Cosmological And Psychological Time

Author : Yuval Dolev,Michael Roubach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319225906

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Cosmological and Psychological Time by Yuval Dolev,Michael Roubach Pdf

This book examines the many faces of philosophy of time, including the metaphysical aspects, natural science issues, and the consciousness of time. It brings together the different methodologies of investigating the philosophy of time. It does so to counter the growing fragmentation of the field with regard to discussions, and the existing cleavage between analytic and continental traditions in philosophy. The book’s multidirectional approach to the notion of time contributes to a better understanding of time's metaphysical, physical and phenomenological aspects. It helps clarify the presuppositions underpinning the analytic and continental traditions in the philosophy of time and offers ways in which the differences between them can be bridged.

Author : Remy Lestienne,Paul Harris
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781800613867

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Time And Science - Volume 3: Physical Sciences And Cosmology by Remy Lestienne,Paul Harris Pdf

The present volume of Time and Science series is devoted to Physical Sciences and Cosmology. Today more than ever, the question 'is Time an ontological property, a necessary ingredient for the physical description of the world, or a purely epistemological element, relative to our situation in the world?' worry physicists and cosmologists alike. For many of them, Relativity (and particularly General Relativity), as well as its reconciliation with quantum mechanics in the elaboration of a quantum theory of gravitation, points to a negative answer to the first alternative, and leads them to deny the objective reality of time. For others, the answer is nuanced by the evidence of an emerging temporal property when one climbs the scales of the complexity of systems and/or the applicability of the statistical laws of thermodynamics. But for some, the illusion of the unreality of time comes from certain confusions that they denounce, and plead for the re-establishment of time at the heart of physical theories.

Author : Jerzy Gołosz
Publisher : Wydawnictwo UJ
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788323373070

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In Defence of a Dynamic View of Reality by Jerzy Gołosz Pdf

This collection of papers defends a dynamic view of reality which is founded on the assumption of the objective existence of the flow of time. The vindication makes use of a metaphysical theory of the flow of time developed by the author which is based on the notion of dynamic existence. “The topics covered in the book are presented in an exhaustive and complete way. The defended position is presented in many aspects — ontological, methodological and scientific (physical). (…) It will certainly be a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussions on the passage of time, the problem of time asymmetry, and the relationship between the ontology of time and modern physics.” From the review by Prof. Tomasz Bigaj

Author : Dave Pruett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216136743

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Reason and Wonder by Dave Pruett Pdf

In this enlightening and provocative exploration, Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe, one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality. Defining a moment in human self-awareness four centuries in the making, Reason and Wonder: A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit offers a way to move beyond the either/or choice of reason versus intuition—a dichotomy that ultimately leaves either the mind or the heart wanting. In doing so, it seeks to resolve an age-old conflict at the root of much human dysfunction, including today's global ecological crisis. An outgrowth of C. David Pruett's breakthrough undergraduate honors course, "From Black Elk to Black Holes: Shaping Myth for a New Millennium," Reason and Wonder embraces the insights of modern science and the wisdom of spiritual traditions to "re-enchant the universe." The new "myth of meaning" unfolds as the story of three successive "Copernican revolutions"—cosmological, biological, and spiritual—offers an expansive view of human potential as revolutionary as the work of Copernicus, Galilleo, and Darwin.

Author : Mohamed Haj Yousef
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134065905

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Ibn ‘Arabî - Time and Cosmology by Mohamed Haj Yousef Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to explain Ibn ‘Arabî’s distinctive view of time and its role in the process of creating the cosmos and its relation with the Creator. By comparing this original view with modern theories of physics and cosmology, Mohamed Haj Yousef constructs a new cosmological model that may deepen and extend our understanding of the world, while potentially solving some of the drawbacks in the current models such as the historical Zeno's paradoxes of motion and the recent Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox (EPR) that underlines the discrepancies between Quantum Mechanics and Relativity.

Author : Anne Giersch,Leonardo P.G. De Assis
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832538876

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Physical Time Within Human Time by Anne Giersch,Leonardo P.G. De Assis Pdf

There is a gap between the concept of time in physics and that in neuroscience. Human time is dynamic and involves a dynamic ‘flow,’ whereas physical time is said to be “frozen" as in Einstein’s Block Universe. The result has been a fierce debate as to which time is ‘real’. Our recently accepted paper by Frontiers provides a compromise, dualistic view. The claim is that within the cranium there already exists an overlooked, complete, and independent physical system of time, that is compatible with the essence of modern spacetime cosmology. However, the brain through a process of evolution developed a complementary illusory system that provides a supplementary, more satisfying experience of temporal experiences that leads to better adaptive behavior. The Dualistic Mind View provides evidence that both systems of time exist and are not competitive. Neither need be denigrated.

Author : Christoph Hoerl,Teresa McCormack,Alison Fernandes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192607843

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Temporal Asymmetries in Philosophy and Psychology by Christoph Hoerl,Teresa McCormack,Alison Fernandes Pdf

Humans' attitudes towards an event often vary depending on whether the event has already happened or has yet to take place. The dread felt at the thought of a forthcoming exam turns into relief once it is over. Recent research in psychology also shows that people value past events less than future ones, such as offering less pay for work already carried out than for the same work to be carried out in the future. This volume brings together philosophers and psychologists with a shared interest in such psychological past/future asymmetries. It asks questions such as: What different kinds of psychological past/future asymmetries are there, and how are they related? Under what conditions do humans exhibit them? To what extent do they reflect features of time itself, or particular beliefs people have about time? Are they rational, or at least rationally permissible, or should we aspire to being temporally neutral? What exactly does temporal neutrality consist of?

