Questions of Time and Tense Contributor(s): Le Poidevin, Robin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199250464 ISBN-13: 9780199250462 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: This book brings together new essays on a major focus of debate in contemporary metaphysics: does time really pass, or is our ordinary experience of time as consisting of past, present, and future an illusion? The international contributors broaden this debate by demonstrating the importance of questions about the nature of time for philosophical issues in ethics, aesthetics, psychology, science, religion, and language. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
Dewey: 115 |
Lexile Measure: 1430 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 306 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book brings together new essays on a major focus of debate in contemporary metaphysics: does time really pass, or is our ordinary experience of time as consisting of past, present, and future an illusion? The international contributors broaden this debate by demonstrating the importance of questions about the nature of time for philosophical issues in ethics, aesthetics, psychology, science, religion, and language. |