Time, Change and Freedom

An Introduction to Metaphysics

AvL. Nathan Oaklander,Quentin Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Written in an engaging dialogue style, Smith and Oaklander cover metaphysical topics from a student's perspective and introduce key concepts through a process of explanation, reformulation and critique.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-07-20
Mått:138 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415102483

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Quentin Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. L. Nathan Oaklander is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan-Flint.

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'... address topics that intersect both metaphysics and science in ways that ... shed light on their troubled relationship.' - Philosophia

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part I The finite and the infinite Dialogue 1 The beginning of time Dialogue 2 The infinity of past and future time Dialogue 3 The relational and substantival theories of time Dialogue 4 Eternity Part II Time and identity Dialogue 5 The problem of change Dialogue 6 The passage of time Dialogue 7 Personal identity Dialogue 8 Personal identity and time Part III The nature of freedom Dialogue 9 Fatalism and tenseless time Dialogue 10 God, time and freedom Dialogue 11 Freedom, determinism and responsibility