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1、TIME,SPACE,ANDMETAPHYSICSThispageintentionallyleftblankTime,Space,andMetaphysicsBEDERUNDLE11GreatClarendonStreet,Oxfordox26dpOxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford.ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship,andeducationbypubli
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7、1TypesetbyLaserwordsPrivateLimited,Chennai,IndiaPrintedinGreatBritainonacid-freepaperbyTheMPGBooksGroup,King’sLynn,NorfolkISBN978–0–19–957511–413579108642ForMattThispageintentionallyleftblankContentsPrefaceix1.ConceptionsofTimeandSpace11.1Absoluteandrelationaltime11.2Abs
8、oluteandrelationalspace61.3Metricalandnon-metricalconcepts102.Time,Order,andDirection182.1Temporalprece