Christopher Ray

Time, Space and Philosophy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780415032216
• ISBN-10: 0415032210
• Artikelnr.: 22128451

Autorenporträt

Christopher Ray is Assistant Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at Portland State University, Oregon. His published works include The Evolution of Relativity (1987).

Inhaltsangabe

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?