Time and SpaceRoutledge, 15 Απρ 2016 - 448 σελίδες The first edition (2001) of this title quickly established itself on courses on the philosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition sees the addition of chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and dynamic time, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debates and the ideas of modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issues throughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, the book has the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as an essential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses. |
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... substantivalism" and "relationism". Substantivalists maintain that a complete inventory of the universe would mention Preliminaries Ontology: the existence of space and time.
... substantivalism" and "relationism". Substantivalists maintain that a complete inventory of the universe would mention Preliminaries Ontology: the existence of space and time.
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... Substantivalism universe = things + space Relationism universe = things + relations Figure 1.1 The substantival and ... substantivalist . On this view , the " void " between material objects is far from empty : it is filled by an ...
... Substantivalism universe = things + space Relationism universe = things + relations Figure 1.1 The substantival and ... substantivalist . On this view , the " void " between material objects is far from empty : it is filled by an ...
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... substantivalist is sometimes said to regard space and time as being akin to containers, within which everything else ... substantivalist holds that space and time "contain" objects in the way that an ocean contains the solid things that ...
... substantivalist is sometimes said to regard space and time as being akin to containers, within which everything else ... substantivalist holds that space and time "contain" objects in the way that an ocean contains the solid things that ...
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... substantivalism Material objects are distributed through an extended medium composed of spacetime points . Since one ... substantivalists and relationists is resolved , there are questions to be addressed concerning what can loosely be ...
... substantivalism Material objects are distributed through an extended medium composed of spacetime points . Since one ... substantivalists and relationists is resolved , there are questions to be addressed concerning what can loosely be ...
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... substantivalist– relationist controversy , and I will only be looking at the structural issues that are relevant to it . Since it turns out that a good many structural issues are relevant to it , we shall have occasion to enter into at ...
... substantivalist– relationist controversy , and I will only be looking at the structural issues that are relevant to it . Since it turns out that a good many structural issues are relevant to it , we shall have occasion to enter into at ...
Περιεχόμενα
Tensed time | |
Dynamic time | |
Time and consciousness | |
Tangible space | |
Spatial antirealism | |
Zeno and the continuum I | |
Zeno and the continuum II | |
Special relativity | |
Relativity and reality | |
General relativity | |
Spacetime metaphysics | |
Time travel | |
Conceptions of void | |
the classical debate | |
Absolute motion | |
Motion in spacetime | |
Curved | |
Strings | |
Glossary | |
Web resources | |
Index | |
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absolute space argue argument asymmetry at-at atoms B-theorist B-theory big bang Block theorist causal claim conception contents continuum curvature curved dark matter Descartes dimension direction discrete space distance relations distinction doctrine dynamic earlier Einstein entities Euclidean Euclidean space exist experience explain fact Figure finite Flatland force four-dimensional future galaxies geodesies geometry gravity Growing Block hence hole hyperplanes inertial effects infinite number interval Leibniz light locations material objects mathematical matter McTaggart metaphysical metrical Minkowski spacetime motion moving neo-Newtonian Newton Newtonian nomologically observable occur Oxford paradox particles past paths Philosophy physical plane position possess present Presentist problem properties quantum theory question reason region relationist relative rotating sense simultaneity sort spacetime points spatial relations speed string string theory structure substantival space substantivalist suppose surface temporal tensed tenseless things three-dimensional three-dimensional space true truthmakers two-dimensional universe velocity worldlines Zeno Zeno's Zeno's paradoxes