Time and Space, Second Edition: Second EditionSurveying both historical debates and modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way that keeps conceptual issues comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training and makes the philosophy of space and time accessible to anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, Time and Space keeps the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as the ideal textbook for philosophy of time and space courses. |
Contents
1 Preliminaries | 1 |
2 McTaggart on times unreality | 13 |
3 The Block universe | 27 |
4 Asymmetries within time | 44 |
5 Tensed time | 63 |
6 Dynamic time | 68 |
7 Time and consciousness | 103 |
8 Time travel | 121 |
15 Spatial antirealism | 245 |
16 Zeno and the continuum I | 267 |
17 Zeno and the continuum II | 289 |
18 Special relativity | 313 |
19 Relativity and reality | 328 |
20 General relativity | 343 |
21 Spacetime metaphysics | 368 |
22 Strings | 387 |
9 Conceptions of void | 145 |
the classical debate | 164 |
11 Absolute motion | 182 |
12 Motion in spacetime | 194 |
13 Curved space | 213 |
14 Tangible space | 233 |
Notes | 407 |
Glossary | 427 |
Web resources | 441 |
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Common terms and phrases
absolute space argue argument asymmetry at-at atoms B-series B-theorist B-theory backward causation big bang Block theorist causal claim conception contents continuum curvature curved dark matter Descartes dimension direction discrete space distance relations distinct doctrine dynamic earlier Einstein entities Euclidean exist experience explain fact Figure finite Flatland force four-dimensional future galaxies geometry given gravity Growing Block hence hole hyperplanes inertial effects infinite number interval Leibniz light locations material objects matter metaphysical metrical Minkowski spacetime motion moving neo-Newtonian Newton Newtonian nomological observable occur particles past paths physical plane position possess present Presentist problem properties quantum theory question reason region relationist relative rotating sense simultaneity sort spacetime points spatial relations spatiotemporal speed string string theory structure substantival space substantivalist suppose surface t₁ t₂ temporal tensed tenseless things three-dimensional three-dimensional space tion true truthmakers two-dimensional universe velocity worldlines Zeno Zeno's Zeno's paradoxes