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Author: Ulrich Meyer (Colgate University, NY)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.348kg
ISBN: 9780199599332
ISBN 10: 0199599335
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 25 July 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The Nature of Time is a fantastic read. It provides a concise introduction to various issues in the philosophy of time and a well-presented defense of a novel view... [it] is essential reading for those working in the philosophy of time and modality. Jennifer Wang, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Chapter 13 is an elegant one-page summary of the book. The fact that Meyer can so adeptly summarize his book in one page shows the precision and elegance of his writing. In just 134 pages of text, Meyer covers significant ground with crisp, clear prose and argument. He does not shy away from the presentation of the required logic, mathematics or physics, yet does not get mired in the technical details. Meyer does an excellent job of laying out the strengths and weaknesses of the many available positions, including his ownMeyer has carved out a tenable and interesting modal theory of time that requires consideration. Analysis The Nature of Time is a fantastic read. It provides a concise introduction to various issues in the philosophy of time and a well-presented defense of a novel view... [it] is essential reading for those working in the philosophy of time and modality. Jennifer Wang, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
The Nature of Time is an important book for those working on the philosophy of time, since it offers an interesting and substantiated new view about time. Science & Education Chapter 13 is an elegant one-page summary of the book. The fact that Meyer can so adeptly summarize his book in one page shows the precision and elegance of his writing. In just 134 pages of text, Meyer covers significant ground with crisp, clear prose and argument. He does not shy away from the presentation of the required logic, mathematics or physics, yet does not get mired in the technical details. Meyer does an excellent job of laying out the strengths and weaknesses of the many available positions, including his ownMeyer has carved out a tenable and interesting modal theory of time that requires consideration. Analysis The Nature of Time is a fantastic read. It provides a concise introduction to various issues in the philosophy of time and a well-presented defense of a novel view... [it] is essential reading for those working in the philosophy of time and modality. Jennifer Wang, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Author Information
Ulrich Meyer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Colgate University in Upstate New York. He has published numerous articles in logic and metaphysics, with a special focus on the philosophy of time. The Nature of Time is his first book. He earned a PhD in Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
