The Philosophy of Time
Seiten
1993
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-823998-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-823998-7 (ISBN)
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Presents a set of readings which introduce the central topics in the philosophy of time. Two of the essays have been written specially for this volume. The editors summarize the background to the debate and show how issues in the philosophy of time are related to other branches of philosophy.
The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to university students or general readers. This volume presents a set of readings which introduce the central topics in the philosophy of time. Two of the essays have been written specially for this volume. The editors summarize the background to the debate and show how issues in the philosophy of time are related to other branches of philosophy. This book should be of interest to students of metaphysics or the philosophy of physics (advanced undergraduate and graduate); professional philosophers and scientists interested in time; and general readers investigating the philosophical background to the current popularity of the subject.
The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to university students or general readers. This volume presents a set of readings which introduce the central topics in the philosophy of time. Two of the essays have been written specially for this volume. The editors summarize the background to the debate and show how issues in the philosophy of time are related to other branches of philosophy. This book should be of interest to students of metaphysics or the philosophy of physics (advanced undergraduate and graduate); professional philosophers and scientists interested in time; and general readers investigating the philosophical background to the current popularity of the subject.
Part 1 Time and tense: the unreality of time, J.M.E. McTaggart; changes in events and changes in things, Arthur N. Prior; the unreality of tense, D.H. Mellor. Part 2 Relationism about time: time without change, Sydney Shoemaker; time, events and modality, Graeme Forbes. Part 3 The direction of time: up and down, left and right, past and future, Lawrence Sklar; bringing about the past, Michael Dummett; the paradoxes of time travel, Denis Lewis. Part 4 The topology of time: relationism and temporal topology - physics or metaphysics?, Robin Le Poidevin; the beginning of time, W.H. Newton-Smith; time's square, Murray MacBeath; spaces and time, Anthony Quinton.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Readings in Philosophy |
| Zusatzinfo | 7 line drawings, bibliography |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 283 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-823998-X / 019823998X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-823998-7 / 9780198239987 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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