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Structure of Time

W. H. Newton-Smith
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absolutist theory time
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causal structure
Clock Events
cyclic time models
Date Causality
definition time
Einstein Rule
Empty Time
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euclidean space
Future Tense Proposition
Infinite Divisibility
kinematics time
logic time
Lorentz Transformations
mathematics theory
mathematics time
maths time
Memory Impressions
metaphysics
metaphysics of change
modern philosophy time
Non-arbitrary Principle
Ontological Thesis
philosophy of physics
Philosophy space
Physical Correlate
Present Tense Propositions
Real Number System
relativist theory time
spacetime topology
Spatial Vacua
Standard Topology
Temporal Items
temporal ontology
Temporal Vacuum
Tense Logic
tense logic time
theoretical frameworks of temporal structure
theory mechanics time
theory of relativity
thermodynamics time
time and space
time probability
Time Reversal Invariant
time theory
Topological Properties
Topological Structure
Transitive Asymmetrical Relations
Vacuum Solutions
Vice Versa

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138394063
  • Weight: 480g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Jun 2020
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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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