The Speed of Light: Constancy + Cosmos
| AUTHOR | Grandy, David A. |
| PUBLISHER | Indiana University Press (Ips) (06/01/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The puzzle at the heart of this book-light speed constancy-is a bit hard to wrap your mind around, but that is part of the fun. Light-our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant-can be understood to mark the very interface of us with the cosmos. David Grandy's book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger, 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 pre-decides our measurement of light speed in favor 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 for scientifically or philosophically inclined persons who enjoy stretching themselves in new ways.
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ISBN-13:
9780253220868
ISBN-10:
0253220866
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
216
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.70 x 8.90 inches
Weight:
0.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Physics - Optics & Light
Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
535
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008043194
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The puzzle at the heart of this book-light speed constancy-is a bit hard to wrap your mind around, but that is part of the fun. Light-our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant-can be understood to mark the very interface of us with the cosmos. David Grandy's book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger, 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 pre-decides our measurement of light speed in favor 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 for scientifically or philosophically inclined persons who enjoy stretching themselves in new ways.
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