| Description |
xv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- 1. Space and spatial relations -- 2. Hands, knees and absolute space -- 3. Euclidean and other shapes -- 4. Geometrical structures in space and spacetime -- 5. Shapes and the imagination -- 6. The aims of conventionalism -- 7. Against conventionalism -- 8. Reichenbach's treatment of topology -- 9. Measuring space: fact or convention? -- 10. The relativity of motion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Analysis |
Space (Metaphysics) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index |
| Subject |
Relation (Philosophy)
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Space and time.
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| LC no. |
93028935 |
| ISBN |
0521450144 (hard) |
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0521456452 (paperback) |
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