<p><p>This book seeks to arrive at a better understanding of the relationships between the objective and subjective aspects of time. It discusses the existence of fluent time, a controversial concept in many areas, from philosophy to physics. Fluent time is understood as directional time with a past
Temporal points of view : subjective and objective aspects
β Scribed by Margarita VΓ‘zquez Campos, Antonio Manuel Liz GutiΓ©rrez
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 275
- Series
- Studies in applied philosophy epistemology and rational ethics volume 23
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book seeks to arrive at a better understanding of the relationships between the objective and subjective aspects of time. It discusses the existence of fluent time, a controversial concept in many areas, from philosophy to physics. Fluent time is understood as directional time with a past, a present and a future. We experience fluent time in our lives and we adopt a temporal perspective in our ways of knowing and acting. Nevertheless, the existence of fluent time has been debated for both philosophical and scientific reasons, thus creating a rift between the subjective and objective aspects of time. Starting from the basic notion of points of view, or perspectives, this book explores the relationships between objective or external time, as it has been conceptualized by science, and subjective or internal time, which is involved in our lived experiences.Β It establishes a general framework encompassing the nature, structure and mode of existence of points of view, in which the objective and subjective aspects of time can be integrated. The book mainly addresses researchers and postgraduates in philosophy and logic. Additionally, it offers inspiration for physicists and computer scientists involved in the modeling and simulation of complex behaviors for which the representation of internal time should be considered together with the notion of objective, external time.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
The Notion of Point of View....Pages 1-57
Subjective and Objective Aspects of Points of View....Pages 59-104
Temporal Aspects of Points of View....Pages 105-142
Fluent Time, Minds, and Points of View....Pages 143-182
Branching Time Structures and Points of View....Pages 183-195
Change, Event, and Temporal Points of View....Pages 197-221
Grounding Qualitative Dimensions....Pages 223-234
Kinds, Laws and Perspectives....Pages 235-253
Synchronic and Diachronic Luck....Pages 255-263
Presentism, Non-presentism and the Possibility of Time Travel....Pages 265-275
β¦ Subjects
Metaphysics; Complexity; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Simulation and Modeling; Philosophy of Science
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