Protophysics of Time: Constructive Foundation and History of Time Measurement
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| Author | Peter Janich |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 30 |
| Subject | Philosophy of physics, time measurement |
| Published | 1985 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 9027707243 |
Protophysics of Time: Constructive Foundation and History of Time Measurement is a book by the philosopher Peter Janich, published in English in 1985 by D. Reidel as volume 30 of the Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science (translated from the German Die Protophysik der Zeit).
Overview
Janich develops a protophysics of time — a constructive, operational reconstruction of the foundations of time measurement in the tradition of Paul Lorenzen and the Erlangen School. Rather than taking metric time as given, he seeks to establish the theory of chronometry from the practical art of building and using clocks, giving a "constructive foundation" for the measurement of time and setting it against the history of time-keeping. The book includes an introductory essay by Paul Lorenzen on the "axiomatic and constructive method."
About the author
Peter Janich (1942–2016) was a German philosopher of science, a leading figure of the (Erlangen–Marburg) constructivist school, known for his "protophysics" program that seeks to ground the foundations of physics in the norms of measurement practice.
Publication details
- Author: Peter Janich
- Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 30
- Publisher: D. Reidel (Springer)
- Published: 1985
- Pages: 264
- ISBN: 9027707243
Links to Purchase Book
- Protophysics of Time (Amazon)