The Tensed Theory of Time: A Critical Examination (Synthese Library Book 293) 2001st Edition by W.L. Craig (PDF)

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he present book and its companion volume The Tenseless Theory of Time: a T Critical Examination are an attempt to adjudicate what one recent discussant has called “the most fundamental question in the philosophy of time,” namely, “whether a static or a dynamic conception of the world is correct. “! I had originally intended to treat this question in the space of a single volume; but the study swelled into two. I found that an adequate appraisal of these two of time requires a wide-ranging discussion of issues in competing theories metaphysics, philosophy of language, phenomenology, philosophy of science, philosophy of space and time, and even philosophy of religion, and that this simply could not be done in one volume. If these volumes succeed in making a contribution to the debate, it will be precisely because of the synoptic nature of the discussion therein. Too often the question of the nature of time has been prematurely answered by some philosopher or physicist simply because he is largely ignorant of relevant discussions outside his chosen field of expertise. In these two complementary but independent volumes I have attempted to appraise what I take to be the most important arguments drawn from a variety of fields for and against each theory of time.

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⭐Highly recommended for those interested in jumping headfirst into the discussion surrounding the philosophy of time. In this volume, Craig tackles most of the semantical issues in tense: what is tense? can tense be reduced or translated tenselessly without loss of meaning? As an A-theoretical presentist, Craig defends ontological tense. In defense, he rebuts the semantical reduction of tense by Old B-theorist’s and the token-reflexive truth conditions of tensed sentences offered by New B-theorist’s. More positively, tense is a phenomenologically obvious aspect of the human psyche: personal experience is itself an argument for the objectivity of temporal becoming.Craig believes his presentist ontology escapes McTaggart’s Paradox due to his sole ontological affirmation of a referentially non-degenerative, infinitely divisible and temporally analyzable interval of time. Because neither past nor future exist, the entanglements of McTaggart’s Paradox are avoided.This work of Craig’s is well-organized: sectioned neatly and developing in a systematically coherent fashion. It is densely informative reading–certainly no text for the faint-of-mind–, but, with some cognitive application, anyone truly interested can enter this text with a limited grasp on the subject and maintain pace with the author.Along with her companion volume The Tenseless Theory of Time: A Critical Examination, Craig deserves 5 stars for breadth, ease, and research depth.

⭐All I can really say is this: William Lane Craig has produced a fantastic volume which includes deep insight into the topic at hand. There is another volume in the series, namely, “The Tenseless Theory of Time.” This one in particular however, was vital to my research and was certainly referenced the most in my work. Craig offers interesting solutions to classical problems for the A-Theory, which includes questions like: “How long is the present?” and “What is the rate at which time flows?” Craig takes a strong presentist stance in particular and accepts a mind expanding view that the present qua the present is a non-metrical entity that is the temporal mode of being itself. I highly recommend this book and hope that other academics out there benefit from it as much as I did. It is worth the money if you consider yourself to be a serious student of the philosophy of time.

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