Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 354 g
Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 354 g
Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Time
ISBN: 978-1-138-39406-3
Verlag: Routledge
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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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
