Historical Approach to Physics according to Kant, Einstein, and Hegel

based on an invited presented at the 32nd Congress of the Italian Society of Historians of Physics and Astronomy (Rome, Italy, September 2012). This article has been ArXived. For the follow-up, click here for pdf.

1. Introduction

2. Geographic Origin of Kantianism and Taoism

3. Kantian Influence on Einstein

4. Hegelian Approach to the History of Physics

5. How to combine Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

6. Kant, Hegel, and Einstein

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