株式会社極東書店トップ ＞ 商品一覧 ＞ The Invention of Time and Space : Origins, Definitions, Nature, Properties.
商品詳細
The Invention of Time and Space : Origins, Definitions, Nature, Properties.
・ISBN 978-3-319-46039-0 hard EUR 84.99
￥22,717.- (税込) ※（※）価格はご注文時の参考価格となります。
納品価格につきましては書籍の入荷時点で確定となります。
版元の原価改定、外国為替の変動等により異なる場合がございますので、予めご了承下さい。
| 著者・編者 | Dassonville, Patrice F., |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (Springer, GW) |
| 出版年月 | 2016 |
| ページ数 | 193 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜636-L123 636-P246＞ |
解説
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.