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Time and the Metaphysics of Relativity

The larger project of which this volume forms part is an attempt to craft a coherent doctrine of divine eternity and God's relationship to time. Central to this project is the integration of the concerns of theology with the concept of time in relativity theory. Unfortunately, theologians and philosophers of religion do not in general understand Einstein's theories, whereas physicists and philosophers of science, under the influence of verificationism, have largely focused philosophical reflection on spatiotemporal concepts given by physics. There is thus a paucity of integrative literature dealing with God and relativity theory. The collapse of positivism and the rejuvenation of metaphysics have led to a renewed scrutiny of the metaphysical foundations of relativity theory and the concept(s) time found therein. This volume provides an accessible and philosophically informed examination of the concept of time in relativity, the ultimate aim being the achievement of a tenable theological synthesis.

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Penerbit

Dordrecht, Holland : Kluwer Academic., 2001

Deskripsi Fisik

279 p. : illus ; 25 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9789048156023

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NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

electronic

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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First

Subjek

God Immutability
Special relativity (Physics)
God (Christianity) Eternity

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T he present volume is part of a larger project, which is the attempt to draft a coherent doctrine of divine eternity and God's relationship to time. In my God, Time, and Eternity, l I argued that whether one construes divine eternity in terms of timelessness or of omnitemporality will depend'''crucially upon one's views about the objectivity of tensed facts and temporal becoming.

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Craig, William Lane

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