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Space, Time and Causality

Royal Institute of Philosophy Conferences Volume 1981

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Richard Swinburne

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 157)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Absolute versus Relative Space and Time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Three Steps Towards Absolutism

      • J. L. Mackie
      Pages 3-22

    3. Reply to Mackie

      • Jon Dorling
      Pages 23-35

    4. Absoluteness and Conspiracy

      • Elie Zahar
      Pages 37-41

  3. Time and Causal Connectibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Prospects for a Causal Theory of Space-Time

      • Lawrence Sklar
      Pages 45-62

    3. Verificationism and Theories of Space-Time

      • Richard Swinburne
      Pages 63-76

  4. Temporal and Causal Asymmetry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Temporal and Causal Asymmetry

      • Richard A. Healey
      Pages 79-103

    3. Temporal and Causal Asymmetry

      • W. H. Newton-Smith
      Pages 105-121

  5. Causality and Quantum Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. How the Measurement Problem is an Artifact of the Mathematics

      • Nancy Cartwright
      Pages 125-134

    3. Measurement, Unitarity, and Laws

      • Jeremy Butterfield
      Pages 135-147

  6. Causality, Relativity, and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Nonlocality and Peaceful Coexistence

      • Michael Redhead
      Pages 151-189

    3. Quantum Logic and Ensembles

      • Peter Gibbins
      Pages 191-205

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 207-211
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About this book

The Royal Institute of Philosophy has been sponsoring conferences in alter­ nate years since 1969. These have from the start been intended to be of interest to persons who are not philosophers by profession. They have mainly focused on interdisciplinary areas such as the philosophies of psychology, education and the social sciences. The volumes arising from these conferences have included discussions between philosophers and distinguished practitioners of other disciplines relevant to the chosen topic. Beginning with the 1979 conference on 'Law, Morality and Rights' and the 1981 conference on 'Space, Time and Causality' these volumes are now constituted as a series. It is hoped that this series will contribute to advancing philosophical understanding at the frontiers of philosophy and areas of interest to non-philosophers. It is hoped that it will do so by writing which reduces technicalities as much as the subject-matter permits. In this way the series is intended to demonstrate that philosophy can be clear and worthwhile in itself and at the same time relevant to the interests of lay people.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

    Richard Swinburne

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Space, Time and Causality

  • Book Subtitle: Royal Institute of Philosophy Conferences Volume 1981

  • Editors: Richard Swinburne

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6966-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1437-4Published: 31 December 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6968-1Published: 18 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6966-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 212

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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