Out of Time - A Philosophical Study of Timelessness

Almost every experience we have tells us that time must exist. This book aims to make the absence of time thinkable. Beginning with an examination of the 'folk' concept of time, it explores the implications this has for our understanding of agency and the extent to which our best physics and metaphysics are compatible with a timeless reality.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part I


• 1: Folk Concepts of Time


• 2: Empirical Results


• 3: Study Methodology


• 4: The Sydney Time Studies


• Part II


• 5: A Quick Argument for Timelessness


• 6: Metaphysical Emergence


• 7: Approximating Spacetime


• 8: Causation and Time


• Part III


• 9: An Error Theory about Time


• 10: The Trouble with Error Theory


• 11: Time and Agency


• Future Directions

About the author

Sam Baron joined the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University as Associate Professor at its inception in 2020. Since completing a PhD at the University of Sydney in 2012 he has published widely in metaphysics and philosophy of science. He currently holds an ARC fellowship to investigate timelessness.

Kristie Miller is a Professor at the University of Sydney. She completed a PhD at the University of Queensland and has since held several ARC fellowships. She is currently a joint director of the Centre for Time. She publishes widely in metaphysics.

Jonathan Tallant is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. He completed a PhD at Durham University. Much of his work concerns issues in the philosophy of time and he is a former President of the Philosophy of Time Society.

Summary

Almost every experience we have tells us that time must exist. This book aims to make the absence of time thinkable. Beginning with an examination of the 'folk' concept of time, it explores the implications this has for our understanding of agency and the extent to which our best physics and metaphysics are compatible with a timeless reality.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Baron, Samuel (Associate Professor Baron, Samuel (Australian Catholic University) Baron, Samuel (Australian Catholic University) Mil Baron, Baron Samuel, Kristie Miller, Kristie (The University of Sydney) Miller, Jonathan Tallant, Jonathan (University of Nottingham) Tallant, Tallant Jonathan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780192864888
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286488-8
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology