The March of Time

1 Evolving Conceptions of Time in the Light of Scientific Discoveries. -
Introduction. -
2 Time and Cosmology. -
Greek Astronomy. - Plato and Aristotle. - The Need for Physical Time. - Kant s Cosmology. - Time and Causality. - The Topology of Time. - The Metric of Time. -

Some Advances in the Theory of Time in Classical Physics. - Time in Modern Physics. - The Measurement of Time in Quantum Mechanics. - Why Measurement? . - On Permissible Inferences from Scientific Theories. -
3 Flux and Stasis. -
Parmenidean Stasis and Heraclitean Flux. - Idealism About Time. - Realism About Time. - Relationism About Time. - The Theory of Relativity and the Block Universe. - Minkowski Spacetime and the Block Universe. - An Alternative Representation of Minkowski Space Time. - Space Time and Invariance. - The General Theory of Relativity. - Substantivalism and Relationism About Space Time. -
4 Symmetry and Asymmetry. -
Fundamental Equations and Human Experience. -

Entropy and Order. - Reversibility and Irreversibility. - The Role of Boundary Conditions. - The Emergence of Time. - Time in Basic Quantum Mechanics. - Time Travel Scenarios. -
5 Conclusion. -
Bibliography. - Index.