Overview
- With contributions by international experts in the different relevant disciplines
- Discusses different concepts of time and conceptions of the present
- Focuses on current concepts of "Time" and "Present" in physics and philosophy
Part of the book series: On Thinking (ONTHINKING, volume 4)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The current volume of the Parmenides Series “On Thinking” addresses our deepest and most personal experience of the world, the experience of “the present,” from a modern perspective combining physics and philosophy. Many prominent researchers have contributed articles to the volume, in which they present models and express their opinions on and, in some cases, also their skepticism about the subject and how it may be (or may not be) addressed, as well as which aspects they consider most relevant in this context.
While Einstein might have once hoped that “the present” would find its place in the theory of general relativity, in a later discussion with Carnap he expressed his disappointment that he was never able to achieve this goal. This collection of articles provides a unique overview of different modern approaches, representing not only a valuable summary for experts, but also a nearly inexhaustible source of profound and novel ideas for those who are simply interested in this question.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy
Book Subtitle: The Forgotten Present
Editors: Albrecht von Müller, Thomas Filk
Series Title: On Thinking
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10446-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10445-4Published: 09 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34813-1Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10446-1Published: 19 May 2015
Series ISSN: 1867-4208
Series E-ISSN: 1867-4216
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 274
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Physics, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics