Brief History of the Philosophy of Time

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Adrian Bardon's 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 cosmology 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.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction: What Does It Mean to Ask, "What Is Time?"


• 1. Time and Change


• 2. Idealism and Experience


• 3. Time and Spacetime


• 4. Does Time Pass?


• 5. The Persistent Projection of Passage


• 6. The Arrow of Time


• 7. Is Time Travel Possible?


• 8. Time and Freedom


• 9. The Beginning of Time


• Epilogue: Is "What Is Time?" The Wrong Question?


• Suggestions For Further Reading


• Index

About the author

Adrian Bardon is Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, where he teaches courses on the philosophy of time and the history of philosophy. He is the author of The Truth About Denial: Bias and Self-Deception in Science, Politics, and Religion (Oxford University Press, 2020). He is the editor of The Future of the Philosophy of Time (Routledge, 2012), co-editor of A Companion to the Philosophy of Time (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), and co-editor of The Illusions of Time: Philosophical and Psychological Essays on Timing and Time Perception (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).

Additional text

Bardon's book is a valuable introduction to the philosophy of time. It is concise yet extensive.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Bardon, Adrian (Professor of Philosophy Bardon, Bardon Adrian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2024
• EAN: 9780197684108
• ISBN: 978-0-19-768410-8
• No. of pages: 232
• 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, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Cognition and cognitive psychology