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'Euthyphro', 'Principia Mathematica' and 'Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis'
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / a. Absolute time
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Newton needs intervals of time, to define velocity and acceleration [Newton, by Le Poidevin]
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Newton thought his laws of motion needed absolute time [Newton, by Bardon]
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Time exists independently, and flows uniformly [Newton]
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Absolute time, from its own nature, flows equably, without relation to anything external [Newton]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow
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Newtonian mechanics does not distinguish negative from positive values of time [Newton, by Coveney/Highfield]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 3. Parts of Time / d. Measuring time
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If there is no uniform motion, we cannot exactly measure time [Newton]
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