Four-Dimensionalism

An Ontology of Persistence and Time
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-926352-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

'Four Dimensionalism' defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. It addresses topics concerning the metaphysics of time and identity over time, including the status of past and future objects, the nature of motion and change, the existence of composite objects, and more.

Four-Dimensionalism defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. This defense includes a novel account of persistence over time, new arguments in favour of the four-dimensional ontology, and responses to the

Introduction; 1. The Four-Dimensional Picture; 2. Against Presentism; 3. Three- and Four-Dimensionalism Stated; 4. In Favor of Four-Dimensionalism Part 1; 5. In Favor of Four-Dimensionalism Part 2: The Best Unified Theory of the Paradoxes of Coincidence; 6. Arguments against Four-Dimensionalism; Bibliography, Index

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sider, Theodore

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie

Über Autor(innen)

(Department of Philosophy, Syracuse University, New York, USA)