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Single Idea 14012

[from 'Principia Mathematica' by Isaac Newton, in 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / a. Absolute time ]

Full Idea

Absolute, true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably, without relation to anything external.

Gist of Idea

Absolute time, from its own nature, flows equably, without relation to anything external

Source

Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], I:Schol after defs), quoted by Craig Bourne - A Future for Presentism 5.1

Book Reference

Bourne,Craig: 'A Future for Presentism' [OUP 2006], p.145


A Reaction

I agree totally with this, and I don't care what any modern relativity theorists say. It think Shoemaker's argument gives wonderful support to Newton.

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