Tagore, Einstein and the Nature of Reality Literary and Philosophical Reflections

This volume consists of a selection of scholarly essays from literature, philosophy and history on the conception of reality as understood by Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein. It presents some key reflections on reality, language, poetry, truth, science, personality, human sciences, virtue ethics, intelligibility and creativity.

About the author

Partha Ghose is a theoretical physicist and Honorary Scientist at the National Academy of Sciences, India. He retired as Professor, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata in 1999. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India; the West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata; and former Chairman of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata. He specializes in the foundations of quantum mechanics and unified theories. He was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for the popularization of science by the Indian National Science Academy. His exposition of Rabindranath Tagore's philosophy and music has found expression in several scholarly papers. His publications include the book Testing Quantum Mechanics on New Ground (1999).

Summary

This volume consists of a selection of scholarly essays from literature, philosophy and history on the conception of reality as understood by Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein. It presents some key reflections on reality, language, poetry, truth, science, personality, human sciences, virtue ethics, intelligibility and creativity.

Product details

• Assisted by: Partha Ghose (Editor), Ghose Partha (Editor)
• Authors: Partha Ghose, Partha (Honorary Scientist Ghose
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2020
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore
• EAN: 9780367731335
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73133-5
• Pages: 242
• Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / General, Fibonacci, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Religion & Science, Philosophy of Science, timeless, Epistemology, follow, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, preamble, Fibonacci sequence, Universal mind, Hibbert Lectures, Specie Aeterni, Existentialist Philosophers, metaphysics of reality, virtue ethics analysis, Adverbial Participle, Phenomenal Truth, human sciences theory, mind dependent reality debate, poetic language philosophy, Tagore’s Critique, epistemic subject, Mind Independent Reality, Soil Fertile, Galilean Style, Eternal Man, Tagore’s Concept, Red Oleanders, Dark Chamber, Finite Intelligence, Tagore’s Book, Phenomenal Conception, Virtue Harmony, Noumenal Reality