Author : William R. Uttal
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317557548

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Time, Space, and Number in Physics and Psychology (Psychology Revivals) by William R. Uttal Pdf

The crux of the debate between proponents of behavioral psychology and cognitive psychology focuses on the issue of accessibility. Cognitivists believe that mental mechanisms and processes are accessible, and that their inner workings can be inferred from experimental observations of behavior. Behaviorists, on the contrary, believe that mental processes and mechanisms are inaccessible, and that nothing important about them can be inferred from even the most cleverly designed empirical studies. One argument that is repeatedly raised by cognitivists is that even though mental processes are not directly accessible, this should not be a barrier to unravelling the nature of the inner mental processes and mechanisms. Inference works for other sciences, such as physics, so why not psychology? If physics can work so successfully with their kind of inaccessibility to make enormous theoretical progress, then why not psychology? As with most previous psychological debates, there is no "killer argument" that can provide an unambiguous resolution. In its absence, author William Uttal explores the differing properties of physical and psychological time, space, and mathematics before coming to the conclusion that there are major discrepancies between the properties of the respective subject matters that make the analogy of comparable inaccessibilities a false one. This title was first published in 2008.

Author : Mariannina Failla,Nuria Sánchez Madrid
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110720730

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Kant on Emotions by Mariannina Failla,Nuria Sánchez Madrid Pdf

Kant’s account of emotions has only recently begun to receive the attention that this topic deserves, as it casts new light over the manifold features of transcendental philosophy. The authors expand the contemporary overview of the Kantian treatment from both a neuroscientific and a continental philosophical perspective. The volume opens paths to reevaluate neglected aspects of the Kantian model of human rationality.

Author : Fadoua Loudiy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317929567

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Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Morocco by Fadoua Loudiy Pdf

This book examines the Moroccan experience of transitional justice, more specifically the negotiation of the legacy of the period commonly referred to as the Years of Lead. This period of Moroccan history roughly spans from the early 1960s to 1999 during which thousands of citizens were arbitrarily detained, tortured and killed because of their political opinions. Through an analysis of testimonies, public documents and personal interviews, Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Morocco seeks to shed light on Moroccan citizens’ struggle for recognition and reparation in the aftermath of a long history of grave human rights violations, ranging from arbitrary arrest and torture to state sponsored disappearances and murders. While Morocco’s experience is often presented within a historical global context, this book offers a comparative analysis, discussing other national examples to situate the Moroccan experience within the relatively recent history of political transitions. Seeking to advance a rhetoric of symbolic justice that privileges the voice of the victims and offers hope for the renewal of a community’s ethos through public discourse and ethico-political practices, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars with an interest in Human Rights and Middle East Politics.

Author : Quentin Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0195348184

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Language and Time by Quentin Smith Pdf

This book offers a defense of the tensed theory of time, a critique of the New Theory of Reference, and an argument that simultaneity is absolute. Although Smith rejects ordinary language philosophy, he shows how it is possible to argue from the nature of language to the nature of reality. Specifically, he argues that semantic properties of tensed sentences are best explained by the hypothesis that they ascribe to events temporal properties of futurity, presentness, or pastness and do not merely ascribe relations of earlier than or simultaneity. He criticizes the New Theory of Reference, which holds that "now" refers directly to a time and does not ascribe the property of presentness. Smith does not adopt the old or Fregean theory of reference but develops a third alternative, based on his detailed theory of de re and de dicto propositions and a theory of cognitive significance. He concludes the book with a lengthy critique of Einstein's theory of time. Smith offers a positive argument for absolute simultaneity based on his theory that all propositions exist in time. He shows how Einstein's relativist temporal concepts are reducible to a conjunction of absolutist temporal concepts and relativist nontemporal concepts of the observable behavior of light rays, rigid bodies, and the like.

Author : Hermann Lotze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Logic
ISBN : OSU:32435023055254

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Lotze's System of Philosophy: Metaphysic in three books, ontology, cosmology and psychology by Hermann Lotze Pdf

Author : Michael Silberstein,William Mark Stuckey,Timothy McDevitt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198807087

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Beyond the Dynamical Universe by Michael Silberstein,William Mark Stuckey,Timothy McDevitt Pdf

A novel approach to the unresolved issues of theoretical physics and the philosophy/foundations of physics.

Author : I. Szumilewicz-Lachman,Robert S. Cohen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401107686

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Zygmunt Zawirski: His Life and Work by I. Szumilewicz-Lachman,Robert S. Cohen Pdf

Among the extraordinary Polish philosophers of the past one hundred years, Zygmunt Zawirski deserves to be given particular attention for his fusion of analytic and historical scholarship. Strikingly versatile, and con tributing original work in all his fields of competence, Zawirski thought through issues in the philosophical aspects of relativity theory, on the claims of intuitionalistic foundations of mathematics, on the nature and usefulness of many-value Logics, and on the calculus of probability, on the axiomatic method in science and in the philosophy of science, on the genesis and development of scientific and philosophical concepts, and in his crowning achievement, the conceptual history of notions of time. His work has been too little known in English despite the respect which has been so clearly shown by his Polish COlleagues and students. In this generous selection from his papers and from his great critical study L' Evolution de la Notion du Temps, Dr. Irena Szumilewicz-Lachman has provided a clear account of Zawirski's achievement; and she has written a fine comprehensive introductory essay which provides both the personal and historical context of his work and a systematic survey of his principal publications.

Author : Carl G. Vaught
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791464105

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Access to God in Augustine's Confessions by Carl G. Vaught Pdf

Continuing his groundbreaking reappraisal of the Confessions, Carl G. Vaught shows how Augustine's solutions to philosophical and theological problems emerge and discusses the longstanding question of the work's unity.