W. H. Newton-Smith

The Structure of Time (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1980. The author's arguments here provide grounds for rejecting both the absolutist and the relativist theories of time and presents two new theories, shifting the traditional debate to a consideration of time as a theoretical structure and theoretical framework.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429671838
• Artikelnr.: 54787866

Autorenporträt

W. H. Newton-Smith

Inhaltsangabe

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