书名: Time, Tense, and Causation
作者: Michael Tooley (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (November 30, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0198250746
ISBN-13: 978-0198250746
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Book Description
Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical theory of the nature of time, offering a powerful alternative to the traditional "tensed" and recent "tenseless" accounts of time. He argues for a dynamic conception of the universe, in which past, present, and future are not merely subjective features of experience. He claims that the past and the present are real, while the future is not. Tooley's approach accounts for time in terms of causation. He therefore claims that the key to understanding the dynamic nature of the universe is to understand the nature of causation. Time, Tense, and Causation is a landmark treatment of one of the oldest and most perplexing intellectual problems, and will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the character of time.
Review
"Michael Tooley's stimulating and closely argued book...is fresh, intelligent, and controversial." -- Times Literary Supplement
"Tooley's provocative book makes an extremely valuable contribution to the literature on the philosophy of time and is mandatory reading for anyone working in the area." -- Mind
About the Author
Michael Tooley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of Abortion and Infanticide (Oxford, 1983) and Causation: A Realist Approach (Oxford, 1987).
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作者: Michael Tooley (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (November 30, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0198250746
ISBN-13: 978-0198250746
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical theory of the nature of time, offering a powerful alternative to the traditional "tensed" and recent "tenseless" accounts of time. He argues for a dynamic conception of the universe, in which past, present, and future are not merely subjective features of experience. He claims that the past and the present are real, while the future is not. Tooley's approach accounts for time in terms of causation. He therefore claims that the key to understanding the dynamic nature of the universe is to understand the nature of causation. Time, Tense, and Causation is a landmark treatment of one of the oldest and most perplexing intellectual problems, and will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the character of time.
Review
"Michael Tooley's stimulating and closely argued book...is fresh, intelligent, and controversial." -- Times Literary Supplement
"Tooley's provocative book makes an extremely valuable contribution to the literature on the philosophy of time and is mandatory reading for anyone working in the area." -- Mind
About the Author
Michael Tooley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of Abortion and Infanticide (Oxford, 1983) and Causation: A Realist Approach (Oxford, 1987).
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