Becoming Inflated
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8396331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Bourne (0000-0002-4980-8911, St. Catharine College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-119 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/55.1.107 |
| OpenAlex | W4251567209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Some have thought that the process of the expansion of the universe can be used to define an absolute ‘cosmic time’ which then serves as the absolute time required by tensed theories of time. Indeed, this is the very reason why many tense theorists are happy to concede that special relativity is incompatible with the tense thesis, because they think that general relativity, which trumps special relativity, and on which modern cosmology rests, supplies the means of defining temporal becoming using cosmic time. I argue that cosmic time is not up to the task, and that these tense theorists should rethink their strategy in dealing with the theories of relativity. 1. Introduction 2. The Mellor-Rees argument against tense theories 3. Can expansion combat such wrinkles? 4. Event and creation horizons 5. Bursting the balloon
Absolute time and space · Argument (complex analysis) · Astrophysics · B-theory of time · Epistemology · Event (particle physics) · Physics · Special relativity · Theoretical physics · Theory of relativity · History and Developments in Astronomy · Philosophy · Relativity and Gravitational Theory · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |