L Nathan Oaklander, Quentin Smith

Time, Change and Freedom

An Introduction to Metaphysics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for the most part in an engaging dialogue style, Time, Change and Freedom covers metaphysical topics from a student's perspective and introduces key concepts through a process of explanation, reformulation and critique. Focusing on the philosophy of time, the dialogues cover such topics as the beginning and end of time, the nature of personal identity, and the relation of human freedom to theories of fatalism, divine foreknowledge and determinism. Each dialogue closes with a glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading. Time, Change and Freedom concludes with a discussion of the metaphysical implications of Einstein's theory of relativity and a review of contemporary theories of time and the universe. Written in an accessible, non-technical style, Time, Change and Freedom is an ideal introduction to the key themes of contemporary metaphysics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415102483
• ISBN-10: 0415102480
• Artikelnr.: 21025353

Autorenporträt

Quentin Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. L. Nathan Oaklander is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan-Flint.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I The finite and the infinite Dialogue 1 The beginning of
time Dialogue 2 The infinity of past and future time Dialogue 3 The
relational and substantival theories of time Dialogue 4 Eternity Part II
Time and identity Dialogue 5 The problem of change Dialogue 6 The passage
of time Dialogue 7 Personal identity Dialogue 8 Personal identity and time
Part III The nature of freedom Dialogue 9 Fatalism and tenseless time
Dialogue 10 God, time and freedom Dialogue 11 Freedom, determinism and
responsibility