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Author : John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547021797
The Unreality of Time is a philosophical work by the idealist J. M. E. McTaggart. This work is a phenomenological study of the appearance of time and it's effects in scientific thinking.
Author : Elisa Gabbert
Publisher : FSG Originals
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374720339
"Terror, disaster, memory, selfhood, happiness . . . leave it to a poet to tackle the unthinkable so wisely and so wittily."* A literary guide to life in the pre-apocalypse, The Unreality of Memory collects profound and prophetic essays on the Internet age’s media-saturated disaster coverage and our addiction to viewing and discussing the world’s ills. We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase “Did you see?” The feeling that we’re living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten—and each new catastrophe distracts us from the last. The Unreality of Memory collects provocative, searching essays on disaster culture, climate anxiety, and our mounting collective sense of doom. In this new collection, acclaimed poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert explores our obsessions with disasters past and future, from the sinking of the Titanic to Chernobyl, from witch hunts to the plague. These deeply researched, prophetic meditations question how the world will end—if indeed it will—and why we can’t stop fantasizing about it. Can we avoid repeating history? Can we understand our moment from inside the moment? With The Unreality of Memory, Gabbert offers a hauntingly perceptive analysis of our new ways of being and a means of reconciling ourselves to this unreal new world. "A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery.” *—Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less
Author : R.D. Ingthorsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317195825
McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time, first published in 1908, set the agenda for 20th-century philosophy of time. Yet there is very little agreement on what it actually says—nobody agrees with the conclusion, but still everybody finds something important in it. This book presents the first critical overview of the last century of debate on what is popularly called "McTaggart’s Paradox". Scholars have long assumed that McTaggart’s argument stands alone and does not rely on any contentious ontological principles. The author demonstrates that these assumptions are incorrect—McTaggart himself explicitly claimed his argument to be dependent on the ontological principles that form the basis of his idealist metaphysics. The result is that scholars have proceeded to understand the argument on the basis of their own metaphysical assumptions, duly arriving at very different interpretations. This book offers an alternative reading of McTaggart’s argument, and at the same time explains why other commentators arrive at their mutually incompatible interpretations. It will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in the philosophy of time and other areas of contemporary metaphysics.
Author : Robert S. Brumbaugh
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1984-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791497814
This book recognizes and questions a key assumption about time which is shared by common sense and philosophy—the assumption that time, like a single substance or a homogeneous quality, is subject to the law of contradiction. This leads to the logical conclusion that among different and mutually exclusive accounts of time, whether in science, practical action, or fine art, only one can be the "right" one. Four such accounts are shown here to be internally consistent though mutually incompatible, suggesting that the initial assumption is mistaken, and that in some way each alternative concept of time must be incomplete. Brumbaugh suggests that we must choose the one appropriate to a particular purpose: artistic creation, technological efficiency, discovery of mathematical laws of nature, or work with biological and social phenomena. The selection should allow coherence between that aspect of reality which the selected time concept emphasizes, and the aspect of reality most relevant to a successful execution of our purpose.
Author : Jimmie FLORA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0464723280
A poetic autobiography. An introspective look at love, tragedy and existentialism from the pages of Jimmie Flora's journals.Flora's cunning ability to capture his personal experiences allow us to adventure across the spectrum of human emotions. As if each poem had a soul of its own, eager to share its story.
Author : Robert Sherrick Brumbaugh
Publisher : Suny Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0873957997
This book recognizes and questions a key assumption about time which is shared by common sense and philosophy--the assumption that time, like a single substance or a homogeneous quality, is subject to the law of contradiction. This leads to the logical conclusion that among different and mutually exclusive accounts of time, whether in science, practical action, or fine art, only one can be the "right" one. Four such accounts are shown here to be internally consistent though mutually incompatible, suggesting that the initial assumption is mistaken, and that in some way each alternative concept of time must be incomplete. Brumbaugh suggests that we must choose the one appropriate to a particular purpose: artistic creation, technological efficiency, discovery of mathematical laws of nature, or work with biological and social phenomena. The selection should allow coherence between that aspect of reality which the selected time concept emphasizes, and the aspect of reality most relevant to a successful execution of our purpose.
