Everywhere and Everywhen
Adventures in Physics and Philosophy
Published on 18. February 2010
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-19-537951-8 (ISBN)
Description
Why does time pass and space does not? Are there just three dimensions? What is a quantum particle? Nick Huggett shows that philosophy -- armed with a power to analyze fundamental concepts and their relationship to the human experience -- has much to say about these profound questions about the universe. In Everywhere and Everywhen, Huggett charts a journey that peers into some of the oldest questions about the world, through some of the newest, such as: What shape is space? Does it have an edge? What is the difference between past and future? What is time in relativity? Is time travel possible? Are there other universes?
Huggett shows that answers to these profound questions are not just reserved for physics, and that philosophy can not only address but help advance our view of our deepest questions about the universe, space, and time, and their implications for humanity. His lively, accessible introduction to these topics is suitable for a general reader with no previous exposure to these profound and exciting questions.
Huggett shows that answers to these profound questions are not just reserved for physics, and that philosophy can not only address but help advance our view of our deepest questions about the universe, space, and time, and their implications for humanity. His lively, accessible introduction to these topics is suitable for a general reader with no previous exposure to these profound and exciting questions.
Reviews / Votes
Huggett's writing style is clear and accessible, the examples are plentiful and helpful, and the overall narrative structure of the book is successful, with each chapter leading to the next. * American Journal of Physics *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
General readers and students of philosophy
Illustrations
49 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-537951-8 (9780195379518)
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02/2010
Oxford University Press Inc
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Person
Nick Huggett is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Content
1. A LONGISH INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE; 2. ZENO'S PARADOXES; 3. ZENO'S ARROW PARADOX; 4. THE SHAPE OF SPACE I-TOPOLOGY; 5. BEYOND THE THIRD DIMENSION?; 6. WHY THREE DIMENSIONS?; 7. THE SHAPE OF SPACE II-CURVED SPACE?; 8. LOOKING FOR GEOMETRY; 9. WHAT IS SPACE?; 10. TIME; 11. TIME AND TRALFAMADORE; 12. TIME TRAVEL; 13. WHY CAN'T I STOP MY YOUNGER SELF FROM TIME TRAVELING?; 14. SPACETIME AND THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY; 15. TIME IN RELATIVITY; 16. HANDS AND MIRRORS; 17. IDENTITY; 18. QUARTICLES; 19. WHERE NEXT?