ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

Zeno and the Limits of Space and Time

chapter 2|22 pages

Clocks, Geometry and Relativity

chapter 3|23 pages

Travelling Light

chapter 4|30 pages

A Conventional World?

chapter 5|17 pages

Newton and the Reality of Space and Time

chapter 6|15 pages

Mach and the Material World

chapter 7|20 pages

Einstein and Absolute Spacetime

chapter 8|25 pages

Time Travel

chapter 9|17 pages

Einstein's Greatest Mistake?

chapter 10|24 pages

Cosmological Conundrums