Philosophy of Time: The Basics
Graeme Forbes, "Philosophy of Time: The Basics"
English | ISBN: 1032038683 | 2024 | 224 pages | EPUB | 910 KB
English | ISBN: 1032038683 | 2024 | 224 pages | EPUB | 910 KB
What is time? Does it pass? Is the future open? Why do we care? Philosophy of Time: The Basics doesn’t answer these questions. It does give you an opinionated introduction to thinking a bit more deeply about them. Written in a way that assumes no philosophical background from its readers, this book looks at central topics in philosophy of time and shows how they relate to other time-related topics – from theoretical physics (without the maths!) to your own mortality. Additional questions include:
In what way is time different to space?
How long is the present?
Does the Theory of Relativity show time doesn’t pass?
What makes time have a direction or ‘arrow’?
Can you be harmed by your own death?
Read more