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Time
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Time
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Heather Dyke
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| Series | Elements in Metaphysics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:75 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108940726
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| Classifications | Dewey:115 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
23 December 2021 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Philosophical thinking about time is characterised by tensions between competing conceptions. Different sources of evidence yield different conclusions about it. Common sense suggests there is an objective present, and that time is dynamic. Science recognises neither feature. This Element examines McTaggart's argument for the unreality of time, which epitomises this tension, showing how it gave rise to the A-theory/B-theory debate. Each theory is in tension with either ordinary or scientific thinking, so must accommodate the competing conception. Reconciling the A-theory with science does not look promising. Prospects look better for the B-theory's attempt to accommodate ordinary thinking about time.
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