Author : Jonathan Westphal,Carl Avren Levenson
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872202062
Time brings together philosophical and literary works representing the many ways--metaphysical, scientific, analytic, phenomenological, literary--in which philosophers and others have reflected on questions about time.
Author : Robert S. Brumbaugh
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1984-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0873957989
This book recognizes and questions a key assumption about time which is shared by common sense and philosophythe assumption that time, like a single substance or a homogeneous quality, is subject to the law of contradiction. This leads to the logical conclusion that among different and mutually exclusive accounts of time, whether in science, practical action, or fine art, only one can be the right one. Four such accounts are shown here to be internally consistent though mutually incompatible, suggesting that the initial assumption is mistaken, and that in some way each alternative concept of time must be incomplete. Brumbaugh suggests that we must choose the one appropriate to a particular purpose: artistic creation, technological efficiency, discovery of mathematical laws of nature, or work with biological and social phenomena. The selection should allow coherence between that aspect of reality which the selected time concept emphasizes, and the aspect of reality most relevant to a successful execution of our purpose.
Author : John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart,Ellis McTaggart
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988-07-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521357691
Author : Adrian Bardon,Heather Dyke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119145691
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 available The first collection to tackle the historical development of the philosophy of time in addition to covering contemporary work Provides 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 experience Includes contributions from both distinguished, well-established scholars and rising stars in the field
Author : John McTaggart,Ellis McTaggart
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988-07-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521357683
Author : Barry Dainton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134943975
The first edition (2001) of this title quickly established itself on courses on the philosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition sees the addition of chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and dynamic time, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debates and the ideas of modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issues throughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, the book has the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as an essential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses.
Author : Charles M. Sherover
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0810117614
First published in 1975 and still without equal, The Human Experience of Time provides a thorough review of the concept of time in the Western philosophic tradition. Encompassing a wide range of writings, from the Book of Genesis and the classical thinkers to the work of such twentieth-century philosophers as Collingwood and McKeon, all with introductory essays by the editor, this classic anthology offers a synoptic view of the changing philosophic notions of time.
Author : Daphne Simeon M.D.,Jeffrey Abugel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199750405
"Everything feels unreal to me, like a dream...I feel detached, like a stranger to myself." These are quotes from actual people, experiencing something they don't understand. What they are saying is being heard by friends, families, and physicians today more than ever before. They do not simply suffer from anxiety, or depression, and they are not schizophrenic. They have found themselves trapped in a very real and singular disorder, yet few even know its name. Their enigmatic state of mind has been studied for more than 100 years, but only recently has it become clear how prevalent and how distinctive it really is. The condition is called Depersonalization Disorder, and Feeling Unreal is the first book to reveal what it's all about. This important volume explores not only Depersonalization, but the philosophical and literary implications of selflessness as well, while providing the latest research, possible treatments, and ways to live and thrive when life seems "unreal." For those who still believe that such experiences are merely part of something else, that depersonalization is just a symptom and not a disorder in its own right, Feeling Unreal presents compelling evidence to the contrary. This book provides long-awaited answers for people suffering from Depersonalization Disorder and their loved ones, for mental health professionals, and for all students of the condition, while serving as a wake up call to the medical community at large.
Author : Brian Garrett
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030855178
This volume contains twenty-four essays by the British/Australian analytic metaphysician, Brian Garrett. These essays are followed by four short dialogues that emphasize and summarize some of the main points of the essays and discuss new perspectives that have emerged since their original publication. The volume covers topics on the metaphysics of time, the nature of identity, and the nature and importance of persons and human beings. The chapters constitute the fruits of almost four decades of philosophical research, from Brian’s two award-winning essays, published in Analysis in 1983 and The Philosophical Quarterly in 1992, to his latest ideas about Fatalism and the Grandfather Paradox. This book will be of interest to students and professional philosophers in the field of analytic philosophy.