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English
Oxford University Press Inc
29 August 2013
Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond. A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time covers subjects such as time and change, the experience of time, physical and metaphysical approaches to the nature of time, the direction of time, time travel, time and freedom of the will, and scientific and philosophical approaches to eternity and the beginning of time. Bardon employs helpful illustrations and keeps technical language to a minimum in bringing the resources of over 2500 years of philosophy and science to bear on some of humanity's most fundamental and enduring questions.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 145mm,  Width: 218mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   344g
ISBN:   9780199976454
ISBN 10:   0199976457
Pages:   200
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
"INTRODUCTION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ASK, ""WHAT IS TIME?"" CHAPTER ONE: TIME AND CHANGE CHAPTER TWO: IDEALISM AND EXPERIENCE CHAPTER THREE: TIME AND SPACETIME CHAPTER FOUR: DOES TIME PASS? CHAPTER FIVE: THE ARROW OF TIME CHAPTER SIX: IS TIME TRAVEL POSSIBLE? CHAPTER SEVEN: TIME AND FREEDOM CHAPTER EIGHT: COULD THE UNIVERSE HAVE NO BEGINNING OR END IN TIME? EPILOGUE: IS ""WHAT IS TIME?"" THE WRONG QUESTION?"

Adrian Bardon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, where he teaches courses on the philosophy of space and time and the history of philosophy. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on time and the history of philosophy; he is also the editor of The Future of the Philosophy of Time (2012) and co-editor of A Companion to the Philosophy of Time (2013).

Reviews for A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time

In A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time, Bardon consistently presents conceptually difficult ideas within philosophy and physics in a way that is accessible to undergraduate students. A particularly nice feature of Bardons text is its integration of history with contemporary debates ... I highly recommend this book as a text to introduce students to the central issues in the philosophy of time. Dana Goswick, The University of Melbourne, Australia, The Philosophical Quarterly This is a great introduction to the history of the philosophy of time, and a book that I personally thoroughly enjoyed reading. It is of wide scope, so from a teaching perspective it allowed me to introduce the students to lots of different issues, and for the most part the students were very receptive to it. I used the text for first year undergraduates, and I think, in retrospect, it was a little to challenging for them - particularly those with no background in science (physics, in particular). If I use the text next year it's more likely that it will be part of a second year metaphysics course. Dr Benjamin Smart, University of Birmingham


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