Time and SpaceThe 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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... earlier stage, and the Leibniz-Newton controversy provides a useful point at which to start, not to mention the fact that this controversy is still being discussed in the contemporary literature. Chapter 12 takes the debate about motion ...
... earlier stage, and the Leibniz-Newton controversy provides a useful point at which to start, not to mention the fact that this controversy is still being discussed in the contemporary literature. Chapter 12 takes the debate about motion ...
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... Kennedy, who read an earlier draft with great care, and whose many comments assisted me enormously. I am also grateful to Kate Williams, for her design skills and excellent copy-editing, and Steven Gerrard, for much sound advice and his.
... Kennedy, who read an earlier draft with great care, and whose many comments assisted me enormously. I am also grateful to Kate Williams, for her design skills and excellent copy-editing, and Steven Gerrard, for much sound advice and his.
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... earlier than and later than, are all to be found within the A-framework: for example, "today" is one day later than "yesterday", and "a week ago" is seven days earlier than today. Moreover, both frameworks order the same events in the ...
... earlier than and later than, are all to be found within the A-framework: for example, "today" is one day later than "yesterday", and "a week ago" is seven days earlier than today. Moreover, both frameworks order the same events in the ...
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... earlier than , later than and simultaneous with are all we need for a metaphysically adequate account of time . The dispute between dynamists and eternalists is over the nature of time , how time is in and of itself ; the tensed ...
... earlier than , later than and simultaneous with are all we need for a metaphysically adequate account of time . The dispute between dynamists and eternalists is over the nature of time , how time is in and of itself ; the tensed ...
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... , if we understand these terms as the tensed theorist does, as properties that all events eventually possess. Given that he also maintains that without A-change the relationships of "earlier than" and "later than" cannot.
... , if we understand these terms as the tensed theorist does, as properties that all events eventually possess. Given that he also maintains that without A-change the relationships of "earlier than" and "later than" cannot.
Contents
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