Time, space, and philosophy

Author(s)

• Ray, Christopher

Bibliographic Information

Time, space, and philosophy

Christopher Ray

（Philosophical issues in science）

Routledge, 1991

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 260-262

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415032216

Description

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible introduction to the philosophy of space and time. Ray considers in detail the central questions of space and time which arizse from the ideas of Zeno, Newton, Mach, Leibniz and Einstein. Time, Space and Philosophy extends the debate in many areas:absolute simultaneity is examined as well as black holes, the big bang and even time travel. Time, Space and Philosophy will be invaluable to the student of philosophy and science and will be of considerable interest to mathematics students. The clear, non-technical approach should also make it suitable to for the general reader.

Table of Contents

• Introduction 1 ZENO AND THE LIMITS OF SPACE AND TIME 2 CLOCKS, GEOMETRY AND RELATIVITY 3 TRAVELLING LIGHT 4 A CONVENTIONAL WORLD? 5 NEWTON AND THE REALITY OF SPACE AND TIME 6 MACH AND THE MATERIAL WORLD 7 EINSTEIN AND ABSOLUTE SPACETIME 8 TIME TRAVEL 9 EINSTEIN'S GREATEST MISTAKE? 10 COSMOLOGICAL CONUNDRUMS
• CONCLUSION: RELATIVITY-JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL?

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415032223

Description

Christopher Ray addresses many of the fundamental issues of the philosophy of space and time, while avoiding daunting technicality and jargon. The paradoxical nature of space and the problem of infinitesimals are aspects of a discussion which debates the premises of the work of Newton, Einstein and other scientific giants, presenting these ideas in a philosophical context. Ray applies his findings to questions of cosmology, including the big bang and determinism, and concludes with a re-evaluation of the philosophy of relativity. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of philosophy of science, metaphysics and mathematics.

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Details

• NCID: BA13515936
• ISBN:
  • 0415032210
  • 0415032229
• LCCN: 90024118
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 268 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BD632
  • DC20 : 115
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Space and time
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06631584