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Albert Einstein valued his time with Kurt Godel, stating he went to his Princeton office just for the privilege of walking home with him. Both men, having escaped Nazism in Europe, found comfort in their friendship while in exile.

This is a book about the philosophy of time, and in particular the philosophy of the great logician Kurt Godel (1906-1978). It evaluates Godel's attempt to show that Einstein has not so much explained time as explained it away. Unlike recent more technical studies, it focuses on the reality of time. The book explores Godel's conception of time, existence, and truth with special reference to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Frege. In the light of this investigation an attempt is made to shed light on such issues as the precise sense in which Godel believed in the possibility of time travel, the relationship of the reality of time to the objectivity of temporal becoming, and the significance of time for human existence.This is a book about the philosophy of time, and in particular the philosophy of the great logician Kurt Godel (1906-1978). It evaluates Godel's attempt to show that Einstein has not so much explained time as explained it away. Unlike recent more technical studies, it focuses on the reality of time. The book explores Godel's conception of time, existence, and truth with special reference to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Frege. In the light of this investigation an attempt is made to shed light on such issues as the precise sense in which Godel believed in the possibility of time travel, the relationship of the reality of time to the objectivity of temporal becoming, and the significance of time for human existence.

What happens when the country's greatest logician meets the century's greatest physicist? In the case of Kurt Godel and Albert Einstein the result in Godel's revolutioinary new model of the cosmos. In the 'Godel Universe' the philosophical fantasy of time travel becomes a scientific reality. For Godel, however, the reality of time travel signals the unreality of time. If Godel is right, the real meaning of the Einstein revolution had remained, for half a century, a secret. Now, half-century after Godel met Einstein, the real meaning of time travel in the Godel universe can be revealed

This book is an engaging presentation of the life and work of the legendary French philosopher, political activist and mystic Simone Weil. Palle Yourgrau assesses Weil's controversial critique of Judaism, and her radical re- imagination of Christianity; and analyses how Weil's personal struggles influenced her mature philosophy.

Statt 19,90 € nur noch 9,95 € „Was macht die Zeit, wenn sie vergeht?“ Albert Einstein „Gödel war der einzige von uns, der sich mit Einstein auf gleicher Augenhöhe bewegte.“ Freeman Dyson, Princeton University Palle Yourgrau erzählt einfühlsam von der Freundschaft zwischen Kurt Gödel und Albert Einstein, die zu den bedeutendsten des 20. Jahrhunderts zählt. Nach der Flucht aus dem nationalsozialistischen Deutschland und Österreich lebten sie im intellektuellen Eldorado Princetons. Fast täglich spazierten sie gemeinsam vom Institute for Advanced Studies nach Hause und teilten viele Ansichten über Physik, Philosophie und Politik, insbesondere über die einst bewunderte deutsche Wissenschaft, die verloren war. Im Jahr 1949 verblüffte Gödel mit einem erstaunlichen Beweis: „In jedem Universum, das sich mittels der Relativitätstheorie beschreiben lässt, gibt es keine Zeit.“ Diese Behauptung stellte die Nichtexistenz der Zeit in den Raum. Einstein war bestürzt, stimmte Gödel jedoch zu, da es ihm nicht gelang, dessen schockierenden Satz zu widerlegen. Bis heute bleibt dies ein ungelöstes Problem, und merkwürdigerweise ignorieren viele moderne Kosmologen und Philosophen Gödels Beweis, was als skandalös und rätselhaft gilt.