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The invention of time and space = origins, definitions, nature, properties /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The invention of time and space/ by Patrice F. Dassonville.
Reminder of title:	origins, definitions, nature, properties /
Author:	Dassonville, Patrice F.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2017.,
Description:	xvii, 176 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Space and time. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46040-6
ISBN:	9783319460406

The invention of time and space = origins, definitions, nature, properties /
Dassonville, Patrice F.

The invention of time and spaceorigins, definitions, nature, properties /[electronic resource] :by Patrice F. Dassonville. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017. - xvii, 176 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Introduction -- The Main Issues -- The Failure of Dialectics -- Reality, Concepts, and Models -- Origins of Time and Space -- Definitions and Nature of Time -- Definitions and Nature of Space -- Mathematical Properties of Time and Space -- Historical Overview of Time and Space -- First Consequences of Non-Existence -- Conclusion -- Specific Glossary.

This investigation of time and space is motivated by gaps in our current understanding: by the lack of definitions, by our failure to appreciate the nature of these entities, by our inability to pin down their properties. The author's approach is based on two key ideas: The first idea is to seek the geo-historical origins of time and space concepts. A thorough investigation of a diversified archaeological corpus, allows him to draft coherent definitions; it furthermore gives clues as to whether time and space were discovered or invented. The second idea is to define the units before trying to define space and time. The results presented here are unexpected: Time and space were not discovered in nature, but they were invented; time is not a phenomenon and space has no materiality; they are only concepts. This runs contrary to the opinion of most scientific and the philosophical authorities, although one would seek in vain for a theoretical validation of the conventional position. This book will provide much food for thought for philosophers and scientists, as well as interested general readers.

ISBN: 9783319460406

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-46040-6doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

572429
Space and time.

LC Class. No.: QC173.59.S65

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11

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