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collapses , because in the syllogistic form above the phrase ' is moving ' strictly
means “ is moving at a given instant , and this is meaningless . Although this
argument resolves the paradox of the arrow from a purely logical and semantic
point ...
collapses , because in the syllogistic form above the phrase ' is moving ' strictly
means “ is moving at a given instant , and this is meaningless . Although this
argument resolves the paradox of the arrow from a purely logical and semantic
point ...
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It has an interesting interpretation in terms of the theory of means and convex
functions , for it defines a general mean between tị and t2 which includes the
familiar arithmetic , geometric , and harmonic means as particular examples
arising ...
It has an interesting interpretation in terms of the theory of means and convex
functions , for it defines a general mean between tị and t2 which includes the
familiar arithmetic , geometric , and harmonic means as particular examples
arising ...
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For example , the sentence ' It has rained ' does not mean that , in some
mysterious non - temporal sense of ' is ' , there is a ... What the sentence means is
that raininess has been , and no longer is being , manifested in my
neighbourhood .
For example , the sentence ' It has rained ' does not mean that , in some
mysterious non - temporal sense of ' is ' , there is a ... What the sentence means is
that raininess has been , and no longer is being , manifested in my
neighbourhood .
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UNIVERSAL TIME | 1 |
HUMAN TIME | 48 |
BIOLOGICAL TIME | 123 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Natural Philosophy of Time Oxford science publications |
| Autor/in | G. J. Whitrow |
| Ausgabe | 2, illustriert |
| Verlag | Clarendon Press, 1980 |
| Original von | University of Minnesota |
| Digitalisiert | 19. Jan. 2010 |
| ISBN | 0198582129, 9780198582120 |
| Länge | 399 Seiten |
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