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Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point
Huw Price
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Description for Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point
paperback. Presents an innovative view of time and contemporary physics. The author urges physicists, philosophers, and anyone who has ever pondered the paradoxes of time to look at the world from a fresh perspective, and throws light on some of the great mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; PD; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
`splendidly provocative ... enjoy it as a feast for the imagination.' John Gribbin, Sunday Times Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way round? The universe began with the Big Bang - will it end with a 'Big Crunch'? This exciting book presents an innovative and controversial view of time and contemporary physics. Price urges physicists, philosophers, and anyone who has ever pondered the paradoxes of time to look at the world from a fresh perspective and he throws fascinating new light on some ... Read more
`splendidly provocative ... enjoy it as a feast for the imagination.' John Gribbin, Sunday Times Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way round? The universe began with the Big Bang - will it end with a 'Big Crunch'? This exciting book presents an innovative and controversial view of time and contemporary physics. Price urges physicists, philosophers, and anyone who has ever pondered the paradoxes of time to look at the world from a fresh perspective and he throws fascinating new light on some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195117981
SKU
KSK0000521
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Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Huw Price
Huw Price is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Facts and the Function of Truth (1988) and a wide range of articles in leading journals such as the Journal of Philosophy, Mind, and Nature.
Reviews for Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point
splendidly provocative ... enjoy it as a feast for the imagination
Sunday Times
a useful addition to the literature on time, particularly as it reveals the influence of modern science on the way a philosopher thinks
New Scientist
the author has done physicists a great service in laying out so clearly and critically the ... Read more
Sunday Times
a useful addition to the literature on time, particularly as it reveals the influence of modern science on the way a philosopher thinks
New Scientist
the author has done physicists a great service in laying out so clearly and critically the ... Read more