻫﺎى رزم در ﻫﻤﺎن ﺳﺎل ﻫﺎ ﻫﻢ، ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﺴﺖ اﯾﻦ ﭘﺮﺳﺶ اﺻﻮﻟﻰ درﺑﺎرة ﭼﮕﻮﻧﮕﻰ دﺳﺘﯿﺎﺑﻰ ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﻪ داﻧﺶ ﻫﺎى ﻧﻮ را در ﻣﺎ ﺑﺮاﻧﮕﯿﺰد. و اﮔﺮ از زﻣﺎن دﮐﺎرت ﺗﺎﮐﻨﻮن ﻫﻢ ﺑﯿﺶ از ﺳﻪ ﺳﺪه ﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﻫﻨﻮزﻫﻢ ﻧﺰد ﻣﺎ، ﮐﺎرى ﮐﻪ ﺑ ﻪدرﺳﺘﻰ اﻓﮑﺎر او را ﺑﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺸﻨﺎﺳﺎﻧﺪ، وﺟﻮد ﻧﺪارد؛ و ﻫﻢ ﭼﺸ ﻢﭘﻮﺷﻰ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، اﯾﻦ وﺿﻊ درﺑﺎرة ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ّاﮔﺮ از ﻓﯿﻠﺴﻮﻓﺎن ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﺎى اﺧﺺ ﻰ ّﻋﻠﻤﻰ اﺻﯿﻞ، و ﯾﺎ ﺷﺮ حﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ داﻧﺸﻤﻨﺪان ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﺮ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎى ﺗﺨﺼﺼ ﺧﻮد ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﻨﺪ، ﺗﺎ ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﺟﻨﺒﻪ ﻫﺎى ﻣﻌﺮﻓ ﺖﺷﻨﺎﺧﺘﻰ آن ﻫﺎ را روﺷﻦ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ، و ﻓﻬﻢ از آن ﻫﺎ را ﺑﺮ ﻫﻤﮕﺎن آﺳﺎن ﺗﺮ، ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺑﺪﺗﺮ اﺳﺖ. اﮔﺮ از ﭼﻨﺪﮐﺎر درﺳﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺳﺒﺐ دﻟﺒﺴﺘﮕﻰ ﺷﺨﺼﻰ اﻧﺠﺎم داد هاﻧﺪ، ﺻﺮ فﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، آﻧﭽﻪ ﻣﻰ ﻣﺎﻧﺪ در ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﭼﯿﺰى ﺟﺰ اﺧﺒﺎرى ﭘﺮاﮐﻨﺪه درﺑﺎرة اﯾ ﻦﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ ذﯾﻞ » « ﺑﻪ آﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻰ ﻧﮕﺮﯾﻢ.« و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﻪ ﮐﺘﺎب ﻫﺎﯾﻰ در »ﮐﺘﺎب ﺣﺎﺿﺮ ﻫﻢ ﯾﮑﻰ از ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ذﯾﻞﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮد

An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of realityin which human actions and ideas play essential roles.

Now in its fifth edition, this historically organized introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story--a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, demonstrates that while constructing an argument or making a claim, one philosopher almost always has others in mind. The book addresses the fundamental questions of human life: Who are we? What can we know? How should we live? and What sort of reality do we inhabit?The fifth edition retains the distinctive feature of previous editions: author Norman Melchert provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable to students with his lucid and engaging explanations. Ranging from the Pre-Socratics to Derrida and Quine, the selections are organized historically and include four complete works: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. The author's commentary offers a rich intellectual and cultural context for the philosophical ideas conveyed in the excerpts. Extensive cross-referencing shows students how philosophers respond appreciatively or critically to the thoughts of other philosophers. The text is enhanced by two types of exercises--"Basic Questions" and "For Further Thought"--and more than sixty illustrations.New to the Fifth Edition:* A new chapter (25) on Simone de Beauvoir and her contributions to philosophy* New material on Buddhist, Muslim, and Jewish thinkers, including profiles of the Buddha, Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Averroës (Ibn Rushd), and Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon)* A new profile of Jean-Jacques Rousseau* Improved translations of several of Plato's works, including Protagoras, Gorgias, Phaedo, Symposium,Meno, and the Republic* Review questions that are now dispersed throughout the chapters (instead of at chapter ends) to follow relevant passages and facilitate classroom discussion* Thirteen new images, including seven explanatory cartoons that help students understand key concepts* A revised Instructor's Manual and Test Bank--available both on CD and in a printed version--containing essential points, teaching suggestions, and multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay exam questionsThe Great Conversation, Fifth Edition, is also available in two paperback volumes to suit your course needs. Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes includes chapters 1-13 of the combined volume, while Volume II: Descartes through Derrida and Quine includes chapters 12-26.

A captivating collection of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal works, from his provocative musings on truth and morality to his profound exploration of human existence“In this volume, one may very conveniently have a rich review of one of the most sensitive, passionate, and misunderstood writers in Western, or any, literature.”—Newsweek“Few writers in any age were so full of ideas.”—Walter Kaufmann, from the IntroductionThe works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago, yet few writers have been so consistently misinterpreted. The Portable Nietzsche includes Walter Kaufmann’s definitive translations of the complete and unabridged texts of Nietzsche’s four major works: Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In addition, Kaufmann brings together selections from his other books, notes, and letters, to give a full picture of Nietzsche’s development, versatility, and inexhaustibility.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

This book, one of the first full-length studies of the modalities to emerge from the debate to which Saul Kripke, David Lewis, Ruth Marcus, and others are contributing, is an exploration and defense of the notion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. Plantinga develops his argument by means of the notion of possible worlds and ranges over such key problems as the nature of essence, transworld identity, negative existential propositions, and the existence of unactual objects in other possible worlds. He also applies his logical theories to the elucidation of two problems in the philosophy of religion: the problem of evil and the ontological argument.