Overview
The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time. This volume features original essays by the foremost philosophers of time discussing the goals and methodology of the philosophy of time, and examining the best way to move forward with regard to the field's core issues. The collection is unique in combining cutting edge work on time with a focus on the big picture of time studies as a discipline. The major questions asked include: What are the implications of relativity and quantum physics on our understanding of time? Is the passage of time real, or just a subjective phenomenon? Are the past and future real, or is the present all that exists? If the future is real and unchanging (as contemporary physics seems to suggest), how is free will possible? Since only the present moment is perceived, how does the experience as we know it come about? How does experience take on its character of a continuous flow of moments or events? What explains the apparent one-way direction of time? Is time travel a logical/metaphysical possibility?
Full Product Details
Author: Adrian Bardon (Wake Forest University, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780415737067
ISBN 10: 0415737060
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 08 November 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Overall, The Future of the Philosophy of Time is a fine collection for specialists, particularly those working on the nature of temporal experience.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 'I highly recommend The Future of the Philosophy of Time both to those with an interest in advancing our thinking about the philosophy of time and to those with a more general interest in the metaphysical issues raised by the study of time.' - Dana Goswick, University of Melbourne, Australia, The Philosophical Quarterly
'Overall, The Future of the Philosophy of Time is a fine collection for specialists, particularly those working on the nature of temporal experience.' – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 'I highly recommend The Future of the Philosophy of Time both to those with an interest in advancing our thinking about the philosophy of time and to those with a more general interest in the metaphysical issues raised by the study of time.' - Dana Goswick, University of Melbourne, Australia, The Philosophical Quarterly
'Overall, The Future of the Philosophy of Time is a fine collection for specialists, particularly those working on the nature of temporal experience.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
'Overall, The Future of the Philosophy of Time is a fine collection for specialists, particularly those working on the nature of temporal experience.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 'I highly recommend The Future of the Philosophy of Time both to those with an interest in advancing our thinking about the philosophy of time and to those with a more general interest in the metaphysical issues raised by the study of time.' - Dana Goswick, University of Melbourne, Australia, The Philosophical Quarterly
Author Information
Adrian Bardon is an associate professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and is the author of the forthcoming book A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time.
