Brief History of the Philosophy of Time

Name: Brief History of the Philosophy of Time
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ISBN: 9780199301089

ISBN-10: 0199301085

ISBN-13: 9780199301089

Edition: 2013

Authors: Adrian Bardon

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Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short yet thorough introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond.Its treatment is roughly chronological, starting with the ancient Greek philosophers Heraclitus and Parmenides and proceeding through the history of Western philosophy and science up to the present.Using illustrations and keeping technical language to a minimum, A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time covers subjects such as time and change, the experience of time, physical and metaphysical approaches to the nature of time, the direction of time, time-travel, time and…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Adrian Bardon is a Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: What does it mean to ask, "What is time?"



Time and change



Idealism and experience



Time and space-time



Does time pass?



The arrow of time



Is time travel possible?



Time and freedom



Could the universe have no beginning or end in time?


Epilogue: Is "what is time?" the wrong question?


Index