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Herbert Wildon Carr
Herbert Wildon Carr was a British philosopher, Professor of Philosophy, King's College, London from 1918 until 1925 and Visiting Professor at the University of Southern California from 1925 until his death.
He was a student at King's College London where he was awarded the Jelf Medal.
Books by Herbert Wildon Carr
A Theory of Monads: Outlines of the Philosophy of the Principle of Relativity
The main purpose of this book is to show the historical relations of the new principle to the old philosophical problems and to the classical theories of space and time. I have, with the exception of a few important emendations, left the historical c...
The Problem of Truth
A problem of philosophy is completely different from a problem of science. In science we accept our subject-matter as it is presented in unanalysed experience; in philosophy we examine the first principles and ultimate questions that concern consciou...
General Principle of Relativity: In Its Philosophical and Historical Aspect
Herbert Wildon Carr's "General Principle of Relativity" explores the philosophical and historical context of Einstein's revolutionary theory. Carr delves into the intellectual landscape that led to the development of relativity, examining its relatio...