A Future for Presentism Contributor(s): Bourne, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199212805 ISBN-13: 9780199212804 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: How can we talk meaningfully about the past if it does not exist to be talked about? What gives time its direction? Is time travel possible? This defence of presentism - the view that only the present exists - makes an original contribution to a fast growing and exciting debate. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Science | Physics - Relativity |
Dewey: 115 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.74" (0.93 lbs) 258 pages |
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Publisher Description: How can we talk meaningfully about the past if it does not exist to be talked about? What gives time its direction? Is time travel possible? This defence of presentism - the view that only the present exists - makes an original contribution to a fast growing and exciting debate. |