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Single Idea 22882

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 3. Parts of Time / d. Measuring time ]

Full Idea

Roughly speaking, we use calendars to track the order of events in time, and clocks to track changes and the passing of events.

Gist of Idea

We use calendars for the order of events, and clocks for their passing

Source

Adrian Bardon (Brief History of the Philosophy of Time [2013], Intro)

Book Ref

Bardon,Adrian: 'Brief History of the Philosophy of Time' [OUP 2013], p.1

A Reaction

So calendars cover the B-Series and clocks the A-Series, showing that this distinction is deeply embedded, and wasn't invented by McTaggart.

The 5 ideas with the same theme [how we measure intervals and transits of time]:

22963 We measure change by time, and time by change, as they are interdefined [Aristotle]
22968 Circular motion is the most obvious measure of time, and especially the celestial sphere [Aristotle]
17015 If there is no uniform motion, we cannot exactly measure time [Newton]
12487 We can never show that two successive periods of time were equal [Locke]
22882 We use calendars for the order of events, and clocks for their passing [Bardon]