Project Gutenberg 2018-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 161 Reichenbach, Hans 1891 1953 Relativitätstheorie und Erkenntnis Apriori Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Harald Geyer, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Relativitätstheorie und Erkenntnis Apriori" by Hans Reichenbach is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work examines the implications of Einstein's theory of relativity on traditional philosophical concepts of knowledge and understanding. Reichenbach specifically seeks to address the conflicts that arise between the principles of relativity and Kant's philosophy regarding aprioristic knowledge, thus exploring a fundamental reconceptualization of how we acquire knowledge about the physical world. The opening of the text introduces the foundational premise that Einstein's relativity challenges the philosophical tenets historically held in modern thought. The author highlights that relativity undermines established notions of time and space, conflicting with earlier philosophical frameworks, particularly that of Kant, which posited a fixed geometric understanding of reality. Reichenbach sets out to investigate these philosophical contradictions and proposes a methodical analysis to reassess Kant's criteria for knowledge, aiming to establish whether Einstein’s theories necessitate revisions to our understanding of a priori knowledge in light of empirical observations. This approach positions the discussion of relativity not merely as a scientific endeavor but as a critical philosophical reevaluation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. de Relativity (Physics) Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 QC Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Philosophy & Ethics 258639 2025-07-23T03:38:40.421023 text/html 259868 2018-05-31T09:03:30 text/html 275261 2025-07-23T03:38:44.459983 application/epub+zip 273209 2025-07-23T03:38:41.266044 application/epub+zip 140692 2025-07-23T03:38:40.815041 application/epub+zip 349035 2025-07-23T03:38:47.028986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315602 2025-07-23T03:38:44.067981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187104 2022-08-25T17:25:07.327381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218531 2025-07-23T03:38:39.914024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218786 2018-05-31T09:03:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18876 2025-07-23T03:38:47.193986 application/rdf+xml 9047 2025-07-23T03:38:40.902994 image/jpeg 2079 2025-07-23T03:38:40.861010 image/jpeg 72001 2018-05-31T09:03:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 237748 2018-05-31T09:03:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 250002 2025-07-23T03:38:40.444036 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia