A brief history of the philosophy of time

Summary: "Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short yet thorough introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond.

Record details

ISBN: 9780199976454 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199976457 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199301089 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199301085 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199977734 (updf)
ISBN: 9780199977741 (epub)
ISBN: 0199977739 (updf)
ISBN: 9780199977734 (updf)
ISBN: 0199977747 (epub)
ISBN: 9780199977741 (epub)
Physical Description: print
ix, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : What does it mean to ask, "What is time?" --Time and change -- Idealism and experience -- Time and spacetime -- Does time pass? -- The arrow of time -- Is time travel possible? -- Time and freedom -- Could the universe have no beginning or end in time? -- Epilogue : Is "what is time?" the wrong question?