Philosophy of Spacetime

3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H · Undergraduate

Explores how philosophers and physicists have grappled with notions of space, time, and spacetime. Traces ideas from Aristotle, Newton, and Kant through Einstein's relativity and contemporary cosmology, examing the philosophical considerations that underpin the development of scientific concepts such as motion, causality, and physical geometry. No prior physics required.