Branch of philosophy relating to spatiality and temporality

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Philosophy of space and time

<p><b>Philosophy of space and time</b> is the branch of <a href="/en/Philosophy" title="Philosophy" class="wl">philosophy</a> concerned with the issues surrounding the <a href="/en/Ontology" title="Ontology" class="wl">ontology</a> and <a href="/en/Epistemology" title="Epistemology" class="wl">epistemology</a> of <a href="/en/Space" title="Space" class="wl">space</a> and <a href="/en/Time" title="Time" class="wl">time</a>. While such ideas have been central to philosophy from its inception, the philosophy of space and time was both an inspiration for and a central aspect of early <a href="/en/Analytic_philosophy" title="Analytic philosophy" class="wl">analytic philosophy</a>. The subject focuses on a number of basic issues, including whether time and space exist independently of the mind, whether they exist independently of one another, what accounts for time's apparently unidirectional flow, whether times other than the present moment exist, and questions about the nature of identity (particularly the nature of identity over time).</p>

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Philosophy of space and time is the branch of philosophy concerned with the issues surrounding the ontology and epistemology of space and time. While such ideas have been central to philosophy from its inception, the philosophy of space and time was both an inspiration for and a central aspect of early analytic philosophy. The subject focuses on a number of basic issues, including whether time and space exist independently of the mind, whether they exist independently of one another, what accounts for time's apparently unidirectional flow, whether times other than the present moment exist, and questions about the nature of identity . 