Change, the arrow of time, and divine eternity in light of relativity theory. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Saudek.
• Authors: Saudek, Daniel
• Contents: 1. Introduction. Part I: Relativity theory and the passage of time.2. Models of time - a brief survey.3. The impact of the special theory of relativity on the philosophy of time.4. Cosmic time.5. World-wide becoming, block universe, or some tertium? Contemporary answers to the problem of time and relativity theory.6. Against substantival passage.7. Understanding how change relates to time.8. Duration of processes of change according to a causal theory.9. The arrow of time: the full derivation.10. Objections and comparisons.11. Our changing world. Part II: God, change, and time.12. Does God change?.13. God's relations to temporal being.14.- The unlimited, the limited, and the world.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 115; Time; Space and time; Relativity (Physics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030384111
• Related ISBNs: 9783030384104
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