The Philosophy of time / edited by Robin Le Poidevin and Murray MacBeath.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Le Poidevin, Robin, 1962-
• MacBeath, Murray.

Series:

• Oxford readings in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Time.

Physical Description:

vi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Summary:

This volume provides a balanced set of reviews which introduce the central topics in the philosophy of time. This is the first introductory anthology on the subject to appear for many years; the contributors are distinguished, and two of the essays are specially written for this collection. In their introduction, the editors summarize the background to the debate, and show the relevance of issues in the philosophy of time for other branches of philosophy and for science. Contributors include J.M.E. McTaggart, Arthur N. Prior, D.H. Mellor, Sydney Shoemaker, Graeme Forbes, Lawrence Sklar, Michael Dummett, David Lewis, W.H. Newton-Smith, and Anthony Quinton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-228) and index.

ISBN:

• 019823998X
• 0198239998

OCLC:

26402013