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The Concepts of Space and Time

Their Structure and Their Development

  • Editors
  • Milič Čapek
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Part of the Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science book series (BSPS, volume 22)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages I-LVII
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  2. Ancient and Classical Ideas of Space

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Invention of Space
      F. M. Cornford
      Pages 3-16
    3. Matter and the Void According to Leucippus
      C. Bailey
      Pages 17-19
    4. Plato’s Theory of Space and the Geometrical Composition of the Elements
      P. Duhem
      Pages 21-25
    5. Space and the Void According to Aristotle
      P. Duhem
      Pages 27-29
    6. The Stoic Idea of Space
      S. Sambursky
      Pages 31-32
    7. The Continuity and Infinity of Space According to Epicurus and Lucretius
      C. Bailey
      Pages 33-37
    8. Place and the Void According to John Philopon
      P. Duhem
      Pages 39-40
    9. Absolute Frame of Reference According to St. Thomas
      P. Duhem
      Pages 41-42
    10. The Empyrean as the Place of The Universe
      P. Duhem
      Pages 43-45
    11. The Infinite Space in the Fourteenth Century
      A. Koyré
      Pages 47-50
    12. The Finite World of Copernicus
      A. Koyré
      Pages 51-55
    13. Establishment and Extension of the New World Scheme: Giordano Bruno
      H. Höffding
      Pages 57-63
    14. Gradual Emancipation from Aristotle: From Crescas To Gilbert
      M. Jammer
      Pages 65-72
    15. View of Space as Plenum
      R. Descartes
      Pages 73-84
    16. On the Difference Between Extension and Matter
      H. More
      Pages 85-87
    17. The Relativity of Magnitude
      B. Pascal
      Pages 89-89
    18. The Reality of Infinite Void According to Aristotle
      P. Gassendi
      Pages 91-95
    19. On Absolute Space and Absolute Motion
      I. Newton
      Pages 97-105
    20. On Infinite Space and its Difference from Matter
      J. Locke
      Pages 107-112
    21. Argument for the Reality of Absolute Space
      L. Euler
      Pages 113-119
    22. On Absolute Space
      J. C. Maxwell
      Pages 121-123
    23. On the Necessity of the Absolute Frame of Reference
      C. Neumann
      Pages 125-127
    24. Early Defense of Newton’s Absolute Space
      B. Russell
      Pages 129-134

  3. 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
    16. On the Relativity of Temporal Intervals
      R. J. Boscovich
      Pages 225-226
    17. On the Necessary Attributes of Time and Space
      A. Schopenhauer
      Pages 227-230
    18. Absolute Time and the Order of Nature
      J. C. Maxwell
      Pages 231-232
    19. On the Definition of the Equality of Successive Intervals of Time
      C. Neumann
      Pages 233-234
    20. On Zeno’s Paradoxes
      B. Russell
      Pages 235-243
    21. On Zeno’s Parodoxes
      H. Bergson
      Pages 245-250
    22. On Change, Time and Motion
      B. Russell
      Pages 251-254
    23. The Elimination of Time in Classical Science
      E. Meyerson
      Pages 255-264

  4. Modern Views of Space and Time and their Anticipations

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 265-265
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    2. Criticism of Newton
      G. Berkeley
      Pages 267-271

About this book

Keywords

concept space space and time structure

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1727-5
  • Copyright Information D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1976
  • Publisher Name Springer, Dordrecht
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-90-277-0375-0
  • Online ISBN 978-94-010-1727-5
  • Series Print ISSN 0068-0346
  • Series Online ISSN 2214-7942
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