This book is intended as an exposition of a particular theory of
time in the sense of an interrelated set of attempted solutions to
philosophical problems about it. Generally speaking there are two
views about time held by philosophers and some scientists
interested in philosophical issues. The first called the A-theory
(after McTaggart's expression A-determinations for the properties
of being past, present or future) is often thought to be closer to
our commonsense view of time or to the concept of time presupposed
by ordinary language. It includes at least the following theses,
(a) Logic ought really to include tensed quantifiers for existence
on one of its important usages means, present existence. More
generally, we can't reduce all tensed locutions to tenseless ones.
(b) The distinction between past, present and future is an
objective one. It is not, for example, dependent on our
consciousness of change; some A-theorists hold also, that the
distinction, in effect, is an absolute one.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Synthese Library, 159 |
| Release date: |
October 2011 |
| First published: |
1982 |
| Editors: |
T. Chapman
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9400979062 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Philosophy of science
|
| LSN: |
9400979061 |
| Barcode: |
9789400979062 |
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