A future for presentism
How can we talk meaningfully about the past if it does not exist to be talked about? What gives time its direction? Is time travel possible? Presentism, the view that only the present exists, was a much neglected position in the philosophy of time for a number of years. This book contributes to the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2006, 2006
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | How can we talk meaningfully about the past if it does not exist to be talked about? What gives time its direction? Is time travel possible? Presentism, the view that only the present exists, was a much neglected position in the philosophy of time for a number of years. This book contributes to the debate on the future of presentism |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 242 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191707094 0191707090 |