PHIL405 Space and Time
| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2008 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | ||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | June | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | PHIL 205, 305 | ||||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||||
| Combined Units |
PHIL305 - Space and Time |
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| Coordinator(s) | N/A | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit examines issues in the philosophy of Space and Time. Topics include the question of whether Time travel is possible; whether Space has a shape; whether Time had a beginning and will have an end; the possibility of Space having an edge; Zeno's paradoxes; the fine structure of Space and Time; whether Time passes; McTaggart's argument; Presentism, the Block theory and the Growing Block; and the direction of Time. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |