The Crisis in Physics Paperback by Christopher Caudwell

Product Details

• Publisher: Verso (2018-01-23)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 256 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781786634603
• Item Weight: 281.23 grams
• Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 cm

Christopher Caudwell’s The Crisis in Physics is a stylish and readable analysis of the lines of connection between scientific theories and economic realities. Caudwell provides a trenchant critique of mechanism and positivism. In the words of J.B.S. Haldane, The Crisis in Physics offers a “quarry of ideas” for future philosophers: a wealth of insights and arguments that demands continuing critical reflection.

About the Author

Christopher Caudwell (1907–1937) was the pen name of Christopher St John Sprigg, a self-taught polymath and active member of the Poplar Branch of the Communist Party. Caudwell was killed in action in Spain in 1937.