| The Metaphysics of Time: A Dialogue Contributor(s): Dowden, Bradley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742560317 ISBN-13: 9780742560314 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 115 |
| LCCN: 2009021319 |
| Series: New Dialogues in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventh in the New Dialogues in Philosophy series, this book discusses the concept of time and shows in the simplest ways how time informs discussions about causality, creation, physics, consciousness of time, and much more. Creating a series of conversations between two fictional characters, Bradley Dowden uses the characters to explore nine metaphysical issues involving time. Through the dialogue between his two protagonists, Dowden offers well-known arguments in the field of metaphysics for positions on such topics as the finite nature of time, absolute versus relational time, and Zeno's paradoxes of motion. The book draws on the theories of numerous philosophers, including Aristotle, Quine, Chrysippus, St. Augustine, Earman, Van Fraassen, Liebniz, and Hawking. |