Time, Tense, and Reference - Couverture souple

 
9780262600507: Time, Tense, and Reference

Synopsis

Among the many branches of philosophy, the philosophy of time and the philosophy of language are more intimately interconnected than most, yet their practitioners have long pursued independent paths. This book helps to bridge the gap between the two groups. As it makes clear, it is increasingly difficult to do philosophy of language without any metaphysical commitments as to the nature of time, and it is equally difficult to resolve the metaphysical question of whether time is tensed or tenseless independently of the philosophy of language. Indeed, one is tempted to see philosophy of language and metaphysics as a continuum with no sharp boundary. The essays, which were written expressly for this book by leading philosophers of language and philosophers of time, discuss the philosophy of language and its implications for the philosophy of time and vice versa. The intention is not only to further dialogue between philosophers of language and of time but also to present new theories to advance the state of knowledge in the two fields. The essays are organized in two sections—one on the philosophy of tensed language, the other on the metaphysics of time.

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À propos de l?auteur

Aleksandar Jokic is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University.

Quentin Smith is Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Western Michigan University.

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9780262100984: Time, Tense, and Reference

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0262100983 ISBN 13 :  9780262100984
Editeur : Bradford Books, 2003
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