The Metaphysics of Time: A Dialogue - Couverture rigide

Dowden, Bradley

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0742560309 ISBN 13 : 9780742560307

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2009

Synopsis

Seventh in the New Dialogues in Philosophy series, this book discusses the concept of time and shows in the simplest ways how time informs discussions about causality, creation, physics, consciousness of time, and much more. Creating a series of conversations between two fictional characters, Bradley Dowden uses the characters to explore nine metaphysical issues involving time.

Through the dialogue between his two protagonists, Dowden offers well-known arguments in the field of metaphysics for positions on such topics as the finite nature of time, absolute versus relational time, and Zenos paradoxes of motion. The book draws on the theories of numerous philosophers, including Aristotle, Quine, Chrysippus, St. Augustine, Earman, Van Fraassen, Liebniz, and Hawking.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bradley Dowden is professor of philosophy at California State University, Sacramento. He has written one text in philosophy, Logical Reasoning (Thomson-Wadsworth), and is a general editor of the online Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0742560309
• ISBN 13: 9780742560307
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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