The Structure of Time
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The Structure of Time

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The Structure of Time

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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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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9780429670343
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophie
Subtopic
Histoire et théorie de la philosophie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. I The Nature of Time
  10. II Time and Change
  11. III The Topology of Time I: The Linearity of Time
  12. IV The Topology of Time II: The Unity of Time
  13. V The Topology of Time III: The Beginning of Time
  14. VI The Topology of Time IV: The Micro-aspects
  15. VII The Metric of Time
  16. VIII The Special Theory of Relativity
  17. IX The Direction of Time
  18. X Towards a Positive Theory
  19. Appendix: Properties of Relations
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index