Presentism

Essential Readings
Herausgeber: Magalhães, Ernâni; Oaklander, Nathan L.

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Produktbeschreibung

Presentism: Essential Readings contains writings-classic and contemporary-that acquaint the reader with different versions of presentism, standard philosophical and scientific objections to presentism, and their attempted solutions. Detailed introductions to each part of the book make the discussions accessible to students and those unfamiliar with this fascinating and controversial philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9780739145005
• ISBN-10: 0739145002
• Artikelnr.: 31802194

Autorenporträt

Ernâni Magalhães is adjunct professor of philosophy at West Virginia University. L. Nathan Oaklander is David M. French distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan-Flint.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 General Introduction Part 2 Part One. Presentism and Temporal
Becoming Chapter 3 Introduction. Presentism and Temporal Becoming Chapter 4
Chapter One. What is Time? Chapter 5 Chapter Two. The Unreality of Time
Chapter 6 Chapter Three. Changes in Events and Changes in Things Chapter 7
Chapter Four. Is Presentness a Property? Chapter 8 Chapter Five.
Presentism: A Critique Part 9 Part Two. Defining Presentism: The Triviality
Objection Chapter 10 Introduction. Defining Presentism: The Triviality
Objection Chapter 11 Chapter Six. The Presentist's Dilemma Chapter 12
Chapter Seven. On Presentism and Triviality Part 13 Part Three. Overviews
of Presentism Chapter 14 Introduction. Overviews of Presentism Chapter 15
Chapter Eight. Presentism and Properties Chapter 16 Chapter Nine. A Theory
of Presentism Chapter 17 Chapter Ten. A Defense of Transient Presentism
Part 18 Part Four. The Case Against Presentism Chapter 19 Section One.
Presentism and Inter-Temporal Relations Chapter 20 Introduction. Presentism
and Inter-Temporal Relations Chapter 21 Chapter Eleven. Presentism and the
Non-Present Chapter 22 Chapter Twelve. Presentism and the Problem of
Cross-Time Relations Chapter 23 Section Two. Presentism and Relativity
Chapter 24 Introduction. Presentism and Relativity Chapter 25 Chapter
Thirteen. Time and Physical Geometry Chapter 26 Chapter Fourteen. A Defense
of Presentism in a Relativistic Setting Chapter 27 Section Three.
Presentism and Truthmaking Chapter 28 Introduction. Presentism and
Truthmaking Chapter 29 Chapter Fifteen. Presentism and Truthmaking Chapter
30 Chapter Sixteen. Presentism and the Grounding Objection Part 31 Part
Five. Presentism and Persistance Chapter 32 Introduction. Presentism and
Persistence Chapter 33 Chapter Seventeen. Temporary Intrinsics and
Presentism Chapter 34 Chapter Eighteen. On the Incompatibility of Enduring
and Perduring Entities