Perspectives on Time
Perspectives on Time by Jan Faye, published by Springer Science & Business Media in November 1996, is a comprehensive exploration of the concept of time through various lenses, including logic, physics, and philosophy. This edition spans 472 pages and features 18 previously unpublished papers authored by philosophers from diverse European backgrounds, alongside an extensive introduction that outlines the historical context and current state of the relevant fields.
Readers will find a thorough examination of significant topics such as the direction of time, the reality of tenses, and the logical structures involved in reasoning about time. The book presents a range of perspectives, reflecting differing views on A-theory and B-theory of time. It serves as a valuable resource for philosophers, logicians, and scientists engaged in language and artificial intelligence, offering insights into the philosophical and scientific aspects of time.
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Perspectives on Time deals with the problem of time from different perspectives such as logic, physics and philosophy. It contains 18 previously unpublished papers, written by philosophers from various European countries, as well as a large introduction about the history and the main situation in the respective fields today. The prominent issues which are addressed in this book concern the direction of time, the reality of tenses, the objectivity of becoming, the existence in time, and the logical structures of reasoning about time. The papers have been written based on different approaches, partly depending on whether the authors subscribe to an A-theory or a B-theory of time.
Audience: Due to the broad variety of approaches the book contains important contributions both for philosophers, philosophers of science, logicians and for scientists working in the field of language and AI.
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