Time Of Nature And The Nature Of Time: Philosophical Perspectives Of Time In Natural Sciences (boston Studies In The Philosophy And History Of Science)
by Philippe Huneman /
2017 / English / EPUB
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This volume addresses the question of time from the perspective
of the time of nature. Its aim is to provide some insights about
the nature of time on the basis of the different uses of the
concept of time in natural sciences. Presenting a dialogue
between philosophy and science, it features a collection of
papers that investigate the representation, modeling and
understanding of time as they appear in physics, biology, geology
and paleontology. It asks questions such as: whether or not the
notions of time in the various sciences are reducible to the same
physical time, what status should be given to timescale
differences, or what are the specific epistemic issues raised by
past facts in natural sciences.
This volume addresses the question of time from the perspective
of the time of nature. Its aim is to provide some insights about
the nature of time on the basis of the different uses of the
concept of time in natural sciences. Presenting a dialogue
between philosophy and science, it features a collection of
papers that investigate the representation, modeling and
understanding of time as they appear in physics, biology, geology
and paleontology. It asks questions such as: whether or not the
notions of time in the various sciences are reducible to the same
physical time, what status should be given to timescale
differences, or what are the specific epistemic issues raised by
past facts in natural sciences.The book first explores the experience of time and its relation
to time in nature in a set of chapters that bring together what
human experience and physics enable metaphysicians, logicians and
scientists to say about time. Next, it studies time in physics,
including some puzzling paradoxes about time raised by the theory
of relativity and quantum mechanics. The volume then goes on to
examine the distinctive problems and conceptions of time in the
life sciences. It explores the concept of deep time in paleontology
and geology, time in the epistemology of evolutionary biology, and
time in developmental biology. Each scientific discipline features
a specific approach to time and uses distinctive methodologies for
implementing time in its models. This volume seeks to define a
common language to conceive of the distinct ways different
scientific disciplines view time. In the process, it offers a new
approach to the issue of time that will appeal to a wide range of
readers: philosophers and historians of science, metaphysicians and
natural scientists - be they scholars, advanced students or readers
from an educated general audience.
The book first explores the experience of time and its relation
to time in nature in a set of chapters that bring together what
human experience and physics enable metaphysicians, logicians and
scientists to say about time. Next, it studies time in physics,
including some puzzling paradoxes about time raised by the theory
of relativity and quantum mechanics. The volume then goes on to
examine the distinctive problems and conceptions of time in the
life sciences. It explores the concept of deep time in paleontology
and geology, time in the epistemology of evolutionary biology, and
time in developmental biology. Each scientific discipline features
a specific approach to time and uses distinctive methodologies for
implementing time in its models. This volume seeks to define a
common language to conceive of the distinct ways different
scientific disciplines view time. In the process, it offers a new
approach to the issue of time that will appeal to a wide range of
readers: philosophers and historians of science, metaphysicians and
natural scientists - be they scholars, advanced students or readers
from an educated general audience.
