Arguments time von butterfield (6 Ergebnisse)

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvi, 253 pages: illustrations. Contents: A century of time / J.R. Lucas -- The metaphysics of time / Michael Tooley -- Can there be a literary philosophy of time? / Gregory Currie -- On relativity, time reckoning and the topology of time series / Roberto Torretti -- The development of Machian themes in the twentieth century / Julian Barbour -- On the emergence of time in quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Chris Isham -- The problem of time in quantum geometrodynamics / Karel Kuchar? -- Tense, indexiality and consquence / James Higginbotham -- The perception of time: philosophical views and psychological evidence / Michel Treisman. Subjects:Time Philosophy. Metaphysics. Philosophy. 1 Kg. …

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Containing nine essays, this work addresses fundamental questions about time; in philosophy, physics, linguistics, and psychology. It poses questions such as: Are there facts about the future? Could we affect the past? It also discusses, how, in linguistics and psychology, our language represents time and our minds keep track of it. Editor(s): Butterfield, Jeremy. Series: British Academy Centenary Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. . 2006. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - These nine essays, commissioned on the initiative of the Philosophy section of the British Academy, address fundamental questions about time in philosophy, physics, linguistics, and psychology. Are there facts about the future Could we affect the past In physics, general relativity and quantum theory give contradictory treatments of time. So in the current search for a theory of quantum gravity, which should give way: general relativity or quantum theory In linguistics and psychology, how does our language represent time, and how do our minds keep track of it. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 253 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.