Abstract
The study of time has a long history and is still ongoing. The term formulated by Isaac Newton was coined in the 17th century, so naturally it could not relate to thermodynamics. Since the passage of time and aging are inalienable components of human experience, so Newton's concept of time was and is still alive. W.G. Leibniz and I. Kant mainly questioned the absoluteness of time. This paper introduces the definition of time and justifies the thesis that time is a thermodynamic process, flows uniformly, and the rate of passage of time is determined by a suitable natural constant.  Â
Highlights
Time and the passage of time are issues that are still being debated and it is possible to distinguish three sides with differing views
The authors of this article present the view that the common perception of the passage of time is grounded in the real world, and that the uniform passage of time that Newton spoke of is due to the existence of a thermodynamic constant that determines the rate at which time runs
We admit the rightness of Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), who in his style stated [Holt, 2018, p. 19] that there must be something real that causes the passage of time, so this concept should not be eliminated from scientific consideration: (...) Arthur Eddington, one of the first physicists to grasp Einstein's relativity theory, declared that our intuitive sense of time’s passage is so powerful that it must correspond to something in the objective world
Summary
Time and the passage of time are issues that are still being debated and it is possible to distinguish three sides with differing views. The authors of this article present the view that the common perception of the passage of time is grounded in the real world, and that the uniform passage of time that Newton spoke of is due to the existence of a thermodynamic constant that determines the rate at which time runs. Time is profoundly connected with the functions of the mind; it is the only dimension of our inner life. This is a development of the opinion of I. Kant, who recognized time and its passage as an inalienable tool of the human mind Accepting these premises we will show that the human feeling of time has its real basis, and that for a human being time flows evenly, independently of other events
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