Four-Dimensionalism (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
288
Utgivningsdatum
2003-05-01
Utmärkelser
Winner of the 2003 American Philosophical Association Prize
Förlag
OUP Oxford
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13figs.
Dimensioner
220 x 140 x 20 mm
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340 g
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1
ISBN
9780199263523

Four-Dimensionalism

An Ontology of Persistence and Time

av Theodore Sider
Häftad,  Engelska, 2003-05-01
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Four Dimensionalism defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. Along the way many topics concerning the metaphysics of time and identity over time are addressed. These include the status of past and future objects, the nature of motion and change, the existence of composite objects, and examples involving two things in the same place at the same time (such as statues and lumps of clay). An original and highly readable study of the metaphysics of time and identity.
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Kathrin Koslicki, Philosophical Review For many years to come, this is sure to be the locus classicus with respect to which all those engaged with the literature on persistence must position themselves.

Hud Hudson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This is simply a superb book in metaphysics - handsomely written, cleverly argued, and exceedingly clear.

Barry Dainton, Times Literary Supplement Sider does not deny that this four-dimensionalist conception of persisting things is counterintuitive. His claim is that, all things considered, it yields a more coherent ontology than any of its competitors. His defence of this claim is impressive: bold, clear, wide-ranging and fair-minded; it is the best of its kind on offer.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. The Four-Dimensional Picture; 2. Against Presentism; 3. Three- and Four-Dimensionalism Stated; 4. In Favor of Four-Dimensionalism Part 1; 5. In Favor of Four-Dimensionalism Part 2: The Best Unified Theory of the Paradoxes of Coincidence; 6. Arguments against Four-Dimensionalism; Bibliography, Index

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