Other Times: Philosophical Perspectives on Past, Present and Future

ISBN-13: 9780521592147 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 370 str.

Lampeter) David Cockburn (University of Wales

Opis

Current approaches to the question of our position in time--such as those seen in disputes between tensed and tenseless theories, and between realist and anti-realist treatments of past and future--misconstrue the relation between metaphysics and ethics, and the way to characterize the kind of sense which tensed language has. In this original and thought-provoking study, David Cockburn argues that the notion of "reasons for emotion" must have a central place in any account of meaning, and that the present should have no priority in our understanding of tense.

Recenzje

'Cockburn presents a fresh and stimulating perspective on issues to which there is a standard and well-worn approach. …. Cockburn raises lots of interesting and perceptive points, illustrated with and supported by a wide range of stimulating and striking examples. …. [E]very reader will find a great deal that is challenging and valuable in Cockburn's book.' Stephen Makin

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Time and Tense: 1. Introduction; 2. Under the aspect of eternity; 3. The view from here; 4. Memory, emotions and the past; 5. The role of tense; 6. Tense and ontology; 7. The passage of time; Part II. Past, Present and Future: 8. The present; 9. The reality of the future; 10. Testimony, history and the real past; Part III. Time and Eternity: 11. Time and eternity in Spinoza and Weil; Bibliography; Index.