Motion, space, time

Jerzy Gołosz

pp. 1-21

in: Helena Eilstein (ed), A collection of Polish works on philosophical problems of time and spacetime, Berlin, Springer, 2002

Abstract

The paper discusses the properties of spacetime we study by analyzing the phenomenon of motion. Of special interest are the spacetime symmetries, the spacetime structures and the ontological status of spacetime. These problems are considered on the grounds of the classical theories of motion contained in Newtonian physics, special and general theory of relativity. The controversy between an absolute and a relational conception of motion and its ontological implications are also analyzed.