Relationship between Time and Motion

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The discussion centers on the interdependence of time and motion, asserting that both concepts coexist and are intrinsically linked. The participant argues that time is an abstract measure of change, which is inherently tied to motion. They reference Julian Barbour's book, "The End of Time," to support the notion that change can exist without time if viewed as different configurations of the universe. The conversation explores the semantic nuances of motion and change, suggesting that a redefinition of these terms could lead to a different understanding of causality.

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  • Understanding of philosophical concepts of time and motion
  • Familiarity with Julian Barbour's theories in "The End of Time"
  • Basic knowledge of causality and its implications in physics
  • Ability to analyze abstract concepts and their interrelations
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  • Read "The End of Time" by Julian Barbour for deeper insights into the nature of time
  • Explore philosophical texts on the relationship between time and motion
  • Research the concept of parametrized causality in physics
  • Investigate alternative theories of time in modern physics, such as loop quantum gravity
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Philosophers, physicists, and students of metaphysics interested in the foundational concepts of time and motion, as well as those exploring the implications of change in the universe.

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Here are some conceptual questions and I'd love to hear your opinions on it, because there are quite a few of them, so I decided to post the question one at the time.

1) Is motion possible without time? Is time posssible without motion? Is time possible without change?

In my opinion, motion and time coexist. I believe time is an abstract concept created to measure how "things" change within a parameter relative to a specific coordination. The "change" relative to the parameter is caused by motion. Hence, if time doesn't exist, there would be no change, and if motion doesn't exist, there needn't to be the concept of time. Therefore time and motion must coexist.
 
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Read julian babours' book 'the end of time', there are some interesting ideas in there on the nature of our universe. The universe he discusses is based on a concept of no change or rather change inside the universe is actually just a different configuration of the universe. No time is actually involved as there is no motion to speak of.
 
This seems to be a bit semantic. If what you mean by motion is just a difference of the value of some property with respect to the difference in the value of some parameter (which may or may not be a property itself), then time is not necessary for motion. If what you mean by motion is a change in a property, then this suggests a parametrized causality. This doesn't require time either, but it would be quite strange if, for instance, the x-axis exhibited a causal parametrization.
 

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