{"product_id":"the-structure-of-time-w-h-newton-smith-9781138394063","title":"The Structure of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1980. What is time? How is its structure determined? The enduring controversy about the nature and structure of time has traditionally been a diametrical argument between those who see time as a container into which events are placed, and those for whom time cannot exist without events. This controversy between the absolutist and the relativist theories of time is a central theme of this study. The author's impressive arguments provide grounds for rejecting both these theories, firstly by establishing that 'empty' time is possible, and secondly by showing, through a discussion of the structure of time which involves considering whether time might be cyclical, branching, beginning or non-beginning, that the absolutist theory of time is untenable. This book then advances two new theories, and succeeds in shifting the traditional debate about time to a consideration of time as a theoretical structure and as a theoretical framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. H. Newton-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138394068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138394063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"W. H. Newton-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069635391743,"sku":"9781138394063","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7401742d-73a6-44a3-a0d4-3608bc76bd0b.jpg?v=1685425706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-structure-of-time-w-h-newton-smith-9781138394063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}