Philosophie: Le manuscrit de 1942

Philosophie: Le manuscrit de 1942 is a deeply reflective philosophical treatise written by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg during the height of World War II. Written in secret between 1941 and 1942, the text serves as Heisenberg’s attempt to find intellectual stability during a dark period of European history. He argues that modern physics, specifically quantum mechanics and relativity, has fundamentally dismantled the old, rigid materialist worldview.

Publisher: Éditions du Seuil
Date Published: 1998
Book Condition: Very good softcover with minor edge wear to covers. Apart from a few spots to the book edges, a clean and unmarked copy internally.