What Was Einstein’s „Biggest Mistake in Life
What Was Einstein’s „Biggest Mistake in Life
Author(s): Angel S. StefanovSubject(s): Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Einstein’s „biggest mistake“; statistical description; cosmological constant; philosophical realism;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide arguments for three claims. The first one refers to Einstein’s philosophical commitment to constructive realism. The second claim concerns the variety of the assessments of his theoretical results and methodology. And the third states that, if Einstein ever made a mistake with respect to his theoretical expectations, it was not his introducing the cosmological constant – which he is said to have confessed as his mistake, but his ontological belief expressed in his famous saying „God does not play dice“.
Journal: Философски алтернативи
- Issue Year: XXV/2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 126-133
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English, Bulgarian
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