Abstract

RABE, Ana María. Unidad y alteridad de espacio y tiempo. Un estudio comparativo de las concepciones espacio-temporales de Heidegger, Chillida, Newton y Wittgenstein. Eidos [online]. 2018, n.28, pp.77-102. ISSN 1692-8857.

Space and time are inseparable concepts. The relationship that joins them is so close that one can understand space as the opposite side of time, and vice versa. Unity and otherness of space and time constitute a fundamental problem for science, especially physics, as well as for philosophy and art. Although there may be connecting lines between the conceptions those different fields hold on space and time, one observes fundamental differences in the way they understand these two concepts and the relation between them. The conception of space and time in classical physics, as well as in Wittgenstein’s notion of logical space connected with the principle of simultaneity, represent necessary theoretical premises in order to establish physical laws and precise representations. Opposite to the scientific and transcendental concepts, we find Heidegger’s ontological and Chillida’s artistic conceptions. Giving up the ideal of precision, of measurement and verification, the philosopher and the sculptor understand the mutual belonging of space and time as something that has a fundamental importance in human life, and that constitutes a challenge that one can only search for.

Keywords : Time; space; unity and otherness; vital experience; theoretical presupposition; limit; philosophy; physics; art.

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