Metaphysics of Time: A Dialogue (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742560314)

Seventh in the New Dialogues in Philosophy series, this book discusses the concept of time and shows in the simplest ways how time informs discussions about causality, creation, physics, consciousness of time, and much more. Creating a series of conversations between two fictional characters, Bradley Dowden uses the characters to explore nine metaphysical issues involving time.

Through the dialogue between his two protagonists, Dowden offers well-known arguments in the field of metaphysics for positions on such topics as the finite nature of time, absolute versus relational time, and Zeno's paradoxes of motion. The book draws on the theories of numerous philosophers, including Aristotle, Quine, Chrysippus, St. Augustine, Earman, Van Fraassen, Liebniz, and Hawking.

Author: Bradley Dowden
ISBN-10: 0742560317
ISBN-13: 9780742560314
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2009
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d