Speed of Light - Constancy and Cosmos

Informationen zum Autor David A. Grandy is Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University and author (with Dan Burton) of Magic, Mystery, and Science (IUP, 2004) and Leo Szilard: Science as a Mode of Being. He lives in Orem, Utah. Klappentext Light - our experience of light, our measurement of light, and the notion that light speed is constant - can be understood to mark our interface with the cosmos. David A. Grandy's book moves from the scientific to the existential, from Einstein to Merleau Zusammenfassung A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Space, Time, and Light Speed Constancy 2. Special Relativity 3. Horizonal Light 4. Experiential Light 5. Relational Light 6. Internal Relations 7. Light in a Vacuum 8. Ambient Light 9. Pre-reflective Experience 10. Body, World, and Light 11. Existential Light Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: David A Grandy, David A. Grandy, Grandy David a
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.07.2009
• EAN: 9780253220868
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22086-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Indiana University Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous