¶ … Einstein's Theory of Relativity Jewish Science?
This study examines the work of Gimbel (2012) entitled "Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion" and specifically pages 112-217 and seeks to answer the question of how the categorization of Einstein and others functions from a sociological perspective. This study seeks to answer as to if Einstein as a second-class Jewish citizen also resounded in the Jewish community itself and particularly among the Jewish intelligentsia and how important this is for understanding the nature of religion? This study will answer as to whether there are Jewish aspects to liberal universalism and if so what was found in the reading of Gimbel. Finally, this study will answer as to what was found to be most interesting and most insightful and what was found to be contentious in Gimbel's work.
Gimbel: Categorization of Einstein and Function from Sociological Perspective
Gimbel conducts an examination of whether relativity is such that can be labeled a Jewish science through analyzing whether "it was a part of the discourse among contemporary Jewish intellectuals" and while deciding that the theory of relativity did not have any impact on the philosophy of the Jewish people claims that the theory of relativity did indeed assimilate Jewish intellectuals and of these "Einstein was crucial." (p.175) According to Gimbel "Einstein was...
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