Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 284 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781474269797
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1472513371
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9781472513373
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1472508645
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9781472508645
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9781472513373
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9781472505576
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9781472506474
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1472506472
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1472505573
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9781472508645
Content:
1. Introduction: being and becoming. The philosophy of being -- The philosophy of becoming -- Einstein, time, and the fourth dimension -- The structure of the book -- 2. Zeno's paradoxes and the nature of change. Introduction: what is time? -- Time and change from Parmenides to Aristotle -- Zeno's paradoxes: Ancient sources and modern formulations -- Technical interlude #1: Limits, continuity, and infinity in modern mathematics -- Modern responses to the paradox -- Conclusions and open questions -- Study exercise #1: Supertasks -- 3. McTaggart's paradox and the unreality of time. A-series, B-series, and the structure of time -- The metaphysical status of time -- McTaggart's argument for the unreality of time -- Heraclitean arguments for A-change -- Technical interlude #2: Representatin, semantics, and metaphysics -- Tensed theories of the A-series --Tensed language in a tenseless world: The B-theory of time -- Conclusion: the metaphsics of B-time -- Cards on the table -- 4. The ontology of the future. Presentism and the meaning of existence -- Eternalism and the apparent incoherence of presentism -- Aristotle's sea-battle and logical fatalism -- Alternatives to logical fatalism -- Conclusions -- Study exercise #2: Persistence -- 5. Flow, change, and the phenomenology of time. Presence, flux, and the micro-phenomenology of time -- The empirical psychology of time perception -- "Spotlight" theories of temporal consciousness and the block universe -- Study exercise #3: Libet's experiments and backward referral in time -- 6. Time as a physical quantity. Clocks and what they measure -- Contemporary versions of the absolute versus relational debate -- Special relativity and the structure of time -- Technical interlude #3: Minkowski's space-time and the block universe -- Philospohical consequences of special relativity -- 7. The direction of time. Three classical markers of the arrow of time -- Problem #1: Too many arrows of time -- Problem #2: Not enough arrows -- The cosmological arrow of time -- 8. The shape of time. Can time have beginning or an end? -- The big bang and the beginning of time -- The creation of the world and the structure of time -- Cyclilcal time and repeating universes -- 9. Time travel. Introduction: Time travel in science fiction -- Philosophical arguments against time travel and backward causation -- Technical interlude #4: Causality conditions in general relativity -- Time travel and modern physics -- Philosophical consequences of the physics of CTCs -- 10. Conclusions and open questions.
Content:
Introduction : being and becoming -- Zeno's paradoxes and the nature of change -- McTaggart's paradox and the unreality of time -- The ontology of the future -- Flow, change, and the phenomenology of time -- Time as a physical quantity -- The direction of time -- The shape of time -- Time travel -- Conclusions and open questions.
Content:
"Time: A Philosophical Introduction presents the philosophy of time as the central debate between being and the becoming. This core theme brings together the key topics, debates and thinkers, making ideas such as Zeno's paradoxes, the experience of change and temporal flow and the direction and shape of time and time travel, clear and understandable. Alongside a glossary and detailed timeline to further enhance study and understanding, each chapter features: Extensive lists of further reading in both primary and secondary sources; a chronological listing of key figures, brief biographical data and references; [and] true/false questions, matching, multiple choice, and short answer questions. Time is a central philosophical subject, impacting on many different aspects of philosophy. More technical discussions of issues from mathematics, logic and physics are separated into Technical Interludes, allowing readers to choose their level of difficultly. As a result this comprehensive introduction is essential reading for upper-level undergraduates studying the philosophy of time, metaphysics or the philosophy of science."--Publisher's description
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781474269797
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