Mctaggart S Paradox
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Mctaggart S Paradox
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Author : R.D. Ingthorsson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-10
Mctaggart S Paradox written by R.D. Ingthorsson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-10 with Philosophy categories.
McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time, first published in 1908, set the agenda for 20th-century philosophy of time. Yet there is very little agreement on what it actually says—nobody agrees with the conclusion, but still everybody finds something important in it. This book presents the first critical overview of the last century of debate on what is popularly called "McTaggart’s Paradox". Scholars have long assumed that McTaggart’s argument stands alone and does not rely on any contentious ontological principles. The author demonstrates that these assumptions are incorrect—McTaggart himself explicitly claimed his argument to be dependent on the ontological principles that form the basis of his idealist metaphysics. The result is that scholars have proceeded to understand the argument on the basis of their own metaphysical assumptions, duly arriving at very different interpretations. This book offers an alternative reading of McTaggart’s argument, and at the same time explains why other commentators arrive at their mutually incompatible interpretations. It will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in the philosophy of time and other areas of contemporary metaphysics.
The New Theory Of Time
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Author : Professor L Nathan Oaklander
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
The New Theory Of Time written by Professor L Nathan Oaklander and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
"The most important debate among twentieth-century philosophers of time has been whether events that have happened, are happening, or will happen are equally real (the tenseless theory of time) or whether there is a fundamental distinction between past, present, and future, with only present events possessing full existence (the tensed theory). In the 1980s a new version of the tenseless theory of time emerged. While advocates still posit that all events are equally real, they depart from the old tenseless theory by conceding that tensed expressions cannot be translated into tenseless ones, and support their view of time using other arguments." "This anthology offers the latest turns in the debate over the new theory of time, with essays written by many of the most prominent contemporary thinkers in the philosophy of time. There are discussions on the role - or nonrole - of language in determining which theory is true; McTaggart's paradox and the logical difficulties that defenders of the tenseless theory say are inherent in tensed theory; and the nature of our experience of time, which proponents of both theories claim can now be explained. The Preface and the General Introduction to the book set the debate within the wider philosophical context and show why the subject of temporal becoming is a perennial concern of science, religion, language, logic, and the philosophy of mind."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Bergsonian Mind
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Author : Mark Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-30
The Bergsonian Mind written by Mark Sinclair and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-30 with Philosophy categories.
Henri Bergson (1859–1941) is widely regarded as one of the most original and important philosophers of the twentieth century. His work explored a rich panoply of subjects, including time, memory, free will and humour and we owe the popular term élan vital to a fundamental insight of Bergson’s. His books provoked responses from some of the leading thinkers and philosophers of his time, including Albert Einstein, William James and Bertrand Russell, and he is acknowledged as a fundamental influence on Marcel Proust. The Bergsonian Mind is an outstanding, wide-ranging volume covering the major aspects of Bergson’s thought, from his early influences to his continued relevance and legacy. Thirty-six chapters by an international team of leading Bergson scholars are divided into five clear parts: Sources and Scene Mind and World Ethics and Politics Reception Bergson and Contemporary Thought. In these sections fundamental topics are examined, including time, freedom and determinism, memory, perception, evolutionary theory, pragmatism and art. Bergson’s impact beyond philosophy is also explored in chapters on Bergson and spiritualism, physics, biology, cinema and post-colonial thought. An indispensable resource for anyone in Philosophy studying and researching Bergson’s work, The Bergsonian Mind will also interest those in related disciplines, such as Literature, Religion, Sociology and French Studies.
God Time Infinity
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Author : Mirosław Szatkowski
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-05-07
God Time Infinity written by Mirosław Szatkowski and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-07 with Philosophy categories.
The issues of the nature and existence of God, time and infinity, respectively, and how they relate to each other, are some of the most complicated problems of metaphysics.This volume presents contributions of thirteen internationally renowned scholars who deal with various aspects of these complex issues. The contributions were presented and discussed during the international conference: God, Time, Infinity held in Warsaw, September 22—24, 2015.
An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Time
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Author : Sam Baron
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2018-12-12
An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Time written by Sam Baron and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-12 with Science categories.
Time is central to our lived experience of the world. Yet, as this book reveals, it is startlingly difficult to reconcile the way we seem to experience time with many of the theories presented to us in physics and metaphysics. This comprehensive and accessible introduction guides the unfamiliar reader through difficult questions at the intersection of the metaphysics and physics of time. It starts with the assumption that physics and metaphysics are inextricably connected, and that each can, and should, shed light on the other. The authors explore a range of views about the nature of time, showing how different these are from the way we typically think about time and our place in it. They consider such questions as: whether time travel is possible, and, if it is, whether we can change the past; whether there is a single moment that is objectively present; whether time flows or is static; and whether, ultimately, time exists at all. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Time will appeal to students of physics and philosophy who want both a comprehensive overview of the area and enough depth to allow for rigorous discussion. The book’s detailed readings and exercises will challenge students and provide a clear roadmap for further study.
Logic And The Modalities In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Dov M. Gabbay
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2006-05-10
Logic And The Modalities In The Twentieth Century written by Dov M. Gabbay and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-10 with Mathematics categories.
Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century is an indispensable research tool for anyone interested in the development of logic, including researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in logic, history of logic, mathematics, history of mathematics, computer science and artificial intelligence, linguistics, cognitive science, argumentation theory, philosophy, and the history of ideas.This volume is number seven in the eleven volume Handbook of the History of Logic. It concentrates on the development of modal logic in the 20th century, one of the most important undertakings in logic's long history. Written by the leading researchers and scholars in the field, the volume explores the logics of necessity and possibility, knowledge and belief, obligation and permission, time, tense and change, relevance, and more. Both this volume and the Handbook as a whole are definitive reference tools for students and researchers in the history of logic, the history of philosophy, and any discipline, such as mathematics, computer science, artificial intelligence, for whom the historical background of his or her work is a salient consideration.· Detailed and comprehensive chapters covering the entire range of modal logic.· Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights that answer many questions in the field of logic.
God And The Nature Of Time
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Author : Garrett J. DeWeese
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
God And The Nature Of Time written by Garrett J. DeWeese and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Religion categories.
Is God temporal, 'in time', or atemporal, 'outside of time'? Garrett DeWeese begins with contemporary metaphysics and physics, developing a causal account of dynamic time. Drawing on biblical material as well as discussions of divine temporality in medieval and contemporary philosophical theology, DeWeese concludes that God is temporal but not in physical time as we measure it. Interacting with issues in the history of philosophy, contemporary philosophy of science, and philosophy of religion, this book offers students a thorough introduction to the key issues and key figures in historical and contemporary work on the philosophy of time and time in theology.
Linguistic Copenhagen Interpretation Of Quantum Theory
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Author : Shiro ISHIKAWA
language : en
Publisher: Shiho-Shuppan Publisher
Release Date : 2023-11-15
Linguistic Copenhagen Interpretation Of Quantum Theory written by Shiro ISHIKAWA and has been published by Shiho-Shuppan Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-15 with Science categories.
Various interpretations of quantum mechanics have been proposed such as the Copenhagen interpretation and the many-worlds interpretation. The linguistic Copenhagen interpretation in this book is a kind of the Copenhagen interpretation derived from von Neumann's formulation of quantum mechanics on Hilbert spaces. Von Neumann had the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time, integrating pure and applied sciences and making major contributions to many fields, including mathematics, physics, economics, computing, and statistics. He was not a genius who specialised only in mathematics and physics, but an all-round genius. From this fact we are tempted to expect the following. (#1) the quantum theory generated from the linguistic Copenhagen interpretation called Quantum Language (QL) is a very large theory that includes not only quantum mechanics of physics but also classical statistics. More generally we may say (#2) QL is the scientific realisation of the dualistic idealism of philosophy. In this book I devote myself to proving (#1). QL consists of two axioms (measurement and causality) and the linguistic Copenhagen interpretation. I first prove von Neumann-Lüders projection postulate in QL. This is a solution in QL, and it is undecided whether it is a physical solution, but the theorem allows QL to be discussed without being interfered by various paradoxes (e.g., Schrödinger's cat, etc.). Also, recall that there are no axioms in statistics. This means that we do not yet have 'theoretical statistics'. However, if we consider that QL for classical systems = theoretical statistics, we can then introduce an elegant understanding into statistics. In most books of statistics, Fisher's maximum likelihood method is not given a due treatment. From the quantum linguistic point of view, the most basic arguments are Fisher's maximum likelihood method and regression analysis. They are strongly linked to the measurement and causality axioms, respectively. As modern statistics continues to develop rapidly in the direction of application now, it is essential to take an overview of statistics as a whole under an umbrella of theoretical statistics. For (#2), refer to my previous book (i.e., History of Western Philosophy from a perspective of quantum theory- Introduction to theory of everyday science– Shiho-Shuppan Publisher, 425 p. (2023)). Throughout this book as wall as the one above, I assert that von Neumann's formulation of quantum mechanics should not be confined in physics, but should be regarded as a fundamental theory of science.
What Is This Thing Called Metaphysics
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Author : Brian Garrett
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-04-04
What Is This Thing Called Metaphysics written by Brian Garrett and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with Philosophy categories.
How did our universe come to be? Does God exist? Does time flow? What are we? Do we have free will? What is truth? Metaphysics is concerned with the nature of ourselves and the world around us. This clear and accessible introduction covers the central topics in metaphysics in a concise but comprehensive way. Brian Garrett discusses the crucial concepts and arguments of metaphysics in a highly readable manner. He addresses the following key areas of metaphysics: • God • Existence • Modality • Universals and particulars • Facts • Causation • Time • Puzzles of material constitution • Free will & determinism • Fatalism • Personal identity • Truth This third edition has been thoroughly revised. Most chapters include new and updated material, and there are now two chapters devoted to attacks on free will and fatalism. What is this thing called Metaphysics? contains many helpful student-friendly features, such as a glossary of important terms, study questions, annotated further reading, and a guide to web resources. Text boxes provide bite-sized summaries of key concepts and major philosophers, and clear and interesting examples are used throughout.
The Philosophy Of Time
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Author : Roger McLure
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-29
The Philosophy Of Time written by Roger McLure and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-29 with Philosophy categories.
The question of the existence and the properties of time has been subject to debate for thousands of years. This considered and complete study offers a contrastive analysis of phenomenologies of time from the perspective of the problematics of the visibility of time. Is time perceptible only through the veil of change? Or is there a naked presence of 'time itself'? Or has time always effaced itself? McClure's new work also stages confrontations between phenomenology of time and analytical philosophy of time. By doing so he explores ancient issues from a fresh perspective, such as whether time passes, whether experimental time is 'real time', and whether the very concept of time is contradictory.