The Structure of Time - Couverture souple

Newton-Smith, W. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138394068 ISBN 13 : 9781138394063

Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

W. H. Newton-Smith

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138394068
• ISBN 13: 9781138394063
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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