The Speed of Light
Constancy and Cosmos
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2009
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-35322-1 (ISBN)
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-35322-1 (ISBN)
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Light - our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant - can be understood to mark our interface with the cosmos. This book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau-Ponty, from light as a phenomenon to light as that which is constitutive of reality.
Light - our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant - can be understood to mark our interface with the cosmos. David A. Grandy's book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau-Ponty, from light as a phenomenon to light as that which is constitutive of reality. To measure the speed of light is to measure something about the way we are measured or blended into the cosmos, and that universal blending predetermines our measurement of light speed in favour of a universal or constant value. It's quite a trip, one aimed at scientists who have pondered light speed constancy, philosophers inclined to question the idea that mind and world are distinct, and scientifically or philosophically inclined persons who enjoy stretching themselves in new ways.
Light - our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant - can be understood to mark our interface with the cosmos. David A. Grandy's book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau-Ponty, from light as a phenomenon to light as that which is constitutive of reality. To measure the speed of light is to measure something about the way we are measured or blended into the cosmos, and that universal blending predetermines our measurement of light speed in favour of a universal or constant value. It's quite a trip, one aimed at scientists who have pondered light speed constancy, philosophers inclined to question the idea that mind and world are distinct, and scientifically or philosophically inclined persons who enjoy stretching themselves in new ways.
Introduction; 1. Space, Time, and Light Speed Constancy; 2. Special Relativity; 3. Horizontal Light; 4. Experiential Light; 5. Relational Light; 6. Internal Relations; 7. Light in a Vacuum; 8. Ambient Light; 9. Pre-reflective Experience; 10. Body, World, and Light; 11. Existential LightNotes; Bibliography; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 6 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-35322-X / 025335322X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-35322-1 / 9780253353221 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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