W. H. Newton-Smith: The Structure of Time

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Originally published in 1980. What is time? How is its structure determined? The enduring controversy about the nature and structure of time has traditionally been a diametrical argument between those who see time as a container into which events are placed, and those for whom time cannot exist without events. This controversy between the absolutist and the relativist theories of time is a central theme of this study. The author's impressive arguments provide grounds for rejecting both these theories, firstly by establishing that 'empty' time is possible, and secondly by showing, through a discussion of the structure of time which involves considering whether time might be cyclical, branching, beginning or non-beginning, that the absolutist theory of time is untenable. This book then advances two new theories, and succeeds in shifting the traditional debate about time to a consideration of time as a theoretical structure and as a theoretical framework.

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W. H. Newton-Smith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. The Nature of Time 2. Time and Change 3. The Topology of Time I: The Linearity of Time 4. The Topology ofTime II: The Unity of Time 5. The Topology of Time III: The Beginning of Time 6. The Topology of Time IV: The Micro-aspects 7. The Metric of Time 8. The Special Theory of Relativity 9. The Direction of Time 10. Towards a Positive Theory. Appendix: Properties of Relations

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781138394063
ISBN-10:	1138394068
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Newton-Smith, W. H.
Hersteller:	Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	W. H. Newton-Smith
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2020
Gewicht:	0,354 kg