Graham Nerlich

The Shape of Space

Second Edition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Second (revised) edition of classic book in philosophy of space, for graduate and scholarly use.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 655g
• ISBN-13: 9780521450140
• ISBN-10: 0521450144
• Artikelnr.: 23438253

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Space and spatial relations
2. Hands, knees and absolute space
3. Euclidean and other shapes
4. Geometrical structures in space and spacetime
5. Shapes and the imagination
6. The aims of conventionalism
7. Against conventionalism
8. Reichenbach's treatment of topology
9. Measuring space: fact or convention?
10. The relativity of motion
Bibliography
Index.