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Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond.
A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time covers subjects such as time and change, the experience of time, physical and metaphysical approaches to the nature of time, the direction of time, time travel, time and freedom of the will, and scientific and philosophical approaches to eternity and the beginning of time. Bardon employs helpful illustrations and keeps technical language to a minimum in bringing the resources of over 2500 years of philosophy and science to bear on some of humanity's most fundamental and enduring questions.
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Bardon (Wake Forest Univ.) has written a superb little book on the philosophy of time. Following an introduction, he begins with the pre-Socratic philosophers' arguments on the nature of change. He then covers the salient points in the history of the philosophy of time in Aristotle, Locke, Kant, Newton, Einstein, and McTaggart. The book ends with an epilogue titled "Is 'What Is Time?' the Wrong Question?" Though this book is, as its title states, a brief history, it is packed with marvelously lucid explanations of the central problems and issues relevant to the subject, including philosophy, physics, and phenomenology. The closest comparison to this work is Paul Halpern's Time Journeys: A Search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning (CH, Mar'91, 28-3822). Bardon's book, however, is more philosophical. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. L. B. McHenry California State University--Northridge
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Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction: What does it mean to ask, "What is time?" | p. 1 |
1 Time and change | p. 8 |
2 Idealism and experience | p. 28 |
3 Time and space-time | p. 50 |
4 Does time pass? | p. 79 |
5 The arrow of time | p. 112 |
6 Is time travel possible? | p. 127 |
7 Time and freedom | p. 138 |
8 Could the universe have no beginning or end in time? | p. 153 |
Epilogue: Is "what is time?" the wrong question? | p. 173 |
Index | p. 181 |