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The Concepts of Space and Time

Their Structure and Their Development

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Editors:
  1. Milič Čapek
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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 22)

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Table of contents (78 chapters)

  1. Ancient and Classical Ideas of Space

    1. On Infinite Space and its Difference from Matter

      • J. Locke
      Pages 107-112

    2. Argument for the Reality of Absolute Space

      • L. Euler
      Pages 113-119

    3. On Absolute Space

      • J. C. Maxwell
      Pages 121-123

    4. On the Necessity of the Absolute Frame of Reference

      • C. Neumann
      Pages 125-127

    5. Early Defense of Newton’s Absolute Space

      • B. Russell
      Pages 129-134

  2. The Classical and Ancient Concepts of Time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. The Elimination of Time by Parmenides

      • F. M. Cornford
      Pages 137-142

    3. The Relational Theory of Time in Ancient Antonism

      • C. Bailey
      Pages 143-145

    4. On Time, Motion and Change

      • Aristotle
      Pages 147-157

    5. The Stoic Views of Time

      • S. Sambursky
      Pages 159-166

    6. The Stoic Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence

      • S. Sambursky
      Pages 167-171

    7. Criticism of the Relational Theories of Time

      • Plotinus
      Pages 173-178

    8. Views on Time

      • St. Augustine
      Pages 179-183

    9. The Problem of the Absolute Clock

      • P. Duhem
      Pages 185-186

    10. Independence of Time from Motion

      • B. Telesio
      Pages 187-188

    11. Hesitations between Absolute and Relational Theory of Time

      • G. Bruno
      Pages 189-193

    12. Reality of Absolute Time

      • P. Gassendi
      Pages 195-201

    13. Absolute Time

      • I. Barrow
      Pages 203-208

    14. On Time

      • I. Newton
      Pages 209-210

    15. On Succession and Duration

      • J. Locke
      Pages 211-224
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Concepts of Space and Time

  • Book Subtitle: Their Structure and Their Development

  • Editors: Milič Čapek

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1727-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1976

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0355-2Published: 31 December 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0375-0Published: 31 December 1975

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1727-5Published: 14 November 2014

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: LVIII, 576

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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