Read Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time

Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time

Steven F. Savitt

4.9/5 (12585 ratings)

Description:While it may seem indisputable that time flows in a linear fashion (from past to future), there are a number of philosophical and physical objections to this notion. In the quest to make sense of this conundrum, philosophers and physicists confront fascinating and irresistible questions such as whether effects can precede causes, and whether one can travel in time. In this book, eleven eminent scholars who stand at the boundary between physics and philosophy attempt to answer these questions. There are chapters by W. Unruh and H. Price on cosmology; A. Leggett, P. Stamp, and S. McCall on quantum theory; M. Barrett, E. Sober, and L. Sklar on thermodynamics, and P. Horwich and J. Earman on time travel. The book will be enjoyed by anyone of a speculative turn of mind fascinated by the puzzle of time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time. To get started finding Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 348

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: 1997

ISBN: 0521599458

Description: While it may seem indisputable that time flows in a linear fashion (from past to future), there are a number of philosophical and physical objections to this notion. In the quest to make sense of this conundrum, philosophers and physicists confront fascinating and irresistible questions such as whether effects can precede causes, and whether one can travel in time. In this book, eleven eminent scholars who stand at the boundary between physics and philosophy attempt to answer these questions. There are chapters by W. Unruh and H. Price on cosmology; A. Leggett, P. Stamp, and S. McCall on quantum theory; M. Barrett, E. Sober, and L. Sklar on thermodynamics, and P. Horwich and J. Earman on time travel. The book will be enjoyed by anyone of a speculative turn of mind fascinated by the puzzle of time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time. To get started finding Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time

Time's Arrows Today: Recent Physical and Philosophical Work on the Direction of Time

More Books