{"product_id":"a-critical-introduction-to-the-metaphysics-of-time-paperback","title":"A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin L. Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon Robson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is the nature of time? Does it flow? Do the past and future exist?\u003c\/i\u003e Drawing connections between historical and present-day questions, \u003ci\u003eA Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time\u003c\/i\u003e provides an up-to-date guide to one of the most central and debated topics in contemporary metaphysics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroducing the views and arguments of Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Newton and Leibniz, this accessible introduction covers the history of the philosophy of time from the Pre-Socratics to the beginning of the 20th Century. The historical survey presents the necessary background to understanding more recent developments, including McTaggart's 1908 argument for the unreality of time, the open future, the perdurance\/endurance debate, the possibility of time travel, and the relevance of current physics to the philosophy of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformed by cutting-edge philosophical research, \u003ci\u003eA Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time \u003c\/i\u003eevaluates influential historical arguments in the context of contemporary developments. For students looking to gain insights into how ideas within the philosophy of time have developed and better understand recent arguments, this is the ideal starting point.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin L. Curtis \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer\/Senior Lecturer in philosophy at Nottingham Trent University, UK.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Robson is a Teaching Associate in philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717481467967,"sku":"9781472566867","price":103.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4864ae87cec80966b37eeba4242f2ecb.webp?v=1765078622","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-critical-introduction-to-the-metaphysics-of-time-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}