The Unreality Of Time

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The Unreality Of Time

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Author : John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2020-12-08

The Unreality Of Time written by John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-08 with Philosophy categories.

In "The Unreality of Time," John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart presents a groundbreaking philosophical inquiry that challenges conventional notions of time. Through a rigorous examination of temporal experience, McTaggart argues that time, as ordinarily understood, is fundamentally an illusion. Employing a dialectical style reminiscent of the British idealists, he delineates his famous distinction between the 'A-series' (the sequence of events from past to future) and the 'B-series' (the ordering of events in terms of their relations to one another). This treatise engages with contemporary philosophical discourse, positioning itself within the debates surrounding presentism and eternalism while expanding the scope of metaphysical exploration into the very nature of existence itself. John McTaggart, a prominent figure in early 20th-century philosophy, was deeply influenced by the idealist movement and the works of Hegel. His academic background at Cambridge University and his long-standing engagement with metaphysical questions informed his critical stance on temporality. McTaggart'Äôs philosophical inquiry was not merely intellectual but also reflective of his broader interest in the implications of time for human existence and consciousness. "The Unreality of Time" is essential reading for anyone intrigued by metaphysics, philosophy of time, or the complexities of human perception. McTaggart's insights provoke profound reflections on the temporal dimensions of life, making it a significant contribution to philosophical literature that invites readers to reconsider fundamental aspects of reality.

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 Unreal Universe

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Author : Manoj Thulasidas
language : en
Publisher: Thulasidas
Release Date : 2007

The Unreal Universe written by Manoj Thulasidas and has been published by Thulasidas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Physics categories.

"In this immensely thought-provoking book, Thulasidas explores our notions of space and time and shows how our sense of reality rests on uncertain supports. Space is unreal the same way sound and smell are unreal, and time is no more real than mathematics. In a space created by the brain out of the light falling on our retinas (for the Hubble telescope), is it a surprise that nothing can travel faster than light? Generated by our sensory perception and fabricated by our cognitive process, the space-time continuum is the arena of physics. Looking at reality as a cognitive model of perception, Thulasidas sheds new light on spiritual philosophies, both Western and Eastern. Exploring the overlaps among the sciences and philosophies with impressive surety and clarity, The Unreal Universe looks set to revolutionize the way we think of reality and understand both modern physics and ancient spiritual writings"--Back cover

The Unreality Of Memory

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Author : Elisa Gabbert
language : en
Publisher: FSG Originals
Release Date : 2020-08-11

The Unreality Of Memory written by Elisa Gabbert and has been published by FSG Originals this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-11 with Literary Collections categories.

"Terror, disaster, memory, selfhood, happiness . . . leave it to a poet to tackle the unthinkable so wisely and so wittily."* A literary guide to life in the pre-apocalypse, The Unreality of Memory collects profound and prophetic essays on the Internet age’s media-saturated disaster coverage and our addiction to viewing and discussing the world’s ills. We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase “Did you see?” The feeling that we’re living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten—and each new catastrophe distracts us from the last. The Unreality of Memory collects provocative, searching essays on disaster culture, climate anxiety, and our mounting collective sense of doom. In this new collection, acclaimed poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert explores our obsessions with disasters past and future, from the sinking of the Titanic to Chernobyl, from witch hunts to the plague. These deeply researched, prophetic meditations question how the world will end—if indeed it will—and why we can’t stop fantasizing about it. Can we avoid repeating history? Can we understand our moment from inside the moment? With The Unreality of Memory, Gabbert offers a hauntingly perceptive analysis of our new ways of being and a means of reconciling ourselves to this unreal new world. "A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery.” *—Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less

Time Reality And Experience

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Author : Craig Callender
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-08-15

Time Reality And Experience written by Craig Callender and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-15 with Philosophy categories.

Why does time seem to flow in one direction? Can we influence the past? Is only the present real? Does relativity conflict with our common understanding of time? Could science do away with time? These questions and others about time are among the most puzzling problems in philosophy and science. In this exciting collection of original articles, eminent philosophers propose novel answers to these and other questions. Based on the latest research in philosophy and physics, these essays will be enjoyable to anyone with a speculative turn of mind.

The Nature Of Existence Volume 2

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Author : John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1988-07-29

The Nature Of Existence Volume 2 written by John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-07-29 with Mathematics categories.

The Nature Of Existence Volume 1

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Author : John McTaggart
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1988-07-29

The Nature Of Existence Volume 1 written by John McTaggart and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-07-29 with Mathematics categories.

Nothing To Come

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Author : Fabrice Correia
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-03

Nothing To Come written by Fabrice Correia and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Philosophy categories.

This monograph is a detailed study, and systematic defence, of the Growing Block Theory of time (GBT), first conceived by C.D. Broad. The book offers a coherent, logically perspicuous and ideologically lean formulation of GBT, defends it against the most notorious objections to be found in the extant philosophical literature, and shows how it can be derived from a more general theory, consistent with relativistic spacetime, on the pre-relativistic assumption of an absolute and total temporal order. The authors devise axiomatizations of GBT and its competitors which, against the backdrop of a shared quantified tense logic, significantly improves the prospects of their comparative assessment. Importantly, neither of these axiomatizations involves commitment to properties of presentness, pastness or futurity. The authors proceed to address, and defuse, a number of objections that have been marshaled against GBT, including the so-called epistemic objection according to which the theory invites skepticism about our temporal location. The challenge posed by relativistic physics is met head-on, by replacing claims about temporal variation by claims about variation across spacetime. The book aims to achieve the greatest possible rigor. The background logic is set out in detail, as are the principles governing the notions of precedence and temporal location. The authors likewise devise a novel spacetime logic suited for the articulation, and comparative assessment, of relativistic theories of time. The book comes with three technical appendices which include soundness and completeness proofs for the systems corresponding to GBT and its competitors, in both their pre-relativistic and relativistic forms. The book is primarily directed at researchers and graduate students working on the philosophy of time or temporal logic, but is of interest to metaphysicians and philosophical logicians more generally.

Human Immortality And Pre Existence

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Author : JOHN. M'TAGGART
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018

Human Immortality And Pre Existence written by JOHN. M'TAGGART and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.