SIMULTANEITY AS AN EPISTEMIC CONSTRUCT
Alina Sergeevna Zaykova
Institute Philosophy and Law SB RAS, 8, Nikolaeva st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: время, восприятие времени, одновременность, последовательность, time, perception of time, simultaneity, sequence
Abstract
The paper considers understandings of simultaneity which the author treats as the main ones. It shows the difference between classical ideas of simultaneity and concepts of simultaneity in the relativity theory. The phenomenological dispute about the relationship of simultaneity and sequence is emphasized. On the basis of the conceptions of sensory perception of outward things, the conclusion is made that the perception of the sequence of events is primary whereas simultaneity is just an epistemic construct which is convenient both for the development of scientific knowledge and for subjective reflection of reality.
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