商品簡介
Here Oaklander (philosophy, U. of Michigan-Flint) continues his defense of the B-theory of time, which exists without the tenses of past, present and future, reckoning instead on "earlier/later than" and "simultaneous with." He begins by describing the problems of time and change, defending McTaggart's paradox. He then critiques the A-theory of time, including presentism, the open future theory, and the A/B theory. He moves to defend the B-theory of time in terms of temporal reality and experience and temporal semantics. He closes with comments on time, personal identity and responsibility and freedom. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
L. Nathan Oaklander (Flint, MI) is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Flint. He is the author or editor of numerous books on philosophy and the problem of time, including Time, Change and Freedom and The Importance of Time.
