Collection of Polish Works on Philosophical Problems of Time and Spacetime

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These works concern fundamental philosophical problems of time and spacetime, such as the implications of the absolute and relations concepts of motion for the disputes about the character of spacetime, the role of relativity, quantum mechanics, quantum gravity and noncommutative geometry with respect to the controversy concerning the objectivity of the flow of time, the existence of the future, the concept of branching spacetime. One paper presents the views on time of an outstanding representative of phenomenology, Roman Ingarden, thus enriching the book with some questions of philosophical anthropology and ethics. The collection is mainly addressed to research workers and graduate students.


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Polish philosophers and physicists ponder philosophical problems of time and spacetime. Though they do not restrict their thematic scope, most consider the issue of the objectivity of time flow, either directly or by focusing on topics that are of paramount important to someone's attitude toward the question. Six of the eight papers are grounded in the theories, difficulties, and conjectures of contemporary physics. No index is provided. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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