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The Metaphysics of Time: A Dialogue (New Dialogues in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Book 5 of 7: New Dialogues in Philosophy

Dowden, Bradley

 
9780742560307: The Metaphysics of Time: A Dialogue (New Dialogues in Philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0742560309 ISBN 13: 9780742560307
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Bradley Dowden is professor of philosophy at California State University, Sacramento. He has written one text in philosophy, Logical Reasoning (Thomson-Wadsworth), and is a general editor of the online Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

From the Back Cover

"A promising new series that offers noteable contemporary philosophers the opportunity to write books in a neglected format that has proven historically to be remarkably fruitful."--Steven M. Cahn, City University of New York Graduate Center

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0742560309
ISBN 13 
9780742560307
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
150