A future for presentism /

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? Presentism, the view that only the present exists, was a much neglected position in the philosophy of time for a number of years. This book contributes to the...

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Main Author: Bourne, Craig
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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? Presentism, the view that only the present exists, was a much neglected position in the philosophy of time for a number of years. This book contributes to the debate on the future of presentism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
ISBN:9781435621565
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