TIME-CONSTANCY
Charles François (2004). TIME-CONSTANCY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3573.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3573 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
The postulate according to which the so-called laws of nature have not and will not change through time.
A. RAPOPORT observes: “The metaphysics underlying at least classical physical science is founded on the time constancy of physical laws. Mathematically this means that the origin in time of equations of processses can be chosen arbitrarily. This in turn, implies that no formulation of a physical law is satisfactory if t, the variable which denotes time, appears explicitely as a variable in the equations. Translating into old-fashioned philosophical language, this means that time alone cannot be a cause” (1968, p.5).