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A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest treatment of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts provide an unparalleled reference work for students and specialists alike in this exciting field.

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A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest treatment of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts – provide an unparalleled reference work for students and specialists alike in this exciting field. The most comprehensive reference work on the philosophy of time currently availableThe first collection to tackle the historical development of the philosophy of time in addition to covering contemporary workProvides a tripartite approach in its organization, covering history of the philosophy of time, time as a feature of the physical world, and time as a feature of experienceIncludes contributions from both distinguished, well-established scholars and rising stars in the field

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The philosophy of time has been a central area of concern for philosophers for thousands of years. It remains one of the most active areas of academic philosophy, but the study of time has never been more dynamic and interdisciplinary than now. A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest coverage of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts - span the history of the philosophy of time, contemporary philosophical issues in the nature and reality of time, and contemporary philosophical issues in the experience and perception of time. The Companion takes a tripartite approach in its structure; the first section features essays on the development of the philosophy of time from the pre-Socratic period through the 20th century, and comprises a unique collection of essays devoted to the history of the philosophy of time. The second and third sections are divided into reflections on the physics and metaphysics of time, and the human experience of time. Throughout the Companion, essays reflect the close partnership between philosophy and the natural sciences in the study of time. The resulting work provides an unparalleled work of reference for students and specialists alike in this exciting field.

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The philosophy of time has been a central area of concern for philosophers for thousands of years. It remains one of the most active areas of academic philosophy, but the study of time has never been more dynamic and interdisciplinary than now. A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest coverage of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts - span the history of the philosophy of time, contemporary philosophical issues in the nature and reality of time, and contemporary philosophical issues in the experience and perception of time. The Companion takes a tripartite approach in its structure; the first section features essays on the development of the philosophy of time from the pre-Socratic period through the 20th century, and comprises a unique collection of essays devoted to the history of the philosophy of time. The second and third sections are divided into reflections on the physics and metaphysics of time, and the human experience of time. Throughout the Companion, essays reflect the close partnership between philosophy and the natural sciences in the study of time. The resulting work provides an unparalleled work of reference for students and specialists alike in this exciting field.

Author Biography

Heather Dyke is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She has published many articles on the philosophy of time, and is the author of Metaphysics and the Representational Fallacy (2008), and editor of Time and Ethics: Essays at the Intersection (2003) and From Truth to Reality: New Essays in Logic and Metaphysics (2009). Adrian Bardon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is the editor of The Future of the Philosophy of Time (2012) and author of A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time (2013).

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1Heather Dyke and Adrian Bardon Part I The History of the Philosophy of Time 7 1 Heraclitus and Parmenides 9Ronald C. Hoy 2 Zeno's Paradoxes 30Niko Strobach 3 Aristotle on Time and Change 47Andrea Falcon 4 Determinism, Fatalism, and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy 59Ricardo Salles 5 Creation and Eternity in Medieval Philosophy 73Jon McGinnis 6 Newton's Philosophy of Time 87Eric Schliesser 7 Classical Empiricism 102Lorne Falkenstein 8 Kant and Time-Order Idealism 120Andrew Brook 9 Husserl and the Phenomenology of Temporality 135Shaun Gallagher 10 The Emergence of a New Family of Theories of Time 151John Bigelow 11 The B-Theory in the Twentieth Century 167M. Joshua Mozersky Part II Time as a Feature of the Physical World 183 12 Time in Classical and Relativistic Physics 185Gordon Belot 13 Time in Cosmology 201Chris Smeenk 14 On Time in Quantum Physics 220Jeremy Butterfield 15 Time in Quantum Gravity 242Nick Huggett, Tiziana Vistarini, and Christian Wüthrich 16 The Arrow of Time in Physics 262David Wallace 17 Time and Causation 282Mathias Frisch 18 Time Travel and Time Machines 301Douglas Kutach 19 The Passage of Time 315Simon Prosser 20 Time and Tense 328Heather Dyke 21 Presentism, Eternalism, and the Growing Block 345Kristie Miller 22 Change and Identity over Time 365Dana Lynne Goswick Part III Time as a Feature of Human Experience 387 23 The Perception of Time 389Barry Dainton 24 Transcendental Arguments and Temporal Experience 410Georges Dicker 25 Memory 432Jordi Fernández 26 Time in Mind 444Julian Kiverstein and Valtteri Arstila 27 The Representation of Time in Agency 470Holly Andersen 28 Temporal Indexicals 486John Perry 29 Time – The Emotional Asymmetry 507Caspar Hare 30 Evolutionary Explanations of Temporal Experience 521Heather Dyke and James Maclaurin 31 Time and Freedom 535Robin Le Poidevin 32 Time and Morality 549Krister Bykvist Index 563

Review

"This is an indispensable collection of articles on the philosophy of time. Its contributors illuminate every major aspect of it and its history. I can think of no better guide to the subject."  (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, 5 April 2014) "Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty."  (Choice, 1 November 2013)

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The philosophy of time has been a central area of concern for philosophers for thousands of years. It remains one of the most active areas of academic philosophy, but the study of time has never been more dynamic and interdisciplinary than now. A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest coverage of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts - span the history of the philosophy of time, contemporary philosophical issues in the nature and reality of time, and contemporary philosophical issues in the experience and perception of time.

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?This is an indispensable collection of articles on the philosophy of time. Its contributors illuminate every major aspect of it and its history. I can think of no better guide to the subject.?  (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, 5 April 2014) ?Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.?  (Choice, 1 November 2013) ?This is an indispensable collection of articles on the philosophy of time. Its contributors illuminate every major aspect of it and its history. I can think of no better guide to the subject.? --Hugh Mellor, University of Cambridge ?In this exceptional collection of original essays, Adrian Bardon and Heather Dyke have put together a volume that makes an invaluable and lasting contribution to the philosophy of time.? --L. Nathan Oaklander, University of Michigan-Flint

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"This is an indispensable collection of articles on the philosophy of time. Its contributors illuminate every major aspect of it and its history. I can think of no better guide to the subject." ( Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews , 5 April 2014) "Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty." ( Choice , 1 November 2013)

Details ISBN0470658819 Series Blackwell Companions to Philosophy Year 2013 ISBN-10 0470658819 ISBN-13 9780470658819 Format Hardcover Edited by Heather Dyke Affiliation Dyke,Heather University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand DEWEY 115 Short Title COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF Language English Media Book Author Heather Dyke Series Number 52 Illustrations Yes Edition 1st UK Release Date 2013-03-12 AU Release Date 2013-03-22 NZ Release Date 2013-03-22 Pages 600 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 2013-03-12 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9781119145691 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly US Release Date 2013-03-12 Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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