{"product_id":"past-present-and-future-arthur-n-prior-9780198937265","title":"Past, Present and Future","description":"\u003cem\u003ePast, Present and Future\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1867, is the \u003cem\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/em\u003e of Arthur Norman Prior (1914-1969). Prior was the founding father of tense-logic: \u003cem\u003ePast, Present, and Future\u003c\/em\u003e presents his tense-logic as a powerful and precise formalism for the systematic study of the temporal aspects of reality. The book was the summation of a decade of work on tense-logic following Prior's John Locke lectures at the University of Oxford in 1956, subsequently published in 1957 as\u003cem\u003e Time and Modality\u003c\/em\u003e. Among a wide range of topics, \u003cem\u003ePast, Present and Future\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the idea of branching time that had earlier been suggested by Saul Kripke. It includes several philosophical investigations of time, from a discussion of McTaggart's paradox, the Master Argument of Diodorus, time and existence, problems regarding determinism and future contingency. Prior's discussion of these matters invited a broad scope of ancient and medieval philosophers into the modern discussion in the philosophy of time. Prior was spearheading a revolution in analytic philosophy. Unfortunately, Prior's choice of Polish logical notation has limited its influence. This new edition employs modern notation, making it accessible to a new generation of philosophers and logicians. It includes a new preface a postscript by the editors, which can serve as an introduction to this landmark work of analytic philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur N. Prior,Peter ØHrstrom,Per Hasle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198937261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198937265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Arthur N. Prior","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152947097855,"sku":"9780198937265","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3069e49-3bdf-4aea-a0a5-0cfb6de83c4f.jpg?v=1770780263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/past-present-and-future-arthur-n-prior-9780198937265